I’ve always considered myself spoiled by today’s modern studio technology as I’ve always preferred a more refined, smooth listening experience in terms of sound quality versus something a demo from whatever garage band. But I have been trying to break … Continue reading Major Affective Disorder – Hate City Timeshare Thrash
The wide world of death metal is one with many turns and valleys the likes of which most bands tend to pick a lane and stick to it. Yet, there are always some acts that like to jump from one … Continue reading Godless Enthropia – Tetracyclic Dominion
A few years ago, I came across an Italian band that brought the worlds of death and folk metal together in ways that I never dared to imagine: Ade. Sure, many people think Ex Deo when that description is thrown … Continue reading Akhenaten – Golden Serpent God
Russia has always been a bit of an oddity for me when it comes to metal with some pretty interesting things coming out of the world’s biggest country with acts like Arkveid and originally Kauan along with labels like Satanath … Continue reading Вѣдьма – История отречения
Metal, especially of the death and black varieties, have been ridiculed by many as nothing but no less than absolute evil. And sometimes, they’re correct! But for those of us that revel in the usual Cannibal Corpse or Darkthrone, we … Continue reading Khanus – Flammarion
A style that’s always been incredibly hit or miss for me has been post-metal with how you can easily lose yourself in the immersive atmosphere yet find yourself going in circles with the music not really progressing or just becoming … Continue reading Soul Attrition – Vashon Rain
About two years ago, there was an album that was released that everyone seemed to go crazy over with its special blend of sludgy doom with spices of hardcore thrown into the mix which is a very unique blend that … Continue reading Allfather – And All Will Be Desolation
Creating an ambient album is a very daunting task if you don’t have the experience or knack for it. You have to be able to keep the listener engaged with whatever means you have at your disposal, like all music, … Continue reading Gaetir the Mountainkeeper – Norðr
The world of doom metal/rock soaking in psychedelia is a wave of flavor that has been going for decades at this point in varying degrees of potency depending on the band. Recently, acts like Neurosis and Elder have fueled the … Continue reading Ancestors – Suspended in Reflections
I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: I’m typically not a fan of demos. Sure, there are the occasional exceptions, but I’m not a real fan of an unpolished sound because I know the material could sound … Continue reading Merlock – s/t
