It’s always fascinating to bear witness to the evolution of any band no matter how big or small they may be. When a band is able to take their sound and morph it into something that is immensely different than … Continue reading Fellwarden – Legend
Littered is the underground with aspiring acts that have yet to see much of the light of day if any at all. As such, we are given an absolute ocean of bands out there that the vast majority of us … Continue reading Mitternacht – Blasphemous Warfare
A sense of hopelessness and despair is something that permeates many of the different themes that are explored throughout the vast underground network of metal music, yet that are, obviously, a few veins that are more adept at bringing those … Continue reading Rites of Regress – Dust
The threat of cosmic annihilation is something that the underground has been intimately familiar with for years now. There are many instances throughout each genre that offers a different take on what it means to have death come from beyond … Continue reading Thanatotherion – Alienation Manifesto
Already, there are plenty of styles out there in the vast spectrum of metal music that are designed to be immensely uncomfortable at times. It’s when things become experimental that we begin to dive into a truly demented and sometimes … Continue reading Malconfort – Humanism
When a new name comes around into the underground that is actually able to deliver something that feels fresh and exciting, it’s not likely that such an act is going to be easily let go for one reason or another. … Continue reading Inconcessus Lux Lucis – Temples Colliding in Fire
The clear union between black metal and any number of folk inspirations is nothing new to our ears. We’ve seen plenty of acts come around trying their hand at bringing different veins of folklore to life through all sorts of … Continue reading Ulvik – Last Rites | Dire Omens
For all that is possible with black metal as a genre, there are some overlapping veins that don’t get enough representation. I may not know why certain sounds aren’t given as much attention as some of their other counterparts, but … Continue reading Hässlig – Apex Predator
The very concept of a rising name throughout the vast underground is something that truly keeps each individual scene moving forward. While it is most certainly older and established names that have long held our respect and adoration, it’s … Continue reading Vástígr – The Path of Perdition
When we’re in the company of extreme metal, things tend to be dark and very aggressive in more ways than one. There’s nothing wrong with that as that has been the basis for an endless number of fantastic albums that … Continue reading Ba’al – Soft Eyes
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