reviews for albums that I consider metal
Installing melody into your black metal is far from an original concept and hasn’t been for decades now, but there are some bands that can mix it all too well with their brand of ferocity to make for a concoction … Continue reading Blaze of Perdition – The Harrowing of Hearts
Of all the different styles that I’ve listened to since starting these reviews, it has easily been grind that I’ve had the most difficulty getting into with some success with barely a handful of acts here and there that have … Continue reading Medium – s/t
Creating post-black metal can be a really tricky thing to pull off because the musicians are always torn between siding on the post-metal side, the black metal side, or trying to balance the two in a way that can please … Continue reading Lesath – Sacred Ashes
Last year was an absolute boon for all kinds of metal fans no matter what specific style you may be into, and it was a truly amazing experience for anyone like myself who likes everything from all over the board. … Continue reading Interview with Bones
The very bottom of the underground of death metal is very much like a rotting log in the forest. It looks like it could fall apart at any second, but there are thousands of little insects keeping it strong, sapping … Continue reading Necrochaos – Crawling Through Cadavers
Should I dig into some melodic black metal, it is absolutely paramount that it does more in order to become a truly noteworthy record of its kind. There’s nothing wrong with some straightforward melodic black metal, but a band that … Continue reading Voidfire – Ogień Pustki
In order to create some world-class death metal, you really need to know what you’re doing right from the beginning in order to craft something that can easily be called as such. You can’t just stumble upon making something like … Continue reading Hyperborea – Umbra
The idea of acoustic black metal is certainly a unique one to me that I’ve never heard of before, but it’s something that can be quite a difficult thing to not only explain but also execute. Calling it acoustic would … Continue reading Lurker of Chalice – Tellurian Slaked Furnace
Japan, and much less Tokyo, is far from a place that I’d look for good metal when we have the actual rest of the world to sift through simply because we don’t often hear a lot about Japanese material in … Continue reading Mortal Incarnation – Lunar Radiant Dawn
It’s no secret if you know anything about me that Transcending Obscurity Records is, without doubt, my favorite record label by far. They were one of the labels that I became interested very early on when I started doing reviews … Continue reading Transcending Obscurity Records – Label Sampler 2020
