War is a topic that we will never be able to escape, and I firmly believe there will never be a style of music out there that doesn’t bring the reality of war whether from present or past conflicts to … Continue reading Mofsed – Rattenkrieg!
A band doing something as simple as trying something remotely new can be enough to make their music far more interesting no matter how long they’ve been going at it for whether it be for decades or just a few … Continue reading Hate – Auric Gates of Veles
Vicious black and death metal is far from something that we could call even remotely uncommon as we see bands trying the style practically every other day, but, like most styles, only a few manage to show they know what … Continue reading Trench Warfare – Hatred Prayer
There has been a void in my music habits ever since the separation of Howls of Ebb happened in all of its tragedy, and if you know anything of me, you know that their menacing and hypnotic approach to death … Continue reading Cryptae – Vestigal
There are some things that somehow never seem to get old no matter how many times you’ve heard it and no matter how many different takes of it you’ve seen done. Easily, death metal is one of them for me … Continue reading Inert – Vermin
To scrounge across the very underground of the metal scene itself means to trudge through a lot of material that lacks so much, but there is always glory to be found if you look close enough. It may not be … Continue reading Cepaluss – Death Fantasies Rise
There are many times where I’ve listened to thrash metal or punk and there’s a pervasive attitude about it all more often than not that embodies a “fuck you” mentality that’s as intoxicating as it is destructive. I’ve always enjoyed … Continue reading Hereza – Death Metal Drunks
They don’t come around too terribly often, but there has been a recent trend in the new generation of melodic death metallers where, instead of blood and guts and such, we’re given a much more colorful and far brighter take … Continue reading Aether – In Embers
To produce a sound that’s as hostile as well as immensely entertaining is to create death metal itself, but to make it an enjoyable experience without compromising through riffs or making it appealing to a wide audience in any sort … Continue reading Kingdom – Rotting Carcass Arise Upon the Burial Mound
There have been many albums that I’ve had the fortune of coming across that are simply light devouring in their nature as it’s those occasional albums that seek to envelop all of creation if given the chance, and it’s led … Continue reading Aeon Patronist – Mortal Prosternation
