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
There have been many bands that have helped ease my way into the world of metal when I was first starting out in the genre with classic sounds like Manowar and Metallica being all but key to getting me into … Continue reading Amon Amarth – Berserker
It feels as though in recent times that melodic death metal has started to make a turn to a much more… flamboyant sound that’s incredibly colorful and leaving the death metal primarily in the vocals. I’m no stranger to it … Continue reading Ravenpath – The Raven’s Wisdom
Being able to see different bands come from all over and try new things is the exact sort of thing that keeps metal interesting for people like me as we get everything from black metal to progressive metal constantly evolving … Continue reading Aephanemer – Prokopton
It was ever since my introduction to death metal that I’ve always felt partial to the melodic territory of the genre as I find that still to be the most easily accessible style in all of death metal, and with … Continue reading From Ashes Reborn – Existence Exiled
Any sort of fantasy world has always left me no less than enamored by the larger-than-life events that are just the sort of thing that are true products of imagination. Folk metal has always been a great embodiment of that, … Continue reading Knighthood – To the Road
Melodic death metal has always been a fun style for me given the obvious points of how there’s the intensity that death metal brings to the table whilst having a solid form to it that enables things like anthems to … Continue reading Earthgrave – First Snow of the Final Winter
The wide world of melodic death metal is one that I used to be much more into. With the likes of Amon Amarth, Despite, King of Asgard, and Countless Skies peppering my playlists, I knew it was only a matter … Continue reading Coldbound – The Gale
As I’ve gone throughout the last few years doing these reviews, it’s become apparent that there are simply some musicians that just refuse to stay quiet for any amount of time as they’re always working on new material of some … Continue reading Down Among the Dead Men – …And You Will Obey Me
The world of death and doom metal has always been one that’s a weird gray area for me simply because far too many bands don’t know how to properly balance it all out. Then throwing in a strong element of … Continue reading Hinayana – Order Divine
