The sound of black metal has always been one that has always been dependent on the setting of the music to really set the tone for the ensuing chaos. Many go for a forest setting, others space, and more go … Continue reading Precipices – La Pénombre de L’agir
The underground of the global metal scene has been one of my favorite places to visit ever since I discovered it when I was but a wee lad searching for what metal had to offer. During my searches, I stumbled … Continue reading Vacivus – Temple of the Abyss
Every year there are a select few releases that are put out that transcend everything we know about music and take us completely by surprise. For years, Kauan has been one of those bands and after their grand opus that … Continue reading Kauan – Kaiho
A band that has the capacity and will to do seemingly nothing except create one smashing album after another whilst almost always on tour earns a bit of reprieve after a while, correct? I feel that’s a given if a … Continue reading The Black Dahlia Murder – Nightbringers
With each style of metal comes a specific environment that can fit each style quite nicely. Doom metal gets places akin to a graveyard at dusk where the fog covers the ground, death metal gets a slaughterhouse that has blood … Continue reading Widziadło – Void
There’s a certain necessity for a darker realm to be linked to those of us who want more out of our metal, and there are definitely bands out there that can deliver and satisfy such a need. However, it’s a … Continue reading Jupiterian – Terraforming
Throughout my time of doing these reviews, one of the things that I love above more than anything is how widespread the style of metal is throughout the entire world where we get music from places that I never would’ve … Continue reading Obrij – Altar of Utopia
With each new generation of metal, there are always bands that will cause a bit of a ripple amongst fans of the style both new and old to where you can just hear about them via word of mouth versus … Continue reading Act of Defiance – Old Scars, New Wounds
The world is peppered with a certain kind of people that take music to routes solemnly taken or even go as far as to create entirely new strands of music that can only be defined as wholly unique. It’s people … Continue reading Grief & Bliss – Endeavor
For many of us, we listen to metal because it’s larger than life and can pump us up quicker than any fucking energy drink on the planet! I’ve always been on the search for the next surge of fucking badassery … Continue reading Vhäldemar – Against All Kings
