The Anatomy Of – Urne
Urne’s Serpent and Spirit is one of the most extraordinary and eclectic debuts of 2021. Although the band draw from a well of distinct influences, the album as a whole is difficult to categorise. What wo... Read More...
The Anatomy Of: Benthos
Benthos’s debut record, uh… II has been among the many welcome surprises 2021’s metal underground has had to offer. The Italian outfit bring a lush take to modern tech-tinged progressive metal that reminds me a... Read More...
Gojira – Fortitude
In many ways, Fortitude would have made for a more logical step between L’Enfant Sauvage and Magma. There are moments when it feels like the culmination of everything Gojira have done before, but just as many, if not more, where they feel like they’re rehashing ideas they’ve expressed more effectively in the past, or else are held back by what came immediately before; existing in the shadow of Magma’s template, rather than naturally pushing forward.
The Anatomy Of: Ghost Iris
Just how good the new Ghost Iris record, Comatose, is has been one of the biggest and most welcome musical surprises of 2021. The success of the record, which really doubles down on the heavier aspects of the D... Read More...
While She Sleeps – Sleeps Society
Along with being one of the best modern metal and hardcore bands in the game, While She Sleeps have always been about fan support and self determination. Throughout their somewhat volatile career the band hav... Read More...
Playlist Swap – 05/10/21
Josh’s Grid with Jon’s Comments
Crypts of Despair – “Being – Erased”
The first feeling that enters my heart upon listening to this track is shame. How in the hell did I miss this? The album art for Crypts of... Read More...
Into the Pit // Q1, 2021
Hey there Headbangers!
Has it been a stacked few months for thrash metal, or what! The thrash train kept right on rolling through Christmas and into the new year, with absolutely no sign of slowing down. On ... Read More...
AusMetal Rapidfire: Harvest Trail, Flaming Wreckage, and Stormtide
There’s so much great music coming out of Australia at the moment that it can be hard to keep up with it all. In order to alleviate some of the anxiety, here’s somce quick rapidfire reviews of three of the cou... Read More...
Architects – For Those Who Wish to Exist
Architects are well overdue a shake-up at this point. Holy Hell is a much stronger record than I first gave it credit for, but it still feel like a slightly less-potent rehash of the two (admittedly outstandin... Read More...
Orden Ogan – Final Days
From the moment Blind Guardian's stock started to fall following 2006's underrated-if-uneven A Twist in the Myth record, their countrymen in Orden Ogan stepped in with a series of ambitious, concept-driven rec... Read More...