Look, you guys know by now what my deal is with death metal. I love that shit. Cannot get enough,…
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Arctos – Beyond the Grasp of Mortal Hands
Other than the blackest, darkest depths of winter, I find that summer’s zenith is when I listen to black metal…
Lunar Shadow – The Smokeless Fires
The anxiety of waiting for a sophomore album from a band that put out a great debut is unlike anything…
Nucleus – Entity
“Good artists borrow; great artists steal.” – Pablo Picasso, maybe This axiom drives metal. It only becomes more true as…
PREMIERE: Celebrate Flesh of the Stars’ Return with “Rites”
When we last left off Chicago doom-prog prodigies Flesh of the Stars, in early 2017, they had just released Anhilla.…
Full of Hell – Weeping Choir
Well, dear reader, here we are again. It’s been just over two years since the release of Full of Hell’s…
Downfall of Gaia – Ethic Of Radical Finitude
Downfall of Gaia are one of those rare bands where there’s a compelling argument to make for any of their releases being…
Vessel of Iniquity – Void of Infinite Horror
It’s hard to describe exactly how one-man British project Vessel of Iniquity operates without devolving into the realm of unmoored hyperbole. Xenoglossy…
EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE: Eremit Tune Low And Play Slow On “Dry Land”
There’s a great interview with YOB’s Mike Scheidt, courtesy of Anna Blumenthal of the Earthquaker Devices blog, where he discusses…
Ossuarium – Living Tomb
Death metal, perhaps more than any other genre, builds monuments to its past often, and it builds them tall. And…