Dvne – Etemen Ænka
I swear that, out of the myriad of things that I love about music, watching a band grow is still my favorite. There's something about the dual image that forms in your head of them, of how they used to be and ... Read More...
Body Void – Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth
Body Void have all-but settled in as one of extreme music’s elite with their benchmark-setting heaviness, unloading a similar combination of formidable tone, power, and structure as genre heavyweights Primitiv... Read More...
Christian Cosentino – Lawn
Every once in a while, something comes along that really arrests you. Don't get me wrong; I listen to new albums I like, and even love, almost very week. But it's not every week that I listen to something that... Read More...
Lunar Shadow – Wish to Leave
When songwriters are capable, determined, and well-measured in their craft, genre is little more than a choice of canvas upon which to employ the techniques and philosophies they’ve developed through their mus... Read More...
Oryx – Lamenting A Dead World
Ho hum. Another year, another release from the incredible Denver metal scene. Don’t you all get just as bored with these incredible bands as I do? That’s as far as I can fake those kinds of comments because we... Read More...
Sanguisugabogg – Tortured Whole
Columbus, Ohio's Sanguisugabogg are among one of the most hyped up-and-coming death metal bands of the moment. Their demo Pornographic Seizures, released in 2019, was acclaimed in underground death metal circles and moved units quickly, landing them on the Century Media roster for their debut album Tortured Whole. It would seem that The 'Bogg has found themselves an early formula for success as a rising act to watch in death metal.
Genghis Tron – Dream Weapon
Rip the bandage off now if you haven't already and are in denial after the first two singles; to call Dream Weapon a metal record would be a stretch by any metric, and there's nary a glimpse of grind in sight. Remember to breathe, it's okay. Once Dream Weapon gets going and you forget that you're supposed to be listening to a Genghis Tron record, it's quite a wonderfully bright journey that serves as a calm and content reflection on extinction.
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...
Dreamwell – Modern Grotesque
The world of post-hardcore and screamo tend to follow a similar parallel to black metal, being either forgettably silly and lacking self-awareness or completely emotionally devastating. Tapping into that unive... Read More...
Lizzard – Eroded
As I sat down to write up a review for Eroded, the latest from the trio Lizzard out of France, I came upon my favorite of all problems when writing about music: how do you even define the sound? Writing about ... Read More...