Revenge- Violation.Strife.Abominate (Album Review) April 9, 2025

Violation.Strife.Abominate
by Revenge

For twenty-five years Revenge has been singularly focused on hitting listeners with as much brute force as possible, blurring the lines between black metal, death metal, and grind to get there. Mastermind James Read has collaborated with guitarist/bassist Vermin for much of this time, and while each...

IQ- Dominion (Album Review) April 4, 2025

Dominion (2025)
by IQ

Chances are good if youve explored progressive rock in depth that at some point IQ has come up in the conversation, as the British band has been remarkably consistent over their forty plus year career. Early on they resembled a more 80s centric Genesis, not unlike fellow Brits Marillion, but it only...

The Warriors- Burn Yourself Alive. (Album Review) March 31, 2025

Burn Yourself Alive.
by The Warriors

If you listened to a decent amount of hardcore or metalcore in the early to mid-2000s, chances are that California based The Warriors were somewhere in your rotation. Compared to some of the others out there that got tagged with metalcore or metallic hardcore, The Warriors tended to stick a bit clos...

ArsGoatia- Agitators of Hysteria (Album Review) March 27, 2025

Agitators Of Hysteria
by ArsGoatia

ArsGoatia made a strong first impression with Hiding Amongst Humans in 2023, orienting themselves towards the more scorching and direct variants of black metal while also hinting at some slower and more ominous atmosphere. Considering two of its members had some from the more sprawling and atmospher...

Scorpion Child- I Saw The End As It Passed Right Through (Album Review) March 24, 2025

I Saw The End As It Passed Right Through Me
by Scorpion Child

Austins Scorpion Child first gained notoriety with their self-titled debut back in 2013, though their formation stretches back further than that. At that time the group was a stand-out in the crowded space of those capturing a 70s/80s hard rock sound, and there was a noticeable bluesier slant to the...

Ainsoph- Affection & Vengeance (Album Review) March 20, 2025

Affection & Vengeance
by Ainsoph

When it comes to music thats black metal adjacent, the Dutch scene continues to write some of the more adventurous material out there. For some bands, their earlier work was more rooted in black metals traditions before expanding on later releases, but on the opposite end of the spectrum are artists...

Hempire- The Weight (Album Review) March 17, 2025

The Weight
by Hempire

North Carolinas been a regular source for stoner rock, doom, and everything in between over the past few decades, so it makes sense that a band like Hempire would cover a lot of the in between on their debut The Weight. This debut follows their 2022 demo High Country Hash Thrash and features a lot o...

Century- Sign of the Storm (Album Review) March 6, 2025

Sign of the Storm
by Century

Swedish heavy metal duo Century may have only formed in 2020, but theyve showcased over the course of a demo and full length that they understand the appeal of the formative period of heavy metal and hard rock extremely well and could also put their own spin on it. 2023s The Conquest of Time felt li...

Raging Speedhorn- Night Wolf (Album Review) March 4, 2025

Night Wolf
by Raging Speedhorn

In the early to mid-2000s, Raging Speedhorn fused elements of hardcore, rock n roll, and sludge/groove metal together in ways that had just as much swagger and catchiness as they did raw aggression. Their earlier days had some borderline nu-metal influence (particularly the self-titled 2000 debut), ...

Möuth- Global Warning (Album Review) Feb. 28, 2025

Global Warning
by Möuth

Muth may have only formed in 2023, but as you make your way through the Swedish groups debut Global Warning they sound like theyve been around for much longer as theres a level of polish and precision to their music thats not as uncommon with brand new bands. Stylistically the trio initially comes i...

Cross Bringer- Healismus Aeternus (Album Review) Feb. 25, 2025

Healismus Aeternus
by Cross Bringer

Cross Bringers 2020 debut drew me in with its fusion of black metal and hardcore, as it emphasized the violent and abrasive elements of both genres while also incorporating some brighter ambient spots. At the time I found the softer elements to feel a bit meandering and the songs where they appeared...

Pentagram- Lightning In A Bottle (Album Review) Feb. 20, 2025

Lightning In A Bottle
by Pentagram

When it comes to the formative days of doom, Pentagram is one of the main bands in the US that got the genre started alongside the likes of Trouble and Saint Vitus. With a career that spans over fifty years and plenty of material to show for it, the group certainly has nothing to prove at this point...

Sarcator- Swarming Angels & Flies (Album Review) Feb. 14, 2025

Swarming Angels & Flies
by Sarcator

Swedens Sarcator has made quite a name for themselves over the past six years, showcasing that this current generation of metal musicians can put out music that is just as intense and rabid as their thrash and black/thrash contemporaries from several decades ago. The groups earlier material went for...

Barshasketh- Antinomian Asceticism (Album Review) Jan. 21, 2025

Antinomian Asceticism
by Barshasketh

Barshasketh has been honing their craft for the better part of eighteen years now, starting off in New Zealand before relocating to Scotland following 2010s Defying the Bonds of Cosmic Thraldom. Where earlier material fell closer to second-wave black metal, by the time the groups third album Ophidia...

Moondark- The Abysmal Womb (Album Review) Dec. 28, 2024

The Abysmal Womb
by Moondark

The sheer amount of death metal that came from Sweden as the genre was emerging in the early to mid-90s makes it hard to hear every band from that era, but as more and more have gotten the reissue treatment and even decided to make new material listeners have gotten plenty to check out. Moondark is ...

Gun Boat- But The Machine Demands Blood (Album Review) Dec. 19, 2024

But The Machine Demands Blood
by Gun Boat

There isnt a lot of information out there about Brooklyn based Gun Boat, as while their Bandcamp page may list the names of their members and their Instagram profile has a few scattered photos, thats about all listeners who may stumble upon their music have to go on. But letting your music do the ta...

Mirzam Antidotum ov Marazm- .​.​.​There Is No Emptiness​.​.​. (Album Review) Dec. 16, 2024

.​.​.​There Is No Emptiness​.​.​.
by Mirzam Antidotum ov Marazm

Poland continues to deliver a broad range of bands within black and death metal, as while there are plenty that skew towards more orthodox interpretations of the genre there are also just as many going for something a little different. Mirzam Antidotum ov Marazm skews towards the latter end of the s...

Deinonychus- Fatalist (Album Review) Dec. 11, 2024

Fatalist
by Deinonychus

Deinonychus was one of the early trailblazers when it came to fusing the raw, abrasive qualities of black metal and crushing weight and atmosphere of doom. Throughout their initial fifteen year run the group shifted from album to album, sometimes bringing in more of a depressive black metal sound wh...

Lord Goblin- Lord Goblin (Album Review) Dec. 9, 2024

Lord Goblin
by Lord Goblin

Lord Goblins debut full-length passed me by when it first came out digitally in March, but thanks to No Remorse Records picking it up for a CD/vinyl release in November I had the opportunity to spend time with a band thats doing some very cool things within the heavy metal genre. While theyre based ...

Atomic Prey- Atomic Prey (Album Review) Dec. 4, 2024

Atomic Prey
by Atomic Prey

When it comes to D-beat and noisier punk, Iron Lung Records continues to be one of the go-to labels when you want music thats going to bludgeon you repeatedly in a short period of time but have elements that stand out from the crowd. Portlands Atomic Prey fits this description perfectly, as their se...
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