Shrine April 9, 2018

Shrine
by Yashira

The Pitch: Yashira is a Florida hardcore and sludge band dropping their debut album Shrine through Goodfight Music. FFO: The Lions Daughter, Lord Mantis What I Like: With Shrine, Yashira prove that they are much more than just a hardcore band. The first few minutes may be full of grindy, blastbeat-...

Savages April 9, 2018

Savages
by The Dali Thundering Concept

The Pitch: "French progressive metal quintet The Dali Thundering Concept present their second album Savages, a dystopian concept album of dissonance, ferocity and discomfort, with a powerful message." FFO: After The Burial, Sikth, Wrvth What I Like: The Dali Thundering Concept often take the same i...

The Crown April 6, 2018

The Crown
by Buried Above Ground

The Pitch: Minnesota industrial-infused death/deathcore band Buried Above Ground prep for their upcoming tour with the likes ofCarnifex, Oceano, and Winds of Plague with their latest release, The Crown via Seek and Strike. What I Like: The Crown has an undeniably industrialized sound coursing throu...

Erase Me April 5, 2018

Erase Me
by Underoath

The Pitch: The legendary Florida metalcore band Underoath resurfaces with their first new album since 2010, "tackling the band's demise/rebirth, substance abuse as well as disillusionment with religion" viaFearless Records. What I Like: Let me just start by saying that I am a huge Underoath fan. I'...

Göbekli Tepe April 5, 2018

Göbekli Tepe
by Order ov Riven Cathedrals

The Pitch: "Mysterious Italian act Order Ov Riven Cathedrals returns with their second full-length album titled Gbekli Tepe...refining their frantic and emotionally intense death metal sound merging heavy and dense riffs with ethereal and intriguing ambiences." FFO: Cattle Decapitation, Fleshgod Apo...

Palo April 4, 2018

Palo
by Kalmah

The Pitch: Finnish metal legends Kalmah celebrate 26+ years of recording and touring with their 8th album, Palo, via Spinefarm Records. FFO: Mors Principium Est, Insomnium, Dark Tranquillity What I Like: Despite their age, Kalmah show no signs of hanging it up or phoning it in with Palo. Brimming w...

UNREVIEW and STREAM: Panopticon April 4, 2018

The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness (I and II)
by Panopticon

Austin Lunn, the creative mastermind behind USBM, atmospheric, and folk project Panopticon, has requested that no one be asked to review his latest album, The Scars of Man on the Once Nameless Wilderness. Out of massive respect for Austin as an artist, I will comply with his request. There will be n...

Raffy Reviews - L'Homme Absurde April 3, 2018

Sleepless
by L'Homme Absurde

Background Russia has a modest, yet ever growing underground and extreme music scene that rarely ceases to amaze.L'Homme Absurde(French for "The Absurd Human") stands as one of those hard-hitting metal acts that has caught our attention. Formed originally in Moscow as a one man project in 2015, thi...

Against The Odds April 3, 2018

Against The Odds
by Crisix

The Pitch:Barcelona-based thrash/crossover band Crisix release their "devastating" fourth album, Against The Odds, via Listenable Records. FFO: Iron Reagan, Power Trip, Chaos What I Like: I'm glad to have the opportunity to share some of these lesser known thrash bands with the public. From a surfa...

Welcome to Bonkers April 2, 2018

Welcome to Bonkers
by Nekrogoblikon

The Pitch: Hilarious but highly talented California band Nekrogoblikon return with more humorous and difficult to classify music through Seek and Strike. What I Like: At first I was a little skeptical about Nekrogoblikon. Sometimes masked groups can be more gimmick than actual talent. But when it c...

Raffy Reviews - Augury: 'Illusive Golden Age' March 30, 2018

Illusive Golden Age
by Augury

Background Auguryis a death metal band from Montreal, Quebec that blends elements from both technical and progressive aspects of extfreme metal into one entity. Since the early 2000s, the Canadian act has released three full length albums under a few different record labels and also went through so...

FREE Compilation V Out Now! March 30, 2018

Metal Trenches Volume 5
by Metal Trenches

We have dropped our 5th compilation via Bandcamp featuring Omega Diatribe, Black Neon District, Exterior Palnet, Kenaima, Organized Chaos, Clawing, Replicant, Nightgrave, Blodiga Skald, Skognatt, Aerith, and Bloodletter. Get it for FREE right now. If you enjoyed this article, be sure to share it ...

Under The Dark Mark March 30, 2018

Under The Dark Mark
by Bloodletter

The Pitch: "Born from the bitter cold winds that howl throughout Chicago, Illinois, Bloodletter was formed to help spread melodic, heavy and fast thrash metal within the city. Starting with musical influences from bands like: Skeletonwitch, Revocation, Bloodbath, Iron Maiden and Slayer and combining...

Negative Life March 30, 2018

Negative Life
by Replicant

The Pitch: "Set in a bleak atmosphere of filth, malaise, and decaying infrastructure, Replicant is a New Jersey trio intent on producing despotic, depraved and pummeling riffs a grinding and grooving aural consequence of the industrial primordial swamp that defines their surroundings." FFO: Dystrop...

Raffy Reviews - Soul Dissolution: 'Stardust' March 29, 2018

Stardust
by Soul Dissolution

Background Soul Dissolutionis a Belgian extreme metal band that has broken boundaries and branched out their sound through a mixture of a few distinct musical elements. The two man project is fairly notable for its amalgamation of black metal shrieks and tremolo riff patterns with post-metal atmosp...

Chris and Flight on Ascension's 'Under Ether' March 29, 2018

Under Ether
by Ascension

The Pitch: W.T.C. Productions presents the return of underground black metal sensation Ascension, with their third album, Under Ether. "Like gleaming obsidian, Under Ether reflects (and refracts) a kaleidoscopic array of hues, each darker than the next." FFO: Svart Crown, Helleborus, Inquisition Fl...

In Times Of Desperation March 28, 2018

In Times Of Desperation
by Eternal Helcaraxe

The Pitch: Irish black metal from Eternal Helcaraxe via German labelNaturmacht Productions. What I Like: I have high hopes for the future of Eternal Helcaraxe. This Irish band continues the country's established trend of putting out black metal that is both highly aggressive and melodically serene....

The Contagion in Nine Steps March 27, 2018

The Contagion in Nine Steps
by Lychgate

Lychgates sophomore effort An Antidote for the Glass Pill was absolutely stunning, merging the worlds of funeral doom and black metal together in a way that had an unpredictable and avant-garde flair. With the organ working to create a haunting, otherworldly atmosphere, the material truly took liste...

A Complex Of Cages March 27, 2018

A Complex of Cages
by Barren Earth

The Pitch: Finnish prog and progressive death metal act Barren Earth, featuring members ofAmorphis, Kreator, Mannhai, Rytmihiri, Hamfer and Moonsorrow, shake things up with their 4th album, A Complex of Cages, via Century Media. What I Like: I have been hearing more and more bands fusing traditiona...

Raffy Reviews - Monotheist: 'Scourge' March 26, 2018

Scourge
by Monotheist

Background The US state of Florida has proven itself to possess a rather formidable and eclectic outlet for some of the most destructively talented extreme metal bands in recent memory. From longtime metalcore performersUnderoathto recent downtempo act Traitors, theblackenedDeicidetoCynic and more;...
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