Raffy Reviews - Horn: 'Retrograd' March 9, 2018

Retrograd
by Horn

Background Horn isa black metal project situated in Germany that has been active in the scene for at least the last decade-and-a-half or so. Since the inception of this act back in the early 2000s, seven mainline albums were released in addition to a few EPs and such...with the central themes of th...

Mire March 9, 2018

Mire
by Conjurer

The Pitch: Holy Roar Records brings us the progressive blackened hardcore and sludge of UK band Conjurer. "Equal turns bleak, dark, stark, and beautiful, Mire is an album which makes true the clich; a journey of a listen.'" FFO: Hellkeeper, LLNN, Sibiir What I Like: Mire is an emotional, momentous ...

LIVE RECAP: Enslaved / Wolves In The Throne Room / Myrkur / Khemmis March 9, 2018

Live At The Hawthorne 3/7/18
by FlightOfIcarus

Another addition of Live Recap. This month I tackled Enslaved at Portland's Hawthorne Theater, featuring Wolves In The Throne Room, Myrkur, and Khemmis as presented by Decibal. Full disclosure, I know that I always malign my photography (lack of) skill, but I was messing with a new camera this time ...

Vaitojimas March 8, 2018

Vaitojimas
by Erdve

The Pitch: "Erdve unleashes a dark and virulent strain of negative hardcore on their debut album Vaitojimas (meaning Shout). The Lithuanian quartet mine the veins of the genre-smashing metallic noisecore of the late 90's, and filter those influences through an especially hostile attack." - Season Of...

Vacvvm March 8, 2018

Vacvvm
by Balmog

Balmog has been one of the strongest forces in Spanish black metal scene for a number of years, with their sophomore full length Svmma Fide serving as a particular high point of 2015. Since that time the band has continued to push forward and spread their variant of darkness and hatred, releasing sp...

Raffy Reviews: Voltumna: 'Dodecapoli' March 7, 2018

Dodecapoli
by Voltumna

Background One of Italy's finest blackened death metal acts has made a return to the playing field in October of last year. This versatile little band namedVoltumnais one that has been prowling the scene for several years now and has released one EP and three full lengths, with this album being the...

Ōkami March 7, 2018

Ōkami
by Elvaan Ibanfure

The Pitch: Progressive metal and classical orchestration from Mexican instrumental project Elvaan Ibanfure. FFO: Mendel What I Like: Judging from the artwork and album title,Ōkami seems to be a musical interpretation of the popular Nintendo game of the same name. Much like that game, which I had th...

Solem Vatem March 7, 2018

Solem Vatem
by Krosis

The Pitch:Raleigh, Nc based progressive deathcore unitKrosis release their latest full length and Unique Leader debut,Solem Vatem. Featuring guest spots from members of Vulvodynia, Kadinja, andThe Last Ten Seconds Of Life. FFO: Born Of Osiris, Within The Ruins, Entheos What I Like: "Show me what yo...

On Taake and Antifa March 7, 2018

Flight On The Scene
by FlightOfIcarus

Taake will not be performing at the Karmygeddon festival after all, due to ruthless pressure put on the organizer from, among others, none other than Kreator. Let it be said that this does not hurt Taake, as we are not at all doing this for the money. But it certainly hurts innocent parties like...

Abandon Of The Self March 6, 2018

Abandon Of The Self
by Eryn Non Dae.

The Pitch: "Since forming in 2001, gifted French band Eryn Non Dae. have created a uniquely claustrophobic universe and this stellar fourth opus is a monumental wave of melancholy and despair - a fascinating combination of post-apocalyptic fury and vast ambient passages...imagine the hybrid creature...

Ruhn March 6, 2018

Ruhn
by Blodiga Skald

The Pitch: Forget cowbell. Get your dose of accordian along with tavern wenches, orcs, and axes with Italian "drunken" folk metal bandBlodiga Skald's first album via Soundage Productions. FFO: Svartsot, Equilibrium,Mnegarm What I Like: I can tell that a lot of love and care went into this record. N...

Raffy Reviews - Twitching Tongues: 'Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred' March 5, 2018

Gaining Purpose Through Passionate Hatred
by Twitching Tongues

Background The hardcore scene is one that, while having roots that date back a few decades, continues to grow and expand quite modestly...especially within the US. With countless bands that take on the genre and make it their own thing by blending it with aspects of heavy metal, the modern hardcore...

Automata I March 5, 2018

Automata I
by Between the Buried and Me

The Pitch: "What if dreams could be broadcast for the purpose of entertainment? Could you consume the innermost thoughts of another person on screen? If you could, what does that say about an attention-starved audience? More importantly, what would become of the dreamer? Between The Buried and Me po...

Raffy Reviews - Nightgrave: 'Nascent' March 2, 2018

Nascent
by Nightgrave

Background Nightgraveis a new band that incorporates a lot of instrumentality as well as ambiance and melodies into its music. Not too much is known about the project; but, for the past couple of years, its music has been going strong...with already a few digital and independent releases under its ...

The Nothing They Need March 2, 2018

The Nothing They Need
by Dead Meadow

With their roots in psychedelic rock of every variety, each of Dead Meadows albums have gone in different directions while still providing the type of rich tonality listeners can get lost in. Some material has been heavier on the fuzz and volume while others have let the melodies take hold and provi...

Standing Waves March 2, 2018

Standing Waves
by Black Neon District

The Pitch: Switching things up with the debut EP from French progressive metal quartet Black Neon District. What I Like: Standing Waves serves as another breath of fresh air as I dive deeper and deeper into the darkest chasms of black and death metal. In stark contrast to that content, Black Neon D...

Inceste Vinyl Reissue March 2, 2018

Inceste
by Imperial Triumphant

New York City experimental black metalmusicians Imperial Triumphant get a vinyl reissue of 4 song EP Inceste via Redefining Darkness Records and Temple of Torturous. This release, like the previous and highly lauded albumAbyssal Gods, was mixed and mastered by Colin Marston (Gorguts, Krallice, Nader...

Raffy Reviews - Signs of Omnicide: "Era of Omniscience" March 1, 2018

Era of Omniscience
by Signs of Omnicide

Background Signs of Omnicideis an American extreme metal band from Texas that combines brutal and technical death metal with elements of deathcore. For the last couple of years, the four piece act has been working hard on getting their name out there...ultimately landing them a spot on theInherited...

Iron Reagan / Gatecreeper Split March 1, 2018

Iron Reagan / Gatecreeper Split
by Iron Reagan

The Pitch: "East Coast crossover titans Iron Reagan and rising Sonoran death metallers Gatecreeper unite for a split recording of cranium crushing proportions....mixed by Kurt Ballou at Godcity Studios...via Relapse Records." What I Like: Iron Reagan is a killer band; one of the few doing the cross...

Loathe / Holding Absence Split March 1, 2018

Loathe / Holding Absence Split
by Loathe / Holding Absence

The Pitch: Two very different UK bands from the post-hardcore spectrum collaborate on this new split from SharpTone Records. FFO: Glassjaw, Deftones, Letlive What I Like: This split makes me very interested in further exploring Loathe. I was not previously familiar, but it only took a few seconds t...
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