Raffy Reviews - Ecliptic Vision: 'Ecliptic Vision' July 10, 2019

Ecliptic Vision
by Ecliptic Vision

Background Ecliptic Visionstands tall as some pretty otherworldly and crushing four piece outfit of New Yorkers that's been slowly but surely making a blip on the radar in recent years. Since the band's inception around five years ago, two full-length albums and one EP have seen a release and, thus...

We Are In Transit July 10, 2019

We Are In Transit
by WAIT

The Pitch: Progressive experimental death metal EP from WAIT, feat. current and ex-members of asExist,DeathToAll,DefeatedSanity, Cynic,JeffLoomis, Intervals, Monuments, andSkyharbor. Courtesy of The Artisan Era. What I Like: From Inferi to Warforged, The Artisan Era continue to pump out the biggest...

The Nothingness Transfiguration July 9, 2019

The Nothingness Transfiguration
by Deorc Absis

Formed in 2016 by members of Logic of Denial and Sickening, Italys Deorc Absis diverges from its members brutal death metal roots in favor of twisting and turning black/death metal. On their debut EP The Nothingness Transfiguration the group offers up swirling and constantly shifting instrumentation...

Sarinvomit / Eggs Of Gomorrh Split July 9, 2019

Encomium of Depraved Instincts
by Eggs Of Gomorrh

The Pitch: Fresh on the heels of their own releases, Turkey's Sarinvomit and Switzerland's Eggs of Gomorrh join forces for a filthy black metal split made even more unholy by Krucyator Productions. What I Like: Both of these bands seem to carry the reincarnated spirit ofMayhem's first incarnation; ...

Godsend July 8, 2019

Godsend
by Bloodred Hourglass

While not quite as well-known as some of the other Finnish melodic death metal bands that have been around for a similar amount of time, Bloodred Hourglass has been building up their repertoire over the past fourteen years. Their debut full-length Lifebound in 2012 was much heavier on the thrash and...

The Best Of 2019 So Far July 5, 2019

Trench Talk Ep 37
by Metal Trenches

FlightOfIcarus and Chris Dahlberg discuss their favorite albums from the first half of 2019. Is it July already?PleaseSUBSCRIBEand also listen viaiTunes,CastBox, andBitChute. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the soci...

Raffy Reviews - Brand of Sacrifice: 'God Hand' July 4, 2019

God Hand
by Brand of Sacrifice

Background Brand of Sacrificeis one of Toronto, Canada's up-and-coming hidden deathcore gems that strive to take on a technical perspective in their brutal music ventures. The relatively new and lesser known five piece band has a hell of a lot to live up to as far as the scene itself goes...and the...

Thrive On Neglect July 4, 2019

Thrive On Neglect
by Immortal Bird

The Pitch: Chicago blackened sludge/grind/whatever collective Immortal Bird finally follow up 2015's excellent Empress/Abscess with a new full length via 20 Buck Spin. FFO: Full Of Hell, Lord Mantis, Giant Of The Mountain What I Like: "Vestigial Warnings" is a sick track and wise choice for the lea...

Metawar July 4, 2019

Metawar
by 3TEETH

The Pitch:L.A. industrial metal band3Teethcontinue their rise to fame with a new album via Century Media Records. FFO:Mindless Faith,NIN,Marilyn Manson What I Like: Slowly but surely over the past 3 or 4 years,3Teeth have become less Skinny Puppy/Ministry and more Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie. Whe...

Quick Opinion: Gutslit (Video) July 3, 2019

Amputheatre
by Gutslit

FlightOfIcarus rewinds back to 2017 to share his thoughts on Indian brutal death metal legendsGutslitand their albumAmputheatreviaTranscending Obscurity. FFO:Dying Fetus,Vulvodynia,Aborted SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow ...

Giving Up In Life's Torment July 3, 2019

Giving Up In Life's Torment
by remorse.

The Pitch: Bleak, berating Botch worship from Illinois hardcore/mathcore group remorse.. FFO: Botch, early Norma Jean What I Like: In life, there are those who know Botch, and those who were dropped when they were young. Sadly those mathcore progenitors have long since dispersed onto other projects...

Raffy Reviews - DeathSquad: 'Stay One' July 2, 2019

Stay One
by Deathsquad

Background We've reviewed a wide plethora of hardcore albums from current times on the site from artists both obscure and well-known. However, it's not everyday that we happen to get one based in Russia. That being said,DeathSquadis a relatively new four member band that were most recently signed t...

Outstrider July 2, 2019

Outstrider
by Abbath

The Pitch: Everyone's favorite black metal badger Abbath drops his second post-Immortal album via Season Of Mist. FFO: Immortal, Gorgoroth, Satyricon What I Like: WhileOutstrider may very much be "just another Abbath record" at heart, I have to give the guy some credit: these songs really cook. Unl...

Raffy Reviews - Vulvodynia: 'Mob Justice' July 1, 2019

Mob Justice
by Vulvodynia

Background Vulvodyniahas been the manufacturer and supplier of some of the world's most brutal and/or slammiest tunes since the day of their inception a little over five years ago now. This fairly noteworthy five piece of South African death metallers truly made somewhat of a mark on the respective...

Seven! Sirens! To a Lost Archetype July 1, 2019

Seven! Sirens! To a Lost Archetype
by Temple Koludra

Temple Koludra may be a new name to most, but its clear that the German act has spent a considerable amount of time honing their craft since the release of the self-titled EP in 2013. With not much info available about the members of the band aside from some mentions of their interest in Indian spir...

Letterbomb A.D. June 28, 2019

Letterbomb A.D.
by Letterbomb A.D.

The Pitch: Another recommendation from the alway righteous Mathcast, this is the pummeling metallic hardcore of Australia'sLetterbomb A.D. FFO: Code Orange, Vein, Cabal What I Like: Chaotic panic chords, djenty guitar tone, and brutal vocals verging on deathcore all make this self titled album a se...

Solipsis June 27, 2019

Solipsis
by Xaon

The Pitch:Swiss melodic, symphonic death metal groupXaonreturn with another instant classic worthy of the same respect as the greats. FFO:Ihsahn,Fleshgod Apocalypse,Dimmu Borgir What I Like: I was already a big fan of Xaon's previous album, so much so that I included them on my video of bands recom...

The Anatomy Of Unholy Transformation June 26, 2019

The Anatomy Of Unholy Transformation
by Superstition

Superstition made an impression with their demo Surging Throng of Evils Might at the beginning last year, cementing their status early as another promising addition to U.S. death metal. This year theyve followed up that demo with their first full-length The Anatomy of Unholy Transformation which tak...

Bands That Changed My Life: Meshuggah June 26, 2019

BTCML: Meshuggah
by Meshuggah

FlightOfIcarus shares another band that changed the direction of his musical tastes and expanded the boundaries of what was possible in the metal genre. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choic...

Raffy Reviews - Hate Manifesto: 'Herald of Triumph' June 25, 2019

Herald of Triumph
by Hate Manifesto

Background Hate Manifestois a blackened death band based in Greece that, despite its longstanding history, has only a few releases under its belt. Formed around two decades ago under a different name, the band currently only consists of one or two individuals who are working together to make a bold...
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