Strävan April 26, 2019

Strävan
by Murg

Swedish black metal duo Murg made a strong statement with two full lengths between 2015 and 2016, capturing the type of stunning atmosphere and icy chill of both their home country and Norways second-wave. Following Gudatall the band was quiet for a few years, but now theyve returned with Strvan whi...

Slugdge Interview Podcast April 26, 2019

Trench Talk Ep 27
by Metal Trenches

Matt Moss of slug-themed blackened, melodic death metal project Slugdge discusses his music, psychotic break and resulting time in an institution, inspirations, taking on a new member from The Black Dahlia Murder, and more. Choose between the shorter, music-oriented discussion or the full length, 2+...

11 Bands For Deafheaven Fans (Video) April 25, 2019

Post-Black List
by Metal Trenches

Let me get this out of the way right at the top: I don't hate Deafheaven. They are a perfectly decent band that make solid music, and I have no real disdain for their fans either. My primary beef with them has everything to do with level of exposure. In my time writing music recommendations, I have ...

Summon the Hordes April 25, 2019

Summon the Hordes
by Protector

Protectors had a great run of albums since vocalist Martin Missy assembled a new line-up in Sweden, with Reanimated Homunculus and Cursed and Coronated providing plenty of killer songs for fans new and old alike. No matter where the band may currently call home they havent wavered from the type of f...

Blight of Sempiternal Putrefaction April 24, 2019

Blight of Sempiternal Putrefaction
by Filtheater

The Pitch: "Abysmal, primal, stripped-down death metal" from Filtheater brought to you by Memento Mori. FFO: Altarage, Adversarial, Portal What I Like: Food for thought; metal is largely the only realm in which a musician would actively choose to make their instrument sound like a garbled mess. In ...

Saga á tveim tungum I: Vápn ok viðr April 23, 2019

Saga á tveim tungum I: Vápn ok viðr
by Árstíðir lífsins

The Pitch: German/Icelandicblackened folk metallersrstir lfsins(Seasons of Life) unveil their massive 4th album viaVn Records. FFO: Enslaved, Batushka, Moonsorrow What I Like:Vpn ok vir, at already an hour and ten minutes in length, is but the first half of a two-part series to be concluded later i...

Raffy Reviews - Beyond Deviation: 'Dark Passenger' April 19, 2019

Dark Passenger
by Beyond Deviation

Background Well, since I reviewed the previous release about a year and a half ago, it's only fitting that I keep on following the downtempo train when it comes to this band. The sludgy, guttural Canadian metallers inBeyond Deviationare back at it again with their third release, and also being thei...

High Crimes (Video Review) April 19, 2019

High Crimes
by The Damned Things

New York hard rock supergroup The Damned Things is made up ofDan Andriano (Bass - Alkaline Trio),Keith Buckley (Vocals - Every Time I Die),Scott Ian (Guitar - Anthrax),Andy Hurley (Drums - Fall Out Boy),Joe Trohman (Guitar - Fall Out Boy). And this is their first album in 8 years: High Crimes via Nu...

Epidemic April 19, 2019

Epidemic
by Uncured

The Pitch: Proggy, djenty groove metal from New York's Uncured presented via Seek and Strike. FFO: Hatebreed, Meshuggah, Omega Diatribe What I Like: There are some pretty solid cuts on this album, especially early on. "Choke" and "Sacrifice" are both particularly strong showcases of Uncured's poten...

Raffy Reviews - Whxrecrusher: 'Antipathy' April 18, 2019

Antipathy
by Whxrecrusher

Background Whxrecrusheris a brand new and brutal project founded by Niko Apostolakis himself. Niko A. also happens to be a Vienna, Austria-based deathcore musician who is the sole consistent member and maker of a few different extreme metal projects you may have heard of such asLeft To DrownUntil W...

I'm Losing Myself April 18, 2019

I'm Losing Myself
by An Isolated Mind

The Pitch: One man experimental post-metal with a heavy dose of ambient atmosphere from California's An Isolated Mind. What I Like: In the "about" section, the artist reports some sort of existential crisis as a primary inspiration for An Isolated Mind. Whatever it was, it must have been rough; bec...

ALLEGAEON + Inter Arma, OLAM, Singular, Murg April 17, 2019

Trench Talk Ep 26
by Metal Trenches

FlightOfIcarus shares his thoughts on the new album 'Aptopsis' from Colorado progressive death metal band Allegaeon. There's plenty to love, but also room for criticism especially within the context of crowdfunding support and heavy competition in the genre this year. Also covered: Inter Arma, OLAM,...

Forget IN FLAMES: 5 Melodeath Bands from the Underground April 17, 2019

In Flames
by Metal Trenches

Let's face it, In Flames sucks now. They have for a long time. But never fear! There are some exciting new bands out there carrying the torch for that classic Gothenburg sound if you just know where to look. Check out these 5 underground melodeath bands right now. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Pod...

Premium Champion April 16, 2019

Premium Champion
by Working Men's Club

The Pitch: The destructive new EP from London blackened hardcore/grind crew Working Man's ClubviaHominid Sounds. FFO: Full Of Hell, Nails, Trap Them What I Like: Put most simply by the band, "Its 6 minutes of discordant, fast hardcore...a melee of raucous guitars, pounding drums and guttural scream...

Apoptosis Review and Podcast April 15, 2019

Apoptosis
by Allegaeon

The Pitch: After the highly successful Proponent For Sentience and a somewhat controversial crowdfunding campaign, Colorado progressive death metal band Allegaeon finally deliver Apoptosis. Will the fan support pay off? FFO: Aspherium, Equipoise, The Ritual Aura What I Like: Let's start with the go...

Evergreen April 15, 2019

Evergreen
by After the Burial

The Pitch: Minnesota metalcore masters After The Burial continue to flex their prowess with a another solid new album via Sumerian Records. Get more recommendations in this style on our new video HERE. What I Like: Few metalcore bands around since the early 2000's still make worthwhile material, an...

Mardom April 12, 2019

Mardom
by Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult

Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult may not be as well known as some of the other longer running black metal bands out there, but theyve solidified their space in the underground with five albums that captured the intensity and fire of second-wave black metal at its best. Its been six years since the gro...

Adore (Video Review) April 11, 2019

Adore
by Numenorean

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Raffy Reviews - Angel Splitter: 'Descension to Demonic Paraphilia' April 11, 2019

Descension to Demonic Paraphilia
by Angel Splitter

Background Despite its typically over-the-top and controversial nature, the brutal death and slam genres have notably become pretty overdone and trendy in the past several years or so. So, with that being said, this next release will one up almost everything you think you knew about slam and bring ...

Sulphur English April 11, 2019

Sulphur English
by Inter Arma

Inter Arma has been blurring the lines between just about every genre of extreme metal out there for quite some time, delivering ambitious material that often spanned over an hour in length and utilized every minute. For their fourth full length album Sulphur English this approach to songwriting has...

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