No Hell Sept. 27, 2018

No Hell
by Sunflo'er

The Pitch: Experimental hardcore/mathcore from New York's very talented and somewhat irreverent Sunflo'er via Noise Salvation Records. FFO: Touche Amore, Bosse-De-Nage, Death Will Tremble What I Like: Alright, enough of this metallic stuff. It's time for something a little different. Sunflo'er repr...

Constellation Of The Black Light Sept. 27, 2018

Constellation Of The Black Light
by Wolfheart

The Pitch: "Wolfheart's music embraces the sheer force and beauty of Finnish nature with fiery passion. The four piece from Lahti labeled its epic and harsh sound Winter Metal which is indeed a thrilling score to nocturnal soul-searching in deep, snowy forests." Via Napalm Records. FFO: Insomnium, D...

Idol Sept. 26, 2018

Idol
by Horrendous

The Pitch: Philly-based proggy death metal machine Horrendous continue their hostile takeover of the genre with new album Idol via Season Of Mist. FFO: Death, Sarpanitum, Ur Draugr What I Like: Horrendous is another band that never quite clicked with me until now. While I respect how meteoric their...

Grave Mounds and Grave Mistakes Sept. 26, 2018

Grave Mounds and Grave Mistakes
by A Forest of Stars

The Pitch: UK avant-garde, progressive black metal band A Forest Of Stars time travel once more from the 1800's to take us on another incredible journey. FFO: Ihsahn, Schammasch, Moonsorrow What I Like: Beware The Sword You Cannot See was arguably the best album of 2015, and certainly the pinnacle ...

Fertile Descent Sept. 26, 2018

Fertile Descent
by Solar Temple

Solar Temple appeared out of thin air last year with the mesmerizing Rays of Brilliance demo. While its not clear when the duo started playing together, both have been involved in some of the strongest Dutch black metal bands in recent memory (Iskandr, Fluisteraars, Turia). A little over a year late...

Raffy Reviews - Terror: 'Total Retaliation' Sept. 26, 2018

Total Retaliation
by Terror

Background Today's band presents itself as another one of those west coast US hardcore punk artists that strive to create hard-hitting and swiftly heavy compositions. Since their early 2000s formation, California heavyweightsTerrorhave become rather noteworthy in the underground core scene and poss...

Hamkar Atonement Sept. 25, 2018

Hamkar Atonement
by Dakhma

Dakhmas take on cavernous, ritualistic death metal first came to my attention with the Astiwihad-Zohr EP in 2015, which merged all its layers together in as murky and noisy a way as possible. While there were a lot of other artists releasing similarly dense and impenetrable death metal around that t...

Juracan Sept. 25, 2018

Juracan
by The Arusha Accord

The Pitch: After a seven year wait, UK progressive metal/mathcore band The Arusha Accord return with a sassy new EP; the first of four. FFO: Sikth, Between The Buried And Me, Protest The Hero What I Like: Juracan is a very interesting and multifaceted EP. I was drawn in by the djenty, proggy mathco...

Overtures of Blasphemy Sept. 24, 2018

Overtures of Blasphemy
by Deicide

Deicides had a solid run of albums since 2006s The Stench of Redemption was deemed as a comeback by many given the questionable quality of their early 2000s output. Part of this was due to the addition of Jack Owen following his departure from Cannibal Corpse, and 2013s In the Minds of Evil benefite...

I Loved You At Your Darkest Sept. 24, 2018

I Loved You At Your Darkest
by Behemoth

The Pitch: Polish blackened death metal sensation Behemoth follow up the critically lauded The Satanist with a new album from Metal Blade Records. Can it live up to its predecessor? What I Like: Before I get critical, there are certainly some cool things to consider about this album. First and fore...

Two Carrion Talismans Sept. 24, 2018

Two Carrion Talismans
by Valdrin

The Pitch: The second album from Ohio occult black metal project Valdrin via Blood Harvest Records and Helter Skelter Productions. FFO: Palace Of Worms, Helleborus, early Enslaved What I Like: This is another relatively recent US band that sounds like they time traveled straight from Norway circa 1...

A New Kind of Horror Sept. 21, 2018

A New Kind of Horror
by Anaal Nathrakh

The Pitch: UK industrial, symphonic, blackened deathgrind band Anaal Nathrakh deliver a new album focused on the horrors of WWI through Metal Blade Records. What I Like: I have much to say about A New Kind Of Horror, but if there is only one area where it succeeds, it's at being supremely heavy. Th...

CLSTVM: Dogma Sculptured in the Flesh Sept. 20, 2018

CLSTVM: Dogma Sculptured in the Flesh
by Autotheism

The Pitch: The latest lengthy progressive death metal composition from Italy's Autotheism. FFO: Gorguts, Coma Cluster Void, Hadal Maw What I Like: The sound of Autotheism is one of simultaneous brutality and refinement; a bludgeoning yet forward-thinking journey. While the oppressive nature of the ...

Iomair Sept. 20, 2018

Iomair
by Iomair

The Pitch: Make way for a new instant classic with the violin-infused progressive death metal of Iomair via Infamous Butcher Records. FFO: Ne Obliviscaris, Opeth, Ihsahn What I Like: This is a simply stunning work of art. I had finished up my reviews for September and was dedicated to focusing on O...

Raffy Reviews - Fit For A King: 'Dark Skies' Sept. 19, 2018

Dark Skies
by Fit For A King

Background Fit For A Kingis one of those metalcore bands that possess the somewhat common quality in the subgenre of being a Christian band with some religious undertones or themes found in their material. However, one of the more appealing things about them is this Dallas, Texas-based artists' uni...

Icon of the Adversary Sept. 19, 2018

Icon of the Adversary
by Psyclon Nine

The Pitch: The latest industrial metal nihilism from Los Angeles band Psyclon Nine. FFO: Nine Inch Nails, Dawn Of Ashes, Tyrant Of Death. What I Like: I've been dying for something a little different to come through, so it was nice to actually get some decent industrial metal in my mailbox. Psyclon...

TerrorVision Sept. 18, 2018

TerrorVision
by Aborted

The Pitch: Belgian death metal darlings Aborted continue on the trajectory of the top-rated Retrogore with their 10th album via Century Media. FFO: The Black Dahlia Murder, Benighted, Within Destruction What I Like: If you are a longtime fan of Aborted, or if you loved Retrogore as much as I did, y...

The Misanthrope Sept. 17, 2018

The Misanthrope
by Abysmal Torment

The Pitch: Willowtip presents 10 more tracks of brutal, technical death metal from Malta band Abysmal Torment. FFO: Dying Fetus, Carnal Decay, Manipulation What I Like: With sickening grooves worthy of deathcore, but a technical prowess that is death metal through and through, The Misanthrope bring...

Further Still Sept. 14, 2018

Further Still
by Bosse-De-Nage

The Pitch: Bay area post-black/post-hardcore stalwarts Bosse-De-Nage step up their game with a new album influenced byExploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician via The Flenser. FFO: Deafheaven, Touche Amore, The Drowned God What I Like: I had some issues regarding the consistency of Bos...

Irreversible Mechanism - Immersion Sept. 14, 2018

Immersion
by Irreversible Mechanism

The Pitch: Minsk progressive technical death metal band Irreversible Mechanism follow up their breakout hit Infinite Fields with a new concept album via Blood Music. FFO: Fallujah, Exocrine, Inanimate Existence What I Like: Immersion represents a significant improvement for Irreversible Mechanism i...
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