Don't Waste Your Time Aug. 8, 2018

Don't Waste Your Time
by Idle Hands

Idle Hands may have only officially formed last fall, but with ex-Spellcaster bassist Gabriel Franco at the helm alongside several of his previous bandmates you wouldnt be able to guess it due to the quality of their debut EP Dont Waste Your Time. Where Francos previous band emphasized a considerabl...

10 Post-Black Bands More Deserving Than Deafheaven Aug. 8, 2018

I feel like Botanist was post-black before we even had a real name for it. This one-manhammered dulcimer-focused project out of San Francisco is a common meme on our site, but only because I find it ridiculous that they have been snubbed from Metal Archives for the approach. Botanist's music is argu...

By the Grace of Blood and Guts Aug. 7, 2018

By the Grace of Blood and Guts
by Haan

The Pitch: New York alt rock/post hardcore/sludge outfit Haan follow up their stellar EP with their first full length via Aqualamb Records. FFO: Clutch, Queens of the Stone Age, Fugazi What I Like: The 90's was such a great era for the radio. Sure, there was still plenty of crap to go around, but i...

Dodekaprofeton Aug. 7, 2018

Dodekaprofeton
by Profezia

It has been quite a few years since the last Profezia album, the project of Abhor member Ksavir. While the band originally started off playing black metal with a distinctive second-wave sound, recent years saw the roster expand to include members from across Europe and the addition of classical inst...

Absentia Aug. 6, 2018

Absentia
by Aethereus

The Pitch: A progressive, technical death metal album 2 years in the making from Tacoma, WA's Aethereus via The Artisan Era. FFO: The Zenith Passage, Vale Of Pnath, Inferi What I Like: They say that patience is a virtue, and this holds true when it comes to good music. Perhaps progressive music mos...

Raffy Reviews - Soreption: 'Monument Of The End' Aug. 3, 2018

Monument Of The End
by Soreption

Background Soreptionis one of those bands that, with its noteworthy name and discography, is aiding in carrying on the technical death metal scene. Active since the mid-to-late 2000s and having three full length releases as well as one EP thus far, this Swedish four-piece shows no signs of stopping...

Death Is Peace Aug. 3, 2018

Death Is Peace
by Void Ritual

The Pitch: Out of Albuquerque, NM comeDaniel Jackson's icy black metal project Void Ritual via Ipos Music.All revenue the album generates will be donated to The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. What I Like: Always nice to see a project actually willing to do something for a cause in...

Charlatan Aug. 2, 2018

Charlatan
by Hadal Maw

The Pitch: Melbourne, Australia progressive death metallers Hadal Maw return with Charlatan via EVP Recordings. "Through the perfecting of lies and preservation of myth the serpents have come to power, we are beneath their pulpit."FFO Gorod, Intensive Square, Gorguts, Barus What I Like: I was alrea...

From The Archives: N.V. Aug. 2, 2018

N.V.
by Gnaw Their Tongues/Dragged Into Sunlight

Let me clarify, this is not a split. This is what happens when two nightmarish groups collaborate to make 5 songs together. The purpose? "To capture, digest and regurgitate Godflesh's 1989 Streetcleaner into a conceptualized nightmare...Every note lobotomised, remixed and overexposed, exorcising tot...

Raffy's 10 Most Influential Core Albums Aug. 1, 2018

Taking over the top spot for this list is none other than the noteworthyJane Doealbum courtesy ofConverge. I had to think about this one for a bit...and it came down to this chaotic metalcore/metallic hardcore/early mathcore release for a few different reasons. For one thing, many individuals would ...

Rahab Aug. 1, 2018

Rahab
by Earth Groans

The Pitch: Punchy, metallic hardcore/mathcore from Earth Groans via Solid State. FFO:Converge, Ion Dissonance, Trap Them What I Like: Okay, okay, we GET it....Flight likes metallic hardcore. Yeah. Sorry, not sorry, I really do. Get used to it. And South Dakota's Earth Groans bring it HARD. With a d...

Jotnarr July 31, 2018

Jotnarr
by Jotnarr

The Pitch:JTNARR is a post-black trio from the UK inspired by the likes of Ulver, His Hero Is Gone and Wolves In The Throne Room. They recently followed up their 4 song debut EP with this self-titled effort via SuperFi Records. What I Like: Screw the new Deafheaven, this is where it's at. I don't l...

Unloved July 30, 2018

Unloved
by Frontierer

The Pitch: The latest slammer from metallic hardcore/mathcore underground darlings Frontierer out of Scotland, UK. FFO: Sectioned, Vein, Car Bomb What I Like: Frontierer are back after 4 years, and for those who have been waiting, I don't expect a shred of disappointment. Even those who may be unfa...

Retrospective Review 3: Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear. July 27, 2018

Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear.
by The Number Twelve Looks Like You

Background The Number Twelve Looks Like You(or TNTLLY/#12) is one of those somewhat underground extreme bands that helped shape my love for core music, especially in terms of getting me into the more chaotic forms in the vein of mathcore or grind. Having origins in Bergen County, New Jersey and for...

Raffy Reviews - Wraithrest: 'Path ov the Raven' July 27, 2018

Path ov the Raven
by Wraithrest

Background Conceived from the ashes ofAbaddon (another previous extreme metal project from the members),Wraithreststands as a black metal duo from Italy with quite a bit of merit and notability. The band incorporates some elements of other extreme subgenres, specifically death thrash metal, and fe...

Devil's Blood July 27, 2018

Devil's Blood
by Svartkonst

The Pitch: The debut album from dominating one-man Swedish blackened death metal project, Svartkonst. FFO: Svart Crown, Nightmarer, Otargos What I Like: I feel like my reviews have been lighter on the blackened side of things this year, but to be honest there just haven't been many albums worth tal...

Infinite Spectre July 26, 2018

Infinite Spectre
by Statiqbloom

The Pitch:Brooklyn industrial/electronic duo Statiqbloom return with their latest EP via Translation Loss Records. "Infinite Spectre showcases that each sound has a purpose and will lead listeners through it's hypnotizing, apocalyptic, and ominous passages." FFO: Skinny Puppy, Dead When I Found Her,...

The One Who Lurks July 25, 2018

The One Who Lurks
by Drawn and Quartered

Lurking in the underground since 1993, Seattles Drawn and Quartered may not quite have gained the same level of notoriety as some of the other death metal bands have been around for just as long but theyre a group whose back catalog is worth exploring if youre unfamiliar. While their core sound enco...

Black Flame July 25, 2018

Black Flame
by Bury Tomorrow

The Pitch: Classic era metalcore sounds from UK's Bury Tomorrow via Music For Nations FFO: Textures, Killswitch Engage, Make Them Suffer What I Like: Sometimes I need to break up the dense and extreme nature of the music I review with something a little bit on the lighter side. For that, Black Flam...

De duivel en zijn gore oude kankermoer July 24, 2018

De duivel en zijn gore oude kankermoer
by Kwade Droes

Following a two-song EP from last year, Dutch black metal band Kwade Droes has released their debut full length De duivel en zijn gore oude kankermoer and its a wild and unpredictable ride. The thirty-two minute record may utilize some familiar elements from the rawer end of black metal, but the unp...
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