Sense Offender May 16, 2018

Sense Offender
by Sense Offender

The Pitch: "Intensely claustrophobic, teluric sludge infused mathy hardcore" from the UK. FFO: Northless, LLNN What I Like: Sense Offender, true to their name, are a reprehensible assault on both auditory senses and internal sensibilities. Case in point, the first track, "The Sound of Braille" is o...

Memoirs of Misfortune May 15, 2018

Memoirs of Misfortune
by Slug in the Sun

The Pitch: Houston, Texas technical metal crew Slug In The Sun(members of GODS) have been secretly honing their craft since 2017, prepaing to strike. The time has come with the release of this incredible debut EP and their first ever shows. Bufihimat, Car Bomb, Mothman What I Like: Slug In The Sun ...

Alterity May 15, 2018

Alterity
by Knelt Rote

The Pitch: Nuclear War Now! presents Portland blackened deathgrind band Knelt Rotes fourth album, Alterity, on vinyl. "The devastation wrought by the incessant percussive barrage and grinding guitars on Alterityis matched by the dark introspection into the human condition that it endeavors to naviga...

Black Death Terroristic Onslaught May 14, 2018

Black Death Terroristic Onslaught
by Hellfire Deathcult

The Pitch: "Bestial black/death metal" from Chicago band Hellfire Deathcult via Deathrune Records. FFO: Adversarial, Archgoat, Autokrator What I Like:Black Death Terroristic Onslaught is less an album than a straight-up portal into the infinite abyss. The droning, hypnotic guitars, lo-fi production...

Konglomerat May 14, 2018

Konglomerat
by Gottwut

The Pitch:Gottwut (roughly German for "good rage") is a Russian industrial metal band, formed in 2015 in Moscow.They characterize their sound as a modern interpretation of industrial metal influenced by bands like Rammstein, KMFDM and Nine Inch Nails. What I Like: I hope that you really dig Rammste...

Raffy Reviews - Skinless: 'Savagery' May 11, 2018

Savagery
by Skinless

Background Those familiar with the New York-based American brutal death metal actSkinless know of their numerous achievements in the world of their genre. Since their early 1990s formation, the band have released six full-length albums as well as multiple splits, demos EPs to boot. Sadly, they dis...

Surging Throng Of Evil's Might May 11, 2018

Surging Throng Of Evil's Might
by Superstition

The Pitch:20 Buck Spin releases Surging Throng Of Evils Might, the debut album from New Mexico blackened death metal band, Superstition. FFO: Cultes Des Ghoules What I Like: This 20 minute release, especially opening track "Death's Fuming Passage." demonstrate some serious potential for Superstitio...

Chimera May 10, 2018

Chimera
by ISA

The Pitch: "I'm a literal nobody, but have dreams of someday becoming a somebody in the music scene." This was the message in my inbox a few days ago, and it's now among my favorites. Let's see if we can make it happen. ISA is a one man self-described psychedelic progressive death metal project out ...

FlightOfIcarus With 8 Must-Listen Underground Melodeath Albums May 10, 2018

When I think of Japanese metal, my mind goes to grindcore and experimental BM. In spite of this, Serenity In Murder have defied all expectations to deliver arguably one of the best melodeath albums, period.It literally gave me goosebumps. The riffs are faster and more technical, and that classic Got...

Look, Here Comes The Dark! May 9, 2018

Look, Here Comes The Dark!
by Abraham

The Pitch: Swiss post metal band Abraham delivers a two hour, four-part concept album via Pelagic Records, each section defined by a unique approach in terms of style, songwriting, degree of experimentation, and choice of instrumentation. FFO: Cult Of Luna, Schammasch, Minsk What I Like: This truly...

Evil Upheaval May 9, 2018

Evil Upheaval
by Depravity

The Pitch: Brutal Australian band Depravity deliver a new release via Transcending Obscurity Records. "Louis Rando (Impiety, The Furor) and his team of musicians conjure up a maelstrom of wicked death metal that lays waste to all else. Vile, twisted and deafeningly heavy." FFO:The Furor, Morbid Ange...

Domain Of The Wretched May 8, 2018

Domain Of The Wretched
by Organectomy

The Pitch:New Zealand based slamming death metal act Organectomy re-issue theirdebut full lengthDomain of the Wretchedvia Unique Leader Records..."a crushing mix of slam, tech death, sickening atmospherics, and a ferocious brutality unmatched by most bands today." FFO: Within Destruction, Abnormalit...

Pig May 8, 2018

Pig
by Mouthbreather

The Pitch: More grinding mathcore mania from the IndexFest lineup. This time it's Boston's Mouthbreather. FFO: Knocked Loose, Full of Hell, Helpless What I Like: Every time that I think I've used the words "raw" or "vicious" most appropriately, a band comes along to prove that I should save such de...

Silence of the Deceased May 7, 2018

Silence of the Deceased
by Lautreamont

The Pitch: The debut album from Russian avant-garde extreme metal trio Lautreamont. "Titled Silence of the Deceased, the albums seven tracks are a journey into the dark corners of human nature, death and regression." FFO: Otargos, Balance Interruption, Veilburner What I Like: This album is making m...

Raffy Reviews - Nekrokraft: 'Servants' May 4, 2018

Servants
by Nekrokraft

Background Sweden is undoubtedly a gold mine when it comes to discovering some of the heaviest and most controversial acts in extreme metal. FromAmon AmarthtoIn Flames and many, many more, one will always find something to quench their personal taste for the brutal and blackened...and today's act i...

Arms / Seizures Split May 4, 2018

Arms / Seizures Split
by Arms

The Pitch: Dark Trail Records presents the exciting new split between rising mathcore groups Arms and Seizures for 4 songs of delightful chaos. FFO: The Dillinger Escape Plan, God Mother, Converge What I Like: Despite it's length, this release is an important one on so many levels. Here we have two...

Autobahn 8 May 4, 2018

Autobahn 8
by Contwig

The Pitch:Inspired by the likes of The Chariot, Converge, and The Dillinger Escape Plan, French group Contwig promises "abrasive, intricate, fast-paced hardcore blending elements from the US chaotic/math scene with classic French screamo." What I Like: Contwig do an excellent job of pulling in all ...

Eonian May 3, 2018

Eonian
by Dimmu Borgir

The Pitch: Marking their 25th anniversary as a band, Norwegian symphonic black metal legends, and often divisive group amongst genre fans, Dimmu Borgir return after 8 long years with their new album Eonian through Nuclear Blast. What I Like: Let me begin by saying that, thankfully, all of my concer...

Collider May 3, 2018

Collider
by Heads

The Pitch:German-Australian ,90's-tinged noise rock/post-punk unit Heads release their second full-length via Corpse Flower Records. "Collider listens like a trudge through inhospitable badlands..." FFO: Quicksand, Fugazi, The Jesus Lizard What I Like: The best way I can think to describe Collider ...

Happiness Brought By Endless Sorrow May 2, 2018

Happiness Brought By Endless Sorrow
by Vampillia

The Pitch: "Self-defined as a brutal orchestra, Vampillia is a 10-piece group from Osaka, Japan constantly pushing and blurring the boundaries of sonic extremity with their beautiful yet twisted and dark blend of metal, noise, post-rock, ambient, shoegaze, classical, progressive, folk and industrial...
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