Eternal Bloodcult May 24, 2018

Eternal Bloodcult
by Wound Collector

The Pitch: "Wound Collector plays death metal with a historic twist and a demented saxophone. Each of the members have years of experience in playing and performing a variety of different styles of music." FFO: Jerseyband, Brain Tentacles, Acrania What I Like: The saxophone work on this album is in...

Convulsions of a Dying Empire May 24, 2018

Convulsions of a Dying Empire
by Hatchets For Hands

The Pitch: Melodic death metal from San Francisco's Hatchets for Hands with "a refreshing throwback vibe reminiscent of old school In Flames and At The Gates, but of course with their own touch." What I Like: I was in the midst of a large pile of band requests when I came upon Hatchets for Hands, a...

It's Hard To Have Hope May 23, 2018

It's Hard To Have Hope
by Svalbard

The Pitch:Bristol, UK post-hardcore group Svalbard "harness the aggression of heavy music and the urgency of the current political climate" with their sophomore effort through Translation Loss Records. FFO: Archivist, Anopheli,Touch Amor What I Like: Those of you who have gotten to know me or read ...

Modern Frenetics May 23, 2018

Modern Frenetics
by Black Matter Device

The Pitch: The new album from Virginia's Black Matter Device. "Two years in the making, Modern Frenetics is an 11 track collection of sporadic sounds spanning anywhere from mathcore to post rock to pure unadulterated noise." FFO: The Dillinger Escape Plan, Every Time I Die, The Number Twelve Looks L...

Beacon of Faith May 22, 2018

Beacon of Faith
by Baptists

The Pitch: Assaultive hardcore and punk from Baptists via Southern Lord; "combining the style of raw adrenaline-fueled emotion, venomous vocal delivery, gigantic guitar sound, and a visceral rhythmic propulsion a sonic manifestation of desolate rage, bolstered by a palpable sense of urgency." What...

Love Will Kill All May 22, 2018

Love Will Kill All
by Bleeding Through

The Pitch: The wheel of classic metalcore comebacks continues spinning with the return of California's Bleeding Through. Originally disbanding after the 2012 album The Great Fire, the band has reformulated to deliver a new full length release through SharpTone Records. What I Like: Within the metal...

goner. May 21, 2018

goner.
by goner.

The Pitch: Syracuse, New York mathcore/noisegrind band goner. drops their debut EP on the unsuspecting public with early streamcourtesy of Mathcore Index. FFO: Ilenkus, God Mother, Implore What I Like: goner. made some waves this April with the release of the debut single "My Experience Has Molded ...

Cult of a Dying Sun May 21, 2018

Cult of a Dying Sun
by UADA

The Pitch: "On their sophomore full-length, UADA expand their scope and range of hypnotic craft. Balancing sharp riffs with spectral melodies in a manifold of haunting yet distinctive black metal dirges. A sharp spear in the heart of the brightest star." FFO: Au-Dessus, The Spirit, Hoth What I Like...

Raffy Reviews - Rotten Sound: 'Suffer To Abuse' May 18, 2018

Suffer To Abuse
by Rotten Sound

Background Finland's Rotten Soundhas taken the scene by storm and pioneered its sound since its formation decades ago. Through their multiple releases and other contributions to the underground music scene, their name has long been a staple to the grindcore community. Album Summary Recently, the ...

Raffy Reviews - Burn The Priest: 'Legion: XX' May 18, 2018

Legion: XX
by Burn The Priest

Background Burn The Priest, now better known asLamb of God, is a thrash/groove metal project from Richmond, Virginia that has created several fairly memorable releases since their mid-to-late 1990s inception. Since their name change, they've become nothing short of one of the most influential and l...

Opening Fire: 2008​-​2014 May 18, 2018

Opening Fire: 2008​-​2014
by Power Trip

The Pitch: "To kick off their celebration of ten years as a band, Dark Operative is proud to present Power Trips Opening Fire: 2008-2014, a complete collection of the bands earliest non-LP output." A crossover anthology worth owning. What I Like: I don't generally review compilations and anthologie...

Liquid Anatomy May 17, 2018

Liquid Anatomy
by Alkaloid

The Pitch: German progressive death metal supergroup Alkaloid (members of Necrophagist, Obscura, Aborted, Dark Fortress, God Dethroned, etc.) return from the critically lauded The Malkuth Grimoire with a new album via Season of Mist. What I Like: As should be expected from this highly proficient gr...

The Mesmerist May 17, 2018

The Mesmerist
by Mask Of Judas

The Pitch: "Formed of luminary instrumentalists throughout the UK,Mask Of Judasbring a new age sensibility to the Progressive Metal genre, fusing together the thunderous eight string grooves with lead acrobatics alongside vocal influences that range from Soul and RnB to the outer perimeters of Death...

To Drink From The Night Itself May 16, 2018

To Drink From The Night Itself
by At The Gates

The Pitch: Swedish melodic death metal legends and forerunners of the "Gothenburg sound" At The Gates return once more with their latest album, To Drink From The Night Iteslf via Century Media Records. FFO: The Haunted, The Lurking Fear, Dark Tranquillity What I Like: You avid readers out there kno...

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...
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