Raffy Reviews - Mendacium: 'Decimating Titans' Feb. 12, 2018

Decimating Titans
by Mendacium

Background: Recently, we atMetal Trencheshave had an influx of some pretty cool one-man black metal acts.That being said,Mendaciumis a modern blackened death metal project straight out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The band, which is run single-handedly by Daniel Jackson (notable forVoid Ritual), is ...

Vignette Feb. 12, 2018

Vignette
by Letters From The Colony

The Pitch: Swedish progressive, technical metal act Letters From The Colony combine death metal, metalcore, and jazz to deliver one of the more interesting recent releases to come out of Nuclear Blast. FFO: Meshuggah, Torrential Downpour, Car Bomb What I Like: Letters From The Colony have found an ...

Reminiscence Feb. 12, 2018

Reminiscence
by Empress

The Pitch: "With this debut EP, Empress harvests a hybrid strain of monolithic groove, over-amped sludge and mutant prog." Featuring members of Seer and Craters and inspired by the work of Elder. What I Like: This is my favorite style of doom and sludge. Similar to Seer, Empress feels massive. Each...

Crypt Rot / Cringe Split Feb. 9, 2018

Crypt Rot / Cringe Split
by Crypt Rot

The Pitch: Redefining Darkness RecordsandSeeing Red Recordsteam up for a split betweentwo Ohio extreme metal up-in-comers Crypt Rot and Cringe. FFO: Zom, Power Trip,Expulsion What I Like: Glad to hear so soon from Crypt Rot. Their previous album Embryonic Devils quickly made one of my 2017 best of ...

Raffy Reviews - Harm's Way: 'Posthuman' Feb. 8, 2018

Posthuman
by Harm's Way

Background: Harm's Wayare a Chicago-based hardcore act that have been gaining a ton of traction in recent years. From releasing four albums and several EPs under various record labels, to performing in countless live shows since the band's inception about a decade ago, these Illinois titans are mak...

Knife The Glitter Feb. 8, 2018

Knife The Glitter
by Knife The Glitter

The Pitch:"After eight long years, the debut and final full length album from New Jersey progressive metal instrumental trio Knife the Glitter" via Party Smasher and Husaria Records. Featuring members of The Dillinger Escape Plan, John Frum and Intensus. What I Like: With a lineup like that, how co...

Hope Porn Feb. 8, 2018

Hope Porn
by Netherlands

The Pitch:Brooklyn-based band Netherlands deliver Hope Porn viaRecords and Tapes Records; an album described as "Swans andDioplaying simultaneously, atop an actual mountain of MDMA." Netherlands have shared the stage with the likes of Mutoid Man, Retox, andMelt-Bananaand frontman Timo Ellis has coll...

Raffy Reviews - Xenobiotic: 'Prometheus' Feb. 7, 2018

Prometheus
by Xenobiotic

Background: Longtime fanatics of the core music realm will acknowledge Australia - the land down under - for having a modest, yet influential underground scene, especially in regards to deathcore and metalcore. FromSignal The Firing Squad andThe Amity AfflictiontoParkway DriveI Killed The Prom Quee...

Divulgence Feb. 7, 2018

Divulgence
by Organized Chaos

The Pitch: Fascinating, avant-garde progressive metal from Belgrade, Serbia's Organized Chaos featuring appearances fromNick Johnston and Richard Henshall from Haken. FFO: Ihsahn, Mike Patton, Winterhorde What I Like: Sick. I was waiting for the next truly "out there" release to drop into my mailbo...

Aerith Feb. 6, 2018

Aerith
by Aerith

The Pitch: Praise the day; finally some decent melodeath from California's Aerithfeaturing Ken Bedene of Aborted on drums. FFO:In Flames, Serenity In Murder, Dark Tranquillity What I Like: Great melodic death metal is few and far between these days. After the recent letdown from the promising Blood...

Grains Feb. 6, 2018

Grains
by Thaw

Thaws often been lumped into the black metal category over the years, but that only represents one aspect of the Polish bands sound. Early on they merged elements of post rock, ambient, and noise alongside black metal, with 2015s improvised drone/ambient release St. Phenome Alley demonstrating just ...

We Will All Be Gone Feb. 6, 2018

We Will All Be Gone
by Good Tiger

The Pitch: London progressive, alternative band Good Tiger follow up their explosive debut with a new album through Black Light Media and Metal Blade Records. Says the band, "We were still finding our feet on 'A Head Full Of Moonlight', and seeing how we all integrated with each other. I think the s...

The Lights of This Earth Are Blinding Feb. 5, 2018

The Lights Of This Earth Are Blinding
by Centuries

The Pitch: Scathing Florida hardcore band Centuries deliver their second album via Southern Lord: "a dark album that carries a theme of constant self-doubt." FFO: Grieved, Converge, Implore What I Like:The Lights of This Earth Are Blinding is just one of those hammer-to-the-face kind of albums. The...

Raffy Reviews - Spite: 'Antimoshiach' Feb. 2, 2018

Antimoshiach
by Spite

Background: New York City stands as a hub for a wide arrangement of various musical communities and underground scenes. The black metal following, while very modest, includes a few of the most dedicated niche artists you may find.Spiteis one of those blackened extreme metal projects, run by a singl...

Form Is Void Feb. 2, 2018

Form Is Void
by Stygian Obsession

The Pitch: "Stygian Obsession traverse their subterranean realms of dark brutality through savage speedy passages and slow, haunting doom with equal facility, utterly engulfing the listener in apocalyptic foreboding." Via Pacific Threnodies. FFO: Abyssal, Adversarial, Beithioch What I Like: Form is...

Raffy Reviews - Frost Giant: 'The Harlot Star' Feb. 1, 2018

The Harlot Star
by Frost Giant

Background: Frost Giantis one Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based four piece act that uniquely blends melodic death elements with the vibes and emotions linked with folk metal. Performing under the eclectic and undergroundTranscending Records label, the band has previously released a couple of EPs in ...

The Collapse Feb. 1, 2018

The Collapse
by Vimana

The Pitch: Death/grind from Willowtip's Vimana out of Seattle,featuring current and former members of Cephalic Carnage and Vale Of Pnath. "...contemplating your existence in the universe while crushing a beer can against your forehead listening to Slayer." What I Like: The guitars and drums on this...

Without New Growth Process is Bloodshed Feb. 1, 2018

Without New Growth Process is Bloodshed
by Astrakhan

The Pitch: The return of Vancouver's progressive sludge outfit Astrakhan with an album that chronicles our unfortunate rush to adulthood that ironically leaves us yearning to regain the innocence and blissful ignorance of youth. FFO: Mastodon, Tool, Bushwhacker What I Like: When last we left Astrak...

Sickening Jan. 31, 2018

Sickening (Gravestone)
by Gravestone

The Pitch: The energetic debut album from Swedish old school death metallers, Gravestone. FFO: Earth Rot, Evocation, Gruesome What I Like: Sometimes you just need to turn off your brain and do some damage to your vertebrae. Sickening is just the album for such an occasion. Sporting some seriously c...

Lowered Jan. 31, 2018

Lowered
by Lowered

The Pitch: Black and doom metal out of Portland, Oregon from Lowered via Throne Records. FFO: Fell Ruin, Creeping, Oldd Wvrms What I Like: This is a super solid debut with a little bit of everything. First off, there's the massive doom sound with riffs that bring down the house. The massive product...
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