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...

Fall From Reality Jan. 31, 2018

Fall From Reality
by Evil Warriors

Germanys Evil Warriors may be a new name for many of you, but the black metal band has been honing their craft for close to eleven years now. Their debut full length came out way back in 2011, and now the group has returned with a follow-up titled Fall From Reality. Its clear that the longer period ...

Raffy Reviews - Insaniam: 'Ominous Era' Jan. 30, 2018

Ominous Era
by Insaniam

Background: Spain's ever-growing underground music scene has spawned some notable releases for us metal folk in recent years. With that being said, today's bandInsaniam are making a sturdy return with their newest effort. Released just last week and serving as a follow up to the unsigned five piece...

Sinister Creed Jan. 30, 2018

Sinister Creed
by Funeral Winds

A little over ten years after the last full length, Dutch black metal band Funeral Winds has returned with Sinister Creed. Now in their twenty seventh year as an active group, these days the project is down to founder Hellchrist Xul with the addition of MZI (Kvltist) on session drums. The lineup cha...

Apparatus Jan. 30, 2018

Apparatus
by The Sleeper

The Pitch: Leipzig, Germany progressive metalcore band The Sleeper drops a new EP of post-metal tinged tunes viaASTAT Entertainment. FFO: Textures, Tesseract, Northlane What I Like: Hey! Another rare metalcore release that actually caught my attention! The Sleeper do an excellent job of delivering ...

Race Against Time Jan. 29, 2018

Race Against Time
by The Dead Centuries

The Pitch: "Ottawa three-piece The Dead Centuries are both futuristic and dangerouswhich is as it should be. Influenced by Protest The Hero, Periphery, Paul Gilbert, Sithu Aye and Intervals, The Dead Centuries can easily hold their heads up in such exalted company." FFO:Animals As Leaders, Scale The...

Raffy Reviews - Nest of Plagues: 'End of the Comedy' Jan. 26, 2018

End of the Comedy
by Nest of Plagues

Background: I guess you could say that this review is sort of a milestone for myself since this happens to be the first ever deathcore act I've listened to from the country of Hungary. Nest of Plagues isa band that blends many of the familiar and established core-related sounds with elemental under...

LIVE RECAP: Meshuggah/Code Orange/Toothgrinder Jan. 26, 2018

Crystal Ballroom: January, 25 2018
by FlightOfIcarus

Welcome to McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom in Portland, OR. This gorgeous, multi-floored venue was the perfect setting for the destruction to come. It was here that I had the pleasure of fulfilling a lifelong dream of seeing Meshuggah live in all of their glory, and the added bonus of being utterly pum...

Awaken Jan. 26, 2018

Awaken
by Agrimonia

Each Agrimonia release has showcased the Swedish bands ability to merge together just about every genre of dark and heavy music and make it their own. At the core of the music has always been the blunt and aggressive edge of doom and crust, but the emphasis on sweeping melodic passages and transitio...

Damnatio Memoriae Jan. 26, 2018

Damnatio Memoriae
by Grethor

The Pitch: Returning experimental black and death metal band Grethor have joined withEdgewood Arsenal to deliver their first full length album.Damnatio Memoriae is Latin for "condemnation of memory." The Roman Senate adopted this as a form of dishonorable punishment against traitors and criminals wh...

Raffy Reviews - Morari: 'The Light' Jan. 25, 2018

The Light
by Morari

Background: The vast, avant garde reaches of post-metal has had an increase of influence for the past couple of decades or so and includes a presence that originated from other genres. The constantly evolving subunit of metal incorporated elements found in the doom, alternative, black metal and har...

Nebula Septem Jan. 25, 2018

Nebula Septem
by Monolithe

The Pitch:French death/doom cult Monolithe have returned with the help of Les Acteurs de L'Ombre Productions to deliver the follow up to their critically lauded Zeta Reticuli. FFO: Doomed, Insomnium, Inter Arma What I Like: There are only a handful of doom bands that have truly impacted me since I ...

Devoratis Jan. 25, 2018

Devoratis
by Apophys

The Pitch: "Dutch [sci fi] death metal bruisers Apophys have been making waves since their surfacing in 2012, slowly carving their path in the modern death metal scene. Featuring members from God Dethroned and Toxocara this is a band with experience and a clear vision and approach to their writing, ...

Raffy Reviews - Vargrav: 'Netherstorm' Jan. 24, 2018

Netherstorm
by Vargrav

Background: Vargravis a Finnish black metal project that has now been around for a couple of years. This one-man entity got its big break on the Werewolf Records label not too long ago and is currently in the process of releasing its debut "kvlt" blackened extreme metal album titledNetherstorm. Al...

Rats In The Walls Jan. 24, 2018

Rats In The Walls
by Plague of Carcosa

The Pitch: Chicago-based doom, drone, noise, and experimental guitar playing in F standard tuning from Plague of Carcosa. Influences include SunnO)), Bong, Thou, and Bongripper. What I Like: Rats In The Walls is consistently hypnotic depsite its somewhat repetetive approach. The duration is made up...
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