Au Peuple de l'Abîme Oct. 25, 2017

Au Peuple de l'Abîme
by Heir

The Pitch: Toulouse, France black metal group Heir joins the ranks of Les Acteurs De l'Ombre Productions to release their debut full length albumAu Peuple de l'Abme:"To the People of the Abyss." FFO: Regarde Les Hommes Tomber, Hark, Wildernessking What I Like:Au Peuple de l'Abme is a raging fire be...

Blessed By the Burn Oct. 25, 2017

Blessed By the Burn
by Left Behind

The Pitch: Charleston sludge and death-infused hardcore band Left Behind with another excoriating new album hot on the trail of the crushing Seeing Red. FFO: Early Helmet, Wolf King, The Apex What I Like: Seeing Red was a real treat; an insanely heavy release that pulled no punches. Hell, it was on...

F.O.H.A.T Oct. 24, 2017

F.O.H.A.T
by Caïnan Dawn

The Pitch: "Once again,Canan Dawn has probed the infinite resonance of the everlasting chaos. Through seven tracks with strong atmosphere, the cosmic substance F.O.H.A.T revealed the mysterious link between Mind and Matter." -Osmose Productions. FFO Schammasch, Mephorash, Inquisition What I Like: A...

Hostage Animal Oct. 23, 2017

Hostage Animal
by All Pigs Must Die

The Pitch: Consisting of members from Trap Them, Converge, Bloodhorse, and The Hope Conspiracy; sludge and hardcore band All Pigs Must Die bring their various talents to the table with the help of Kurt Ballou and Southern Lord. FFO: Northless, Converge, The Lion's Daughter What I Like: There's some...

Raffy Reviews - Veil of Maya: 'False Idol' Oct. 20, 2017

False Idol
by Veil of Maya

Background Brief History:For well over a decade now, prog-djenty metallersVeil of Maya have been clouding the underground core scene with their personal marque of heavy metal. Through six satisfyingly heavy full-length albums, countless energetic live shows, and consistently sound musicianship, it ...

Plus Une Main A Mordre Oct. 20, 2017

Plus Une Main A Mordre
by Throane

The Pitch:The second full length from atmospheric black metal project, Throane, once again via Debemur Morti. "One of the most stunning trips of the year, Plus une Main Mordre(No Hand Left to Bite) seeks balance between the struggle and the letting go, passing from chaos to quiet in revelatory circ...

Serenade of Slitting Throats Oct. 19, 2017

Serenade of Slitting Throats
by Sicarius

The Pitch: Southern California black metal act Sicarius unleash the aptly-named Serenade of Slitting Throats via M-Theory Audio. "Like a merciless dagger onto the scene comesSicarius with their murderous, bloodthirsty and ultra-violent black metal assault." FFO: Skeletonwitch, Young and In The Way, ...

Vilseledd Oct. 19, 2017

Vilseledd
by God Mother

The Pitch: Party Smasher Inc. (Ben Weinman ofThe Dillinger Escape Plan) opens the floodgates for the new album from Stockholm, Sweden's God Mother. "Across 14 tracks, God Mother packs hardcore, grind, sludge, and noise into lethal projectiles...The sound is electrifying inspired as much by the grin...

Hatred Oct. 18, 2017

Hatred
by Friendship

The Pitch: Southern Lord and Daymore Recordings join forces to release Hatred, the ferocious debut from "mysterious" Japanese hardcore and grindcore act Friendship. FFO: Endon, Nostromo, The Apex What I Like: Friendship are another one of thos bands that can largely be summed up in one word: in thi...

Raffy Reviews - Xanthochroid: 'Of Erthe and Axen' (Act I & II) Oct. 17, 2017

Of Erthe and Axen
by Xanthochroid

Background:On this day, the epically progressive and highly experimental black metal project known asXanthochroid has finally released the second half of their new albumOf Erthe and Axen. This act, which hails from California and has been active for a little over a decade now, considers their stylis...

Amputheatre Oct. 17, 2017

Amputheatre
by Gutslit

The Pitch:Indian brutal death metal legends Gutslit return with their new album Amputheatre via Transcending Obscurity. "Gutslit have improved phenomenally and honed their skills in the company of the new vocalist Kaushal LS of Godless...stand[ing] head and shoulders above from the sea of brutal dea...

Storms of War Oct. 17, 2017

Storms of War
by Beithíoch

The Pitch: A fresh, but brief, new EP from Irish blackened death and doom projectBeithoch. FFO: Portal, Behold! The Monolith What I Like:Beithoch has been an interesting project to follow, as no two releases have been exactly alike. There is a certain set of tools you can expect with each album, bu...

Endinghent Oct. 16, 2017

Endinghent
by Altarage

The Pitch: The endless pit of chaos that is Spain's Altarage returns after a powerful debut album, Nihil, with even more impressive blackened death meditations via Season of Mist. FFO: Portal, Abyssal, Malthusian What I Like: Well it's been a little while since we got some new material from Portal,...

The End Of Faith Oct. 16, 2017

The End Of Faith
by Bloodhunter

The Pitch: Disappointed in the latest Arch Enemy album? Check out Spain's extreme metallers Bloodhunter via Xtreem Music. Featuring elements of melodic death metal, thrash, groove metal, and blackened death metal; The End of Faith is an album you don't want to miss. FFO: Arch Enemy, The Haunted, Nig...

Endless Computer Oct. 16, 2017

Endless Computer
by Expander

The Pitch: Keeping it weird from Austin, Texas, Expander is here from Nuclear War Now! with their special blend of metallic hardcore for a full length debut recorded by Kurt Ballou. "The concept behind the album is that of a shapeless cosmic entity which represents the pinnacle of technological adva...

Raffy Reviews - Through The Eyes of the Dead: 'Disomus' Oct. 13, 2017

Disomus
by Through The Eyes of the Dead

Background Brief History: Starting in 2003, South Carolina-based deathcore actThrough The Eyes of the Dead has dished out a few notable releases that contributed in making them a respectable, household name for old school deathcore enthusiasts who grew up with the MySpace era of the genre. They pos...

Raffy Reviews - Exhumed: 'Death Revenge' Oct. 13, 2017

Death Revenge
by Exhumed

Background: 2017 has been a relatively solid year for the world of extreme metal. We've had countless releases ranging from the blackened to the technical and melodic death varieties come in from many different labels in the past several months. In addition, this month of October also marks the well...

E Oct. 13, 2017

E
by Enslaved

The Pitch: Progressive black metal legends.... yada yada yada... The Norwegians are at it again... yada yada yada. It's Enslaved, you're required to listen to a new album at least once. FFO: Good music. What I Like: Admittedly, that intro was pretty subjective. If I'm being perfectly honest, not ev...

Hegemony Oct. 13, 2017

Hegemony
by Samael

The Pitch: Swiss industrial and symphonic black metal legends Samael, with 30 years experience under their belts, deliver new anthems of destruction via Napalm Records. FFO: Anaal Nathrakh, Dimmu Borgir, Septicflesh What I Like: I don't hear too much noteworthy industrial metal these days, even les...

Mortuary Cult Oct. 12, 2017

Mortuary Cult
by Incarnal

The Pitch: Polish old school and blackened death metal from Via Nocturne's Incarnal. FFO: Entombed, Wombbath, Bloodbath What I Like: I'm a sucker for good old school DM. An album like Mortuary Cult brings an infectious energy to the table with it's primal D-beats, blasts, and Entombed distortion. T...
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