Deprive Aug. 11, 2017

Deprive
by Moral Void

The Pitch:Chicago blackened hardcore/grind trio Moral Void bring us further nihilistic mayhem via Translation Loss Records. FFO: Full of Hell, Sunlight's Bane, Sloth Herder What I Like: I could probably cover most of this review in terms of name drops. Fortunately for Moral Void, they are all good ...

What Passes For Survival Aug. 10, 2017

What Passes For Survival
by Pyrrhon

The Pitch: "Continuing to shapeshift and unravel, while using unorthodox songwriting techniques that border on the incomprehensible, avant-garde extreme metal quartet Pyrrhon return with What Passes For Survival...an aural challenge that refuses to adhere to genre conventions, merging strategic orch...

Larga Sombra Aug. 10, 2017

Larga Sombra
by Khmer

The Pitch:WOOAAARGH serves up the debut album from raw, Madrid-based blackened crust group, Khmer. FFO: Martyrdod, Nuisible, Zao What I Like:Larga Sombra is a rough listen. These guys deliver some really berating, noisy hardcore with unforgiving vocals and harsh distortion. D-beats drive the listen...

eXXpreSSion Aug. 9, 2017

eXXpreSSion
by Boobs of Doom

The Pitch: Eccentric Industrial/Drone duo Boob of Doom are at it again with their 10th release,eXXpre$$ion: an atmospheric soundtrack that may be the group's best work yet. FFO Nine Inch Nails, cEvin Key, Akira Yamaoka What I Like: These guys just continue to exceed my expectations with each succes...

Out Of The Voiceless Grave Aug. 9, 2017

Out Of The Voiceless Grave
by The Lurking Fear

The Pitch: Swedish crusty death metal outfitThe Lurking Fear(members of At The Gates, Disfear, etc) release their debut album via Century Media Records. FFO: The Haunted, Graben, Martyrdod What I Like: I'll admit that I was pretty dissapointed with the At The Gates comeback album, but the bite that...

Entropy: Of Chaos And Salt Aug. 8, 2017

Entropy: Of Chaos And Salt
by NYN

The Pitch:Virginia-based multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Noyan Tokgozoglu unleashes his latest technical, progressive death metal opus from NYN with the help of guitarist Tom "Fountainhead" Geldschlger (ex-Obscura) and keyboard/synth player Jimmy Pitts (Virulent Depravity, etc.). Coming via Vmbre...

Temporal Majesty Aug. 8, 2017

Temporal Majesty
by Moray

The Pitch: Filled with defiance and written in the "heavy-handed shadow" of the Mormon churches of Utah, Moray delivers solid black metal for the modern age. FFO Gilded Lily, Pale Chalice,early Panopticon What I Like: "Aether" is just an all-around killer track, so Moray have wisely put their best ...

In Forgotten Sleep Aug. 7, 2017

In Forgotten Sleep
by Lör

The Pitch: Progressive, folk-tinged power metal from Philadelphia brought to us by Lr. FFO Blind Guardian, Ensiferum, Wilderun What I Like: Hey look at me covering another power metal album. A rarity for sure. But when it comes to Lr,they definitely bring something a little different to the table. ...

Dead Cross Aug. 4, 2017

Dead Cross
by Dead Cross

The Pitch:Consisting of Dave Lombardo (Slayer), Justin Pearson (The Locust), Michael Crain (Retox), and Mike Patton (Faith No More, etc.); Dead Cross is the avant-garde hardcore project we've all been yearning for. FFO: Fantomas, Mr. Bungle, The Dillinger Escape Plan What I Like: True to form, Dead...

Sexual Panic Human Machine Aug. 4, 2017

Sexual Panic Human Machine
by Bonehunter

The Pitch: Hell's Headbangers presents the second album from sexually perverse, Finnish blackened punk/thrashers, Bonehunter. FFO: Craven Idol, Destroyer 666, Witchery What I Like: Well here we are. I don't think just a few years back I would have envisioned myself sitting on a park bench, enjoying...

Poetry Of The Ill-Minded Aug. 3, 2017

Poetry Of The Ill-Minded
by Shade Empire

The Pitch: Finland's Shade Empire bring some unique touches to the progressive black/death metal genre with the help of Candlelight and Spinefarm Records. FFO: Irreversible Mechanism, Necronomicon, Kaerulean What I Like: Shade Empire seems to be a band filled to bursting with creative minds who hav...

Ghost Stories Aug. 2, 2017

Ghost Stories
by Dead Wake

The Pitch: The debut album from New York progressive metal/metalcore bandproduced by Kevin Antreassian (Dillinger Escape Plan) at Backroom Studios. FFO: Textures, Periphery,Kadinja What I Like: The first few seconds of an album can make or break my decision to review it, and in this respect Ghost S...

Neverending Trail of Skulls Aug. 1, 2017

Neverending Trail of Skulls
by Gravesite

The Pitch:The second album of Italian horror old school death metallers Gravesite though Xtreem Music. FFO: Death, Gruesome, Shed The Skin What I Like: If you are all about OSDM and the bands above, you'll have little reason not to enjoyNeverending Trail of Skulls. The album is chock full of horror...

SOS Vinyl Edition July 31, 2017

SOS
by Backswing

The Pitch: Detroit female-fronted metallic hardcore act Backswing reissue their 2016 album SOS on vinyl via DemonsRunAmok. FFO: Left Behind, Meatwound, Power Trip What I Like: Unapologetic and to the point. These descriptors easily sum up the concept of SOS. No bells and whistles, no sugar coating;...

Laces Out July 31, 2017

Laces Out
by Laces Out

The Pitch: The debut album from New York post-punk/post-hardcore act Laces Out via Nefarious Industries. FFO: Fugazi, Quicksand, Pigeon What I Like: More 90's nostalgia to transport me back to a simpler time (for me at least). Laces Out oozes aesthetic of the days when alternative radio reigned sup...

Worlds Apart July 28, 2017

Worlds Apart
by Make Them Suffer

The Pitch: Australian progressive metalcore/djent band Make Them Suffer may have tricked me with theirbrutal death metalthrowback band name, but they deliver one of this genre's best albums of the year nonetheless. FFO: Periphery, August Burns Red, Bleeding Through What I Like: I was just the other...

Lords of Death July 27, 2017

Lords of Death
by Temple Of Void

The Pitch: Shadow Kingdom Records present the sophomore album from Michigan brutal death/doomers Temple Of Void. FFO: Be'Lakor, Krypts, Seedna What I Like: Oh man, I love these vocals. Super, duper LOWS with enormous strength behind them. Think Septicflesh mixed with Be'lakor. These brutal growls s...

Harbingers of Pestilence July 27, 2017

Harbingers of Pestilence
by Dethrone the Sovereign

The Pitch: Famined Records presents the latest album from SLCprogressive death metallers Dethrone the Sovereign.Harbingers of Pestilencefocuses on the concepts of transhumanism and mankind'sdesireput an end to its own mortality. FFO: The Faceless, Vale of Pnath, Exocrine What I Like: Dethrone the S...

What Makes a GREAT Album? July 26, 2017

Metal Musings
by FlightOfIcarus

What Makes a Great Album? I spend a lot of time writing album reviews, but a big part of the process is sorting through the hundreds of releases out there. Now more than ever there is a massive amount of metal music to be found; sometimes for better and others for worse. Between the dozens of album...

Strangled Light July 26, 2017

Strangled Light
by Less Art

The Pitch:Gilead Media delivers the debut album from post-hardcore supergroup, Less Art; the alliance ofbrothers Riley and Ed Breckenridge ofThrice,Ian Miller and Jon Howell ofKowloon Walled City,andMike Minnick ofCurl Up and Die. FFO: These Arms Are Snakes, mewithoutyou, The Drowned God, Fugazi Wh...
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