Graves Among The Roots July 26, 2017

Graves Among The Roots
by Elder Devil

The Pitch: Callifornia gind/hardcore band Elder Devil (members of Cabin Fire and Keeper/Plastic Bag Facemask) get their latest EP reissued on limited cassette via Medusa Crush Recordings. "Drawing on movies such as The Witch and Antichrist, with styles ranging from bands like Cult Leader and The Sec...

Methods To Delusion July 25, 2017

Methods To Delusion
by Scalpel

The Pitch:New England progressive technical death squad Scalpel self-release a vicious new album and the first to land a potential spot for our 2017 Musicianship part deux list. FFO Gigan, Replacire, Gorguts What I Like: This album is a totally brutal technical powerhouse. I looked at the cover and...

Marrow July 24, 2017

Marrow
by Justinhate

The Pitch: Darkened metallic hardcore from Copenhagen-based Justinhate through their own label of Deathbird Recordings. The band has shared the stage withSepultura, Carcass, Obituary, Darkest Hour, Hexis, and many more. FFO: Grieved, Bungler, Sibiir What I Like: "Ignis" was the track that initially...

Antinumerology July 24, 2017

Antinumerology
by Mitochondrion

The Pitch: Vancouver's unhinged technical blackened death metal quartet Mitochondrion release Antinumerology on CD via Krucyator Productions. FFO: Auroch, Sepetus, Dendritic Arbor What I Like: Side note here; I just respect the hell out of Loic and what he is doing with Krucyator. He has an ear for...

Gammageddon July 21, 2017

Gammageddon
by Cytotoxin

The Pitch:German brutal technical death metal band Cytotoxin brings Chernobyl-influenced mayhem via Unique Leader Records. FFO: Dying Fetus, Aborted, Reaping Asmodeia What I Like: Gammageddon has everything a technical death metal fan could want: intensely brutal vocals (with some breeing to boot),...

Return to the Void July 20, 2017

Return to the Void
by Execration

The Pitch: Through Metal Blade Records, Oslo band Execration brings "a whirlwind of thrash, death, black, and even heavy metal, fast and slow parts, and the trademark Execration shifts in mood, tempo, and atmosphere." FFO: Horrendous, Immolation, Wombbath What I Like: When the pace kicks up, there ...

Dawn of Leviathan July 20, 2017

Dawn of Leviathan
by Furyborn

The Pitch: UK melodeath band Furyborn deliver an unexpectedly stellar album filled to the brim with tasty hooks and Gothenburg throwbacks. FFO: Soilwork, Arch Enemy, Bloodshot Dawn What I Like: It took me a minute to figure out who vocalist Jut Tabor most reminds me of, but I am pretty happy with c...

Cloud Burner July 19, 2017

Cloud Burner
by Blurring

The Pitch: Technical, blackeneddeathgrind from New York's Blurring (Ft. Brutal Truths Dan Lilker Erik Burke)FFO: Gridlink, Dendritic Arbor, Seputus What I Like: "I will f#$king bash you in the face!" And so the album abruptly opens. There's no "if" or "because" here; only a clear declaration of in...

Flight's Blackened Hardcore Roundup July 19, 2017

Bastard Feast (formerly Elitist) have managed to create the Cherry Coke of extreme metal. From the US black metal mecca of Portland, OR; Osculum Inflame is here to put the Mayhem in your Minor Threat.Like Jacob Bannon and company, Bastard Feast bring a fast, chaotic concoction of relentless beats, a...

Overture: The Heir Apparent July 18, 2017

Overture: The Heir Apparent
by Ezerath

The Pitch: Montreal, Qubec progressive death metal band Ezerath proves that they are worthy of the big leagues with Overture: The Heir Apparent; a concept album "depicting the thoughts of several main characters immediately before the death of Alton Nayan...the King of Gnara."FFO: Opeth, Be'lakor, T...

Dreaming Is Sinking /// Waking Is Rising July 17, 2017

Dreaming Is Sinking /// Waking Is Rising
by Dayseeker

The Pitch: A progressive metalcore/djent concept album from Orange County's Dayseeker via Spinefarm Records. "A man avenges the unspeakable crimes committed against his wife only to be bludgeoned into a coma. Locked in a vegetative state, changes erupt throughout his world, spanning the dissolution ...

Lycanthropic Burrowing July 14, 2017

Lycanthropic Burrowing
by One Master

The Pitch: US occult black metal practitioners One Master unsheathe Lycanthropic Burrowing to the unsuspecting public via Eternal Death Records. FFO: Ascension, Blaze of Perdition, Taake What I Like: Lycanthropic Burrowing is a ruthless cacophony of mirthless black metal oppression. Driven by ferve...

Adversary Omnipotent July 13, 2017

Adversary Omnipotent
by Enfold Darkness

The Pitch: Nashville blackened technical death metal band Enfold Darkness returns after 8 years with Adversary Omnipotent through The Artisan Era. FFO: Vale of Pnath, The Black Dahlia Murder, A Loathing Requiem What I Like:Adversary Omnipotent opens on a very high note through the atmospheric, symp...

Nightmare Future July 12, 2017

Nightmare Future
by Expulsion

The Pitch: "Spawned from the cerebral mind of grind legend Matt Olivo (Repulsion), EXPULSION combines grind, punk, and crust into a caustic musical vomit guaranteed to stack the corpses high." Also featuring Matt Harvey (Exhumed, Gruesome), Danny Walker (Intronaut, Exhumed, Phobia) and bassist Menno...

Unparalleled Universe July 11, 2017

Unparalleled Universe
by Origin

The Pitch:Tech Death mastersOrigin areback with their 7th studio effort. Resident shredder, and only remaining original member, Paul Ryan describes the record as the beginning of a new era for the band and "a reflection of our true selves". Unparalleled Universe boasts the same lineup as 2014's Omni...

Fordojet Levende July 11, 2017

Fordojet Levende
by Ligaeder

The Pitch: Rugged and raw blackened death metal from Denmark's LIGDER. Current and former members from No Fealty, Hexis, Gust, City Keys, LLNN, Stream City, Dirtdrinker, glise and afmagt. "Out of the dark and mouldy sewers of Copenhagen LIGDER ascends ready to feast on all that is dead and rotting."...

Anticult July 10, 2017

Anticult
by Decapitated

The Pitch: Polish death and groove metal band Decapitated return with the help of hit-or-miss heavyweight label Nuclear Blast for their 7th album, one that has certainly been making the rounds since it released last week. FFO: Aborted, Hatebreed, Lamb of God What I Like: I tend to be skeptical of N...

Feasting on Dark Intentions July 10, 2017

Feasting on Dark Intentions
by Hands of Thieves

The Pitch: Hellthrasher Productions proudly presents the debut offering from my own local, Portland-based destroyers Hands of Thieves. FFO: Lord Mantis, Cultes Des Ghoules, Vermin Womb What I Like: I just love this guitar tone. Like the bands I've compared them to above, Hands of Thieves sound abso...

Vol. III & IV: Cult of the Void July 7, 2017

Vol. III & IV: Cult of the Void
by Seer

The Pitch: Vancouver's post-metal and stoner rock band Seer continue to wander desolate desert landscapes with Vol. III IV: Cult of the Void viaArt of Propaganda. FFO Windhand, Cities of Mars, Thera Roya What I Like: Seer continue to explore their sound, which includes a strong array of various do...

River Black July 7, 2017

River Black
by River Black

The Pitch: New Jersey serves up some delectably vicious new hardcore in the form of River Black via Season of Mist. "River Black is an emotional reaction; an answer to the call of today's heavy music. It is a creative process that journeys to the heart and soul; purging all the good, the bad and the...
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