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...

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...

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...

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...
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