Sveta Stoka May 5, 2017

Sveta Stoka
by Muka

The Pitch: Croatian blackened doom metal fromMuka. "Oh, thou misfit of the underground, oh thou untainted martyr, orate the perpetual sounds towards hereafter... " FFO Creeping, Krypts, Maieutiste What I Like:Muka utterly nails the black metal spirit while maintaining the conventions of extreme doo...

Cleansing Spirits May 5, 2017

Exuvia
by The Ruins of Beverast

The Pitch: The new album from Ruins of Beverast and Vn Records. "Exuvia is a vessel of constipated lethal bacteria, loading an atonic fluid, a venomous substance of colours, a marsh of florescence. It is a fortress against a siege machine of spiritless organisms and so much a yell to nature's cleans...

OP Reissues May 4, 2017

Farmakologinen / Kosmonument / Muukalainen Puhuu
by Oranssi Pazuzu

The Pitch: 20 Buck Spin reissues the back-catalog for Finnish cosmic black metal outfit Oranssi Pazuzu in the US for the first time. FFO Cult of Fire, Cultes Des Ghoules, Sigh What I Like: These guys are delightfully weird. It's like a black metal acid trip in space. Carl Sagan rolls a fat one to t...

Endstrand May 4, 2017

Endstrand
by Valborg

The Pitch: Never boring, never the same. Germany's experimental band Valborg returns with an eclectic new album. FFO Crown, Cancelled, Tryptikon, Syk What I Like: Valborg'ssound simply cannot be pigeonholed. Each track represents a fresh approach; shifting between, and seamlessly melding, genres in...

Destroy and Rebuild May 3, 2017

Destroy and Rebuild
by Nothing Left

The Pitch: Facedown Records releases the debut EP from pummeling hardcore/metalcore band Nothing Left (ft. members of For Today).FFO: Darkest Hour, Trap Them, Norma Jean What I Like: Destroy and Rebuild occupies the space somewhere between Crown Feral and Godless Prophets The Migrant Flora; with t...

Angst May 2, 2017

Angst
by Kollapse

The Pitch: Hardcore and sludge from Kollapse, a Danish band focused on "the beauty in the harsh and the ugly." FFO LLNN, Wovoka, Alaskan What I Like: "Void" kicks things off nice and heavy. Early on there is more of a hardcore vibe that really gets my head bobbing. The vocals are extremely powerful...

Brine Pool May 2, 2017

Brine Pool
by Mudbath

The Pitch: More blackened sludge and doom metal from the twisted corners of France. This is Mudbath. FFO Fange, Drouth, Mind Mold What I Like: In a word, "swampy." Between the band name, album title, and general aesthetic of the songs within; you're going to need a little rinse after this one. Hear...

Leave The Crust On May 1, 2017

Run With The Hunted
by Wolfbrigade

The Pitch: Stockholm-based lycanthro punk/crust outfit Wolfbrigade delivers their 9th studio album straight to your face via Southern Lord. FFO Martyrdd, Motrhead, Graben What I Like: If you enjoyed the popular albumList last year, you're going to enjoy Run With The Hunted. This release has that sa...

Loathe May 1, 2017

Loathe
by Facade

The Pitch: The debut full length album from underground Dutch death doom metal bandFaade. FFO Doomed, Inter Arma, Monolithe What I Like: Finally, another doom band to actually grab and maintain my attention. If asyou're picky with this genre as I am, then take heed; this may be one for you too. Faa...

Embryonic Devils April 28, 2017

Embryonic Devils
by Crypt Rot

The Pitch: The destructive debut from Ohio's crusty death and metallic hardcore bandCrypt Rot hits full force via Southern Lord. FFO Tribulation's The Horror, Power Trip, The Haunted, Zom What I Like: My initial reaction was "Holy F#$" to fellow reviewer Chris Dahlberg, then I followed that up with...

Regrets April 28, 2017

Regrets
by War Brides

The Pitch: Chicago noise rock and post-hardcore band War Brides releases new album. FFO Pissed Jeans, Daughters, Jesus Lizard What I Like: More callbacks to that 90's era sound I love so much. It's noisey, grittypost-hardcore that is infinitely more Fugazi than Underoath. As much as I love both of ...

Mind Mold April 27, 2017

Mind Mold
by Mind Mold

The Pitch: Sentient Ruin presents the debut album from Canadian death, doom, and sludge group Mind Mold (featuring members of Wake and Seminary).. FFO Primitive Man, Northless, Indian, Escape is not Freedom What I Like: This album is drowned in a depressive atmosphere, but like your averaage person...

Rash Reflection April 27, 2017

Blue Moon Blood
by Statiqbloom

The Pitch: Debut from Brooklyn-based industrialproject Statiqbloom,with plenty of love for a certain group of emaciated Canadian canines. FFO Skinny Puppy, 3Teeth, Dead When I Found Her What I Like: As I stated in my Dead When I Found Her review, I am always on the hunt for music with that early Pu...

Coma Ecliptic: Live April 26, 2017

Coma Ecliptic: Live
by Between the Buried and Me

The Pitch: Metal Blade Records releases the live recording of Between the Buried and Me's mesmerizing Coma Ecliptic on CD and Blu-ray. Summary: I don't go in for a lot of live albums, but I assure you that this one is worth it. First of all, a good live recording should actually sound like you're t...

Autumn in April April 26, 2017

Seasons of Desolation
by Enisum

The Pitch: Italian atmospheric black metal bandEnisum returns with new label Avantgarde Music with an album that is easily their most expansive to date. FFO UADA, Altar of Plagues, Fen What I Like: Enisum have seriously built on all of their previously strengths, but also waded much deeper into the...

Carpe Diem, Tomorrow April 25, 2017

Anti​-​Melody
by American Standards

The Pitch: Arizona-based hardcore quartet, American Standards, here to bring you some good times with a few twists on Anti-Melody. FFO Every Time I Die, Norma Jean, Bungler, 156/Silence What I Like: Ahhh... here are those endlessly quoteable, fun lyrics I've been missing from ETID's back catalog. S...

Aloades April 25, 2017

Aloades
by Promethean

The Pitch: Debut EP from French symphonic death metal band Promethean, inspired by Septicflesh, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Emperor What I Like: Above all else, the riffs pulled me into this one. Aloades has a pretty impressive display of melodic, technical, and brutal guitar hooks as well as a few so...

Adveniens April 24, 2017

Adveniens
by Hideous Divinity

The Pitch: Italian blackened death metal filled with plenty of fire and brimstone from Hideous Divinity via 16th Cellar Studios. FFO Aborted (features former members), Behemoth, Benighted, Imperium. The entire album is a reflection on history and time, on the succession of futile ages, on the role o...

Pvtrid April 21, 2017

Pvtrefactio 7"
by Celestial Grave

The Pitch: Coming in hot after their previous short release, Burial Ground Trance, Finnish black metal band, Celestial Grave,return with Iron Bonehead for another two songs on 7". FFO: Death Karma, Cult of Fire, Mgla, Cultes des Ghoules What I Like: This is an absolutely perfect union of the putrid...

Beelzebud April 21, 2017

Beelzebud
by Beelzebud

The Pitch: Beelzebud's "Feelgood Two-Piece Noisemachine of Doom" from Singapore, or how I learned to stop worrying and love extreme doom metal. FFO Beithioch, Creeping, Gurthang, Indian What I Like: Buckets and buckets of fuzz. But not in that blacklight, 70's kind of way. This is a more blackened ...
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