Season's Close March 8, 2017

Winter
by Fen

The Pitch: Fifth album from English atmospheric black metalthree-piece. "At once rich in sound, beguilingly delicate, and yet laced with cold darkness." Produced by of Jaime Gomez Arellano (Ulver, Primordial, Solstafir). What I Like: There are some moments here that really tug at my emotions. Not u...

Orgasmic Spiritual Ecstasy March 8, 2017

Abreaction
by Svart Crown

The Pitch: Haunting, aversive, andoften perverse technical, blackened death metal from French band Svart Crown nearly a decade into their career. Now on Century Media Records. FFO Ulcerate+Behemoth+Deathspell Omega What I Like: The guitar performance on this album is off the sadistic, brimstone-sti...

The Other Kind of Clouds March 8, 2017

Trails of Kozmik Dust
by Cloud Catcher

The Pitch: Stoner doom and psychodelic rock group Cloud Catcher catches some hazy purple clouds on their latest album through Totem Cat Records. FFO: Black Sabbath, Jimi Hendrix What I Like: This album very much induces the same feeling I got from my first exposure to Sabbath and Hendrix. The groov...

INTERVIEW: Marc Bourgon of Cancelled March 7, 2017

Tenebrific
by Cancelled

We very recently reviewed the experimental side project, Cancelled, conceived as a side project for MarcBourgon of Fuck the Facts and Greber. It was a pleasant surprise in my rotation given just how different it is from the pack. Given these variations from the norm, I was happy to accept the opport...

Not So Ghastly March 7, 2017

Ghastly Sound
by Ghastly Sound

The Pitch: "A gritty, loud, unforgiving and uncompromising trio focused on guitarless volume worship and a love for high-energy riffs." Through Magnetic Eye Records. FFO Kylesa, Torche and Every Time I Die What I Like: The bands that stand out the most to me these days take a more eclectic approach...

Survival of the Sickest March 7, 2017

The Shadow Archetype
by Evocation

The Pitch: Sweden's Evocation, with roots all the way back to 90's old school death metal and Gothenburg, make a triumphant return with The Shadow Archetype through Metal Blace Records. FFO At The Gates, Amon Amarth, The Haunted What I Like: What we get here is a nice cross-section of a few differe...

The Ever Shifting Path March 6, 2017

Longing for the Untold
by Aversio Humanitatis

The Pitch: Black and death metal EP from Spain that delivers "a sempiternal path of instrospection and refletions that revolves around nihilism, conscience and death" via BlackSeed Productions. FFO vangelist, Mephorash, Schammasch What I Like: Great overall sound on these four tracks. The productio...

Don't Be Hasty (Official Premiere) March 6, 2017

Ingrats
by Netra

The Pitch: An exclusive early album stream of highly experimental black metal with a plethora of influences brought to you by Hypnotic Dirges' Netra. FFO: Sigh What I Like: I almost passed this one over originally, as I was not a fan of the band's opening single "Everything's Fine." This was a less...

Heroin Youth March 6, 2017

Zaga Zaga
by Zaga Zaga

The Pitch: Chaotic hardcore/post hardcore music... out of Tel Aviv Yafo, Israel. Zaga Zaga on HowToBeCool Records. What I Like: True to track 2, these guys get stuff done. There's a certain sense of anarchy to the music, but perhaps less aggressively so than some of the heavier mathcore groups out ...

Waves of the Blackest Mire March 6, 2017

Renascentia
by Earth Rot

The Pitch: Earth Rot, old school death metal from Australia, are back in action with a new, self-released LP. FFO Decomposed, Grave Plague, Shed the Skin What I Like: Bravo for tossing in that random saxophone solo and killer acoustic portion later in the album. It's starting to become almost pass ...

Still One Of The Best March 3, 2017

Halfway Human
by Within the Ruins

The Pitch: Massachusetts technical deathcore/metalcore band cranks out a dizzying new album for headbangers and guitar enthusiasts alike. And what of the new clean singing? FFO: Sikth, Periphery, Thy Art Is Murder What I Like: I have said it before and I'll say it again, these guys are so underrate...

Mr. Bungler March 3, 2017

The Nature of Being New
by Bungler

The Pitch: Buffalo, NY's hardcore marauders, Bungler, releasetheir fiery third album, their first with Innerstrength Records. Featuring guest appearances from members of Adaliah, The Traditional,and Sirens and Sailors. FFO Every Time I Die, Great American Ghost What I Like: The acerbic vocal delive...

Freed From the Leash March 2, 2017

You Owe You Pay
by Carnal Decay

The Pitch: Swiss deathcore/death metal legion Carnal Decay slams their way to a new release through Rising Nemesis Records. FFO Aborted, Within Destruction, Vulvodynia What I Like: You may have caught our review of this band's demo last year, which featured two songs on this album. I was excited to...

The Last Survivors March 2, 2017

Argue, Eyesore & Ecce Lex
by Nostromo

The Pitch: French mathcore/noisecore/grindcore group Nostromo have emerged from obscurity to reissue two classic LP's and an EP. Could we also get some new material...? FFO Car Bomb+Helmet's Strap It On+Meshuggah's Chaosphere What I Like: Everything you love about the bands above, as well as other ...

More Bricks, Please March 1, 2017

Pitch Black
by Funeral For The Masses

The Pitch: Finnish deathcore that will compel you to eat yet more bricks. FFO Whitechapel, Carnifex, and They Art Is Murder What I Like: This ain't the most imaginative music out there, but it's one of the more successful attempts I've heard at boiling the genre back down to its most basic componen...

Slug Metal 3 for 1 March 1, 2017

The Cosmic Cornucopia
by Slugdge

The Pitch: Lancashire, UK's favorite slug-themed death metal band reissues their previous 3 albums together as triple digipack CD and vinyl. WhyYou ShouldBuy It: If you're a collector of physical releases, this is a no brainer. Slugdge has a strong discography as it is, butto get all 3 quality CD's...

A.I. Feb. 28, 2017

CONSTRUCT
by Archivist

The Pitch: Consisting of members from across Europe, Archivist returns with the post-something-or-other follow-up to their 2015 self-titled debut. The next chapter intheir sci-fi conceptual series. What I Like: As always, the music this band creates is absolutely stunning. Compositions are above al...

Unhinged Feb. 28, 2017

War Metal Massacre
by Holocausto

The Pitch: Old school blackened thrash and war metal from Brazil. FFO Sarcfago What I Like: Fast, furious, and f@$king angry. The vocal performance is completely unhinged. "Massacre" is a wrecking ball of raging riffs that conjures imagery of classics from both OSDM and first wave BM. The drumming ...

The Furor (Exclusive Track and Review) Feb. 28, 2017

Cavalries of the Occult
by The Furor

The Pitch: Australian blackened thrash band, featuring the drummer from Impeity, shares an exclusive track to their upcoming album. What I Like: Cavalries of the Occult helps exemplify why I keep the 3 rating scale system. Even though I havesome of thequalms below, respect needs to be paid to howTh...

Convention Cancelled Feb. 27, 2017

Tenebrific
by Cancelled

The Pitch: Experimental recording project of Marc Bourgon (Greber).Written during long tour drives, mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge) and mastered Ryan Butler of Arcane Digital What I Like: This is something different. It's like Radiohead meets The Lion's Daughter. Funky, laid back bass grooves and h...
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