Ritual of Awesomeness Feb. 22, 2017

Impuritize
by Reaping Asmodeia

The Pitch: Minneapolis technical death metal band Reaping Asmodeia gets some much deserved major label love with Impuritize through Prosthetic Records. FFO Aborted, Within The Ruins, Abnormality, The Overmind What I Like: These Minnesotan's don't say "eh" or "dontchaknow." They're too busy sandblas...

Cut His Throat Feb. 21, 2017

Irwell
by Cold Crypt

The Pitch: Argento Records presents the release of Irwell, the debut album from this Manchester, UK-based black metal outfit. FFO Murg, Taake, Corpus Christii What I Like: "Kill the pig! Cut his throat!" I love when black metal vocals are incomprehensibly vile; but become clear just long enough to ...

Also A New Track Feb. 21, 2017

And Everything Was Beautiful
by 156/Silence

The Pitch: Mathcore Index yet again turns me onto a group that needed to be passed along. Pittsburg's 156/Silence bring crushing hardcore and thoughtful post-hardcore alike with their2016 LP and a new single complete with Music Video. FFO: Touche Amore, The Chariot What I Like:I freakin' love The C...

Beast from Beneath Feb. 21, 2017

Titanomachy
by Imperium

The Pitch: "Brutal, unrelenting death metal" from the UK with Middle Easternand Greekand Roman mythological influences,featuring ex-members of Bloodshot Dawn. FFO Behemoth, Hate Eternal, Cannibal Corpse What I Like: This album is above all else intensely heavy. I could draw some pretty strong paral...

What a Climb! Feb. 21, 2017

Ascendacy
by Kadinja

The Pitch: Three years following the release of their critically lauded debut EP, French progressive technical metalcore group Kadinja bring their djenty debut LP via Klonosphere Records/Season of Mist. FFO Textures, Periphery What I Like: I hear some mega strides forward in the time that has passe...

Preach! Feb. 20, 2017

Sermon ov Wrath
by Antropomorphia

The Pitch: More than two decades since AntropomorphiA's debut EP, Dutch death metal band return with a crushing LP via Metal Blade Records. FFO Cannibal Corpse What I Like: That first track hits like a damn freight train. Between theoverpowering guitars and that spectacularly combative bass rumble,...

Columbian Blackened Thrash (Lucifera Exclusive Track) Feb. 20, 2017

Preludio Del Mal
by Lucifera

The Pitch: Columbian, female-fronted blackened thrash metal band tear through the scene like a bat out of hell. Hear an exclusive stream of the title track. FFO Rebel Wizard, Kreator, early Sepultura What I Like: The f#$king RIFFS, my man! So righteous. If you desire fast and furious hooks with ple...

Nasty Feb. 20, 2017

Exhumation Requiem
by Nasty Surgeons

The Pitch: Pure death metal from Xtreem Music and Spanish band Nasty Surgeons. FFO: Exhumed, Carcass, Impaled What I Like: There are some solid riffs to be found on here. In particular, "Antemortem Dissection" has killer hooks in a number of different approaches from punchy chords andblackened trem...

Unpost-black Feb. 17, 2017

Hope
by Mord'A'Stigmata

The Pitch: Interesting mix of black metal and post metal (that I wouldn't call post-black) from Poland's Mord'A'Stigmata What I Like: Expansive, lush, introspective. Words a use a lot, but by they help to define this record. It opens with a guitar melody that I hear used frequently in the more atmo...

Unraveled and Unwavering Feb. 17, 2017

Stone and Skin
by Thera Roya

The Pitch: Blooklyn sludge and post-metal band returns after a few EP's (Unraveling recieving our own critical acclaim) and 88 shows(!) with their very first full length record. What I Like: First and foremost, these are just the underdogs you root for. Their first EP was stunning, and you have to ...

Adrift in the Stars Feb. 16, 2017

Aries
by Umbra

The Pitch: French post-metal, sludge project Umbra takes us on an intergalactic journey. FFO: Telepathy, Alaskan, They Grieve, The Moth Gatherer What I Like: I tend to use a lot of marine metaphors when it comes to post-metal and sludge: waves, stormy seas, etc. But Umbra is different. While they e...

Just Weird Feb. 16, 2017

Grizzlor/Godstopper split 7"
by Godstopper/Grizzlor

The Pitch: Sludgy, experimental, alternative non-descript music from Toronto's Godstopper and Connecticut's Grizzlor. FFO Swans, Primus, Mike Patton, Melvins What I Like: This is a bizarre hodgepodge of some of my favorite things from the 90's that got me into experimental music to begin with. I fe...

Falcor, Fly! Feb. 16, 2017

Mineral
by Terraformer

The Pitch: Instrumental post-metal from Belgian band Terraformer releases their new album via Dunk! Records and Time as a Color. FFO Russian Circles, North, Astronoid, Telepathy What I Like: Mineral is a luxuriant fabric of an album; featuring intricate needlework of driving power chords, mind-expa...

Source of the Winter Storm Feb. 16, 2017

The Blackest Volume: Like All The Earth Was Buried
by Sunlight's Bane

The Pitch: Michigan blackened grinderswreak havoc on your senses with an album that Trevor Strnad (The Black Dahlia Murder) calls "nihilistic, miserable music" that is "confrontational as fuck." FFO Vermin Womb, Nails, Young And In The Way What I Like: Heavy, heavy, heavy. By far one of the heavies...

Garbage Disposal Vocals Feb. 15, 2017

Spawn of the Fallen
by Daemoniac

The Pitch: Italian old school death metal from Daemoniac and brought to us by Xtreem Music. Entombed, Nihilist, Crematory, Necrophobic What I Like: The usual draw of good OSDM: insanely loud distortion, a mix of crusty drums with seering blackened tremolos. The snare roll transitions and jumps to b...

You Clean It Up Feb. 15, 2017

Your Mess as Much as Mine
by Oak

The Pitch: Metallic hardcore trio Oak from Sweden releases 5 tracks on digital and vinyl via Truthseeker Music, Hydrogen Man Records, and State of Mind Recordings. FFO Grieved, Kennedy, Cowards What I Like: "Spinning! I'm spinning!" The vocals on this album bring forth such delightful, unrestrained...

Get Rekt Feb. 14, 2017

Diablo, Con Amor... Adios
by Xibalba

The Pitch: California death and metallichardcore act Xibalba, named for theMayan underworld, return with 3 new tracks to bust your teeth on. What I Like: This is just that break stuff music. Music that gives your lips a downward curl and your eyes a flame within. Rather than relying on speed, much ...

Killer Riffs from Outer Space Feb. 14, 2017

Ascension
by Exocrine

I'm not really sure what's going on, but France's underground has been producing some seriously great metal lately. A few weeks ago we got Hybrid Sheep's Hail to the Beast. This time around it's Exocrine, hailing from Bordeaux, who has just dropped their latest record Ascension. The opening track of...

Henbane Hype Feb. 13, 2017

Coven, or Evil Ways Instead of Love
by Cultes Des Ghoules

I've probably revised this review more than any other I have done to date. Coven has presented that much of a challenge. It's been 4 years since Polish avant-garde black metal band Cultes Des Ghoules released Henbane; an album that was heralded by many as being an essential listening experience and ...

Lucille (Henry Kane Exclusive Song Stream) Feb. 13, 2017

Den Förstörda Människans Rike
by Henry Kane

The Pitch: Jonny Pettersson of Wombbath unleashes manical, crusty death metal via Transcending Obscurity Records. We exclusively stream the new track, "Svarta Tankar" What I Like: Heavy and abrasive as hell. The vocals sound like they scraped clean through the vocal chords and now he's just howling...
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