Smells like teen spirit June 16, 2016

Split
by God Mother / Artemis

God Mother: a hardcore quartet out of Stockholm influenced by bands like Rotten Sound, Converge, and Gaza. Artemis: brother from a different mother sending their own brand of hardcore around the UK. The two groups have joined forces for a split release with WOOAAARGH. Given their similar style and p...

Atmospheric Industrial BM June 15, 2016

The Reverses
by Terra Tenebrosa

Terra Tenebrosa (roughly translated to dark Earth) was formed in 2009 from the dissolution of post-hardcore band Breach. These boys have found themselves far from their native genre since then. Now I have seen post-hardcore bands go blackened before, but never quite like this. The corpse has been st...

Survival Horror OST June 14, 2016

Codex Obscura Nomina
by Blut Aus Nord / Aevangelist

After listening to Codex Obscura Nomina, I was craving a collaboration between these guys and Mr. Silent Hill himself Akira Yamaoka. How perfect would that be? The man has spent decades establishing himself as the man to go too when you need to build an ominous, foreboding soundscape to the gaming e...

Black Metal Mini-Review Roundup June 14, 2016

Gjendd is a brand newa new Norwegian black metal band. This demo was released in April, but will now see a physical release via Hellthrasher Productions on the 24th. The band's sound is dissonant and highly technical, fusing dizzying instrumentation with the old second wave spirit. Think early Darkt...

The Windswept Moors of Ohio June 13, 2016

Blood & Shadow
by Winterhymn

Just shy of a9. I really wanted to give these guys that extra point, but I tend to reserve those 9's and 10's for albums with that extra kick of innovation. In terms of folk metal albums in the mode of melodic death metal though? This is nearly a 10. Hot on the heels of otherAmerican peers like Wild...

Start at The Traveler June 10, 2016

Reward in Purpose
by Astrakhan

Astrakhan is more or less a sludge and post-metal band out of Vancouver, CA. Let me start out by acknowledging the lower/average score here. Reward in Purpose is 30 minutes of an excellent album. This is of course a bit of a problem given that I just snipped about 15 minutes out of the runtime, and ...

Mini-Review Roundup: Skandal, Anion, Adolyne June 10, 2016

Skandal is a Leeds, UK band that describes their sound as "doom n' roll." The most obvious frame of reference is Motorhead, but I can hear a number of other influences from various genres from stoner rock to groove. There's even a very interesting Middle Eastern-sounding interlude on this EP, which ...

Yngwie Vikernes June 9, 2016

Weihung Auf Satan
by Waxen

Does anyone else appreciate the sound of second wave BM, but would like a little more variation in the guitar work at times? If so, meet Waxen. Guitar virtuoso Toby Knapp (Onward, Where Evil Follows, Godless Rising) has released a new black metal album called Weihung Auf Satan (Dedication to Satan)....

Spastic Death Grind June 9, 2016

We Are The Burden
by The Sound That Ends Creation

Goddam, The Sound That Ends Creation.What a great name. You wanted more death grind? You got it. This Allen, TXproject really does sound apocalyptic. Think Psyopus paired wtih Okazaki Fragments. It's like being murdered via belt sander. All from the mind of one Chris Dearing, this crushing debut We ...

Perfection June 8, 2016

Extance
by Aenaon

Super fan of our site, Mauricio, threatened me if I did not give this one the full review treatment. Rightly so. This is one of the most consistently impressive and engaging amalgams of styles I have heard in some time. It is worthy of the coveted 10/10...something I try not to give out too often (t...

Keeping The Gene Pool Pure June 8, 2016

Where Shadows Forever Reign
by Dark Funeral

Dark Funeral is a black metal band founded in Sweden back in 1993. Their roots extend back into the second wave whengroups like Mayhem,Darkthrone, and fellowSwedes Dissection were all creating the genre from the darker corners of 80's thrash metallike Venom and Bathory. The lineup has changed quite ...

Suicide Swansong June 7, 2016

Into The Cunt Of The Witch
by Blliigghhtted

So big fat disclaimer on this one: Metal Trenches and myself do not support or wish to further Satanism or pro-suicide agendas. We are all about the music, and often that music comes from people with widely varying world views that we respect as long as it does not involve harming others. That being...

To Infinity and Beyond June 7, 2016

Fragments of Infinity
by Obliterated

Obliterated is a death and thrash metal band from Italy. Racking up 30 minutes of music in just 4 tracks, their new release 'Fragments of Infinity' hasa progressive side as well; pooling influences from Vektor to DeathtoMegadeth. With tracks running anywhere from 5 to 12 minutes, Obliterated are not...

Blood in the Pit: Crust, Metallic Punk, and Grind June 7, 2016

California/London band Anopheli have been featured a number of times on this site. You know why? Because they deserve it. I put them on this particular list in recognition of their grittier side: tormented vocals, shrieks of pain, a mood that I described as "the sound of abject poverty." But unlike ...

French Vikings June 6, 2016

Hanter Savet
by Vindland

Move over Scandinavia, it's time for France to try its hand at folky pagan metal. Clearly Vindland are fans of Windir, because the windswept guitar parts on their latest outing, Hanter Savet, seem to be channeled directly from our fallen friend's wheelhouse. The band is no novice to the genre, howev...

Channeling The Chariot June 6, 2016

Salt (TE)
by Tape Eater

Quickalbum, quick review. Over the years I have become more interested in short EP's for a number of reasons: time, responsibilities, adult-onset ADHD. But I suppose the biggestone is with the ever-rising popularity of the digital format,people are more willing to grab a single or extended play sinc...

Go Go Gadget Gothenburg! June 3, 2016

An Endless Path
by Helslave

Helslave is a melodic death metal band from Rome. The band was formed in 2009, influenced by the 90's death and melodeathGothenburg scene. They have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with bands like Asphyx, Possessed, Havok, Forgotten Tombs and many others. This 2015 release through Revalve Reco...

Mini-Review Roundup: Binary Code, Offret, Alaskan June 3, 2016

My fellow reviewer, Chris Dahlberg, passed Binary Code's album to me when I was feeling a bit of a slump in terms of finding quality releases to put some time into. Moonsblood is an excellent piece of progressive metal for fans of Tesseract, Between the Buried and Me, and Textures. There is a powerf...

Deep Well of Trauma June 2, 2016

Derrière​-​Nous, La Lumière
by Throane

Derrire Nous La Lumire is the album from new project, Throane. Its unique sound is being compared to the likes of Godflesh, Neurosis, and Blut Aus Nord. The album is largely instrumental, with any vocals kept as merely another subtle addition to the mix. The resulting black metal pit of despair is...

Forever Young June 1, 2016

Skeleton Youth Forever
by Yuth Forever

Yth Forever, not to be confused with Perfect Hair Forever, is a metal band out of Illinois. I'veseen a number of descriptors for which genre they fall into, but the one that fits the most in my mind is hardcore. Given, this is not your standard hardcore, but the foundation ismade from the same parts...
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