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...

Blackened Ukranian Death Metal May 31, 2016

Messiah
by Elderblood

Elderblood is a blackened death metal band from Ukraine formed just a few years back in 2011. Their new album, Messiah, is one of the most dramatic pieces of symphonic extreme music you may very well hear this year. Through Osmose Productions, this sophomore effort promises a massive attack on the g...

Mini-Review Roundup: Grimus, Straight Hate, Accident Prone, Horricane May 31, 2016

Accident Prone hail from Norfolk, Virginia. They are another hardcore, technical band I found on the always wonderful and informative Mathcore Index group on Facebook. This album, Love. Hate. is a focused 11 minutes of pure sand-blasting. Violent screams and discordant guitars meet rumbling bass and...

Enter the Vortex May 30, 2016

Onwards Desolation
by Above Aurora

Above Aurora are a black metal bandthat are also capable of delving into atmospheric and doom. In their debut album, Onwards Desolation, the mysterious group shows that there is still plenty of room for new blood. The album just released on May 27th, and Pagan Records have brought us another worthy ...

No Rest for the Wicked May 30, 2016

Trembling
by In Twilight's Embrace

Hopefully you caught our coverage ofThe Grim Muse last year, an album I liked so much I named it one of the Top 10 Death MetalAlbums of 2015. That release caught me completely off guard. Coming fresh off of my personal dissapointment in the return of At the Gates, I needed a band like In Twilight's ...

Sparrow Taking Flight May 27, 2016

Lionheart
by Hollow Bones

We are incredibly proud to present our debut album Lionheart. It took us over a year to get everything we wanted, and although it was a long wait, we couldn't be happier with the final product. We hope that the passion we put into making this album rings true with people who are looking to find so...

This Is All You Get May 26, 2016

Qliphothic Rites of Death
by Seventh Xul

This is Greek blackened death metal duo Seventh Xul. Also, this is their only recording. So there's that. They promptly disbanded soon after, feeling this was all they set out to accomplish to being with. It's like these two maniacs formed one of the most promising acts to hit the scene in some time...

Riff Hungry May 26, 2016

Singularity
by Stortregn

Stortregn is a blackened melodic deathmetal band formed in Switzerland in 2005. Over the years, they have toured Cuba, Eastern Europe, and France, played Wacken Switzerland,and released two albums and an EP. I can't say exactly what itwas that initially drew me to want to check out their latest outi...

From The Cutting Room Floor... May 25, 2016

In Ecstatic Sorrow
by Deadspace

Deadspace really got to me with 2015's The Promise of Oblivion. In my particular circle, I felt as if I was the only one carrying the torch for these mood music masters of depressive post-black metal. Fortunately, I was glad to see that I am not the only one. The following is growing, and I can only...

Worship and Tribute May 25, 2016

Klechdy
by Thy Worshiper

Thy Worshiper started back in 1993 by Marcin Gasiorowski. The folk metal projected gestated in Wroclaw, Poland before relocating to Ireland and over time growing into a 6-piece band that includes ocarina and jew's harp in addition to your standard guitars and drums. The new album, Klechdy ("tales"),...

Savagery May 24, 2016

Age Of The Fanatics
by Gutter Instinct

Gutter Instinct spawned from the sewers of Helsingborg, Sweden. Following their debut EP The Insurrection, this new full length draws influence from bands such as Teitanblood, Blzer, Grave Miasma, Black Witchery, and Portal fusing old school raw energy with new school tricks. Prior to releasing Age ...

Hexed May 23, 2016

The Poisonous Path
by Behexen

I love Finland.Some of the best and brightest blackmetal and melodeath groups hail from the region, Behexen being one of the former. Another longtime band emerging from the shadows to battle for supreme reign in 2016, they were formed all the way back in 1994 while I was still just learning about gr...

Play It Again, Sam May 23, 2016

All Our Gods Have Abandoned Us
by Architects

I know I keep talkingin these intros about how much I hate the current status of the mainstream metalcore scene, but it's just so frustrating to see the latest KSE pile of garbage make bank based on brand recognition alone while groups like Architects linger in relative obscurity.For those not aware...

Stay Extreme, Not Scene May 20, 2016

Theophany
by Dawn of Ashes

Dawn of Ashes is a Los Angeles based industrial metal band that also borrows certain elements of sound and aesthetic from black metal. One might take a look at their promo photo below and have some misgivings, and perhaps even more knowing the material was produced from the same studio as Motionless...

Samurai Metal? May 20, 2016

Metsutan - Songs Of The Void
by Whispered

Finlands Whisperedwant to make folk metal on their own terms. You'd assume a band from this region would simply hop on the viking metalbandwagon, but no. Instead, the bandchooses tofusetraditional Japanese instruments withScandinavian melodic death.Formed in 2004 by vocalist and guitarist Jouni, his...

Ominous Opera May 19, 2016

Maestro
by Winterhorde

If you like musicals, epic tales of woe, and soaring vocals all set to the backdrop of metal music, 'Maestro' should be right up your alley. The compositions are very strong, and outdone only by the performances themselves. Every musician seems to be in top form on this recording, and I feel the end...

Kids These Days May 18, 2016

Devil, Walk With Me
by Hopeless Youth

Montreal band Hopeless Youth have a wonderfully vile sound to add to the blackened hardcore camp. Their new EP, Devil, Walk With Me, hits all the right marks: raunchy hooks, depraved howls, and limitless energy. I'm not sure ifthe album's title isaplay on Twin Peaks, but the reference is fitting giv...

Stick Em Up May 18, 2016

34
by 34

34 is a Kansas Citymetallic hardcoreband featuring members of Sisters Of..., Eighteen Visions, At The Left Hand of God, David Hasselhoff On Acid, and Maps For Travelers. Despite this being their debut EP, the band already seems to be forging a namein opening for bands like Black Breath and Norma Jea...

The Black Sun Also Rises May 17, 2016

Come the Colorless Dawn
by True Black Dawn

So my dumb ass thought this was a new group. Turns outTrue Black Dawnhave been around the block, it's just been 15 years since they put out an album. Formed in Finnland, the group was around for the 90's second wave scene, known only as Black Dawn. After a legal despute with another band, they chang...

Heirs to the Throne? May 16, 2016

Afterglow
by In Mourning

In Mourning is a Swedish progressive death metal outfit that has been around since 2000. I was not familiar, but this seemed reason enough to get caught up to speed in some way. My initial email described them as "heirs to Opeth's throne." That's a tall order. I am one of those who has started to tr...
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