Lean Machine April 12, 2016

Abuse to Suffer
by Rotten Sound

Rotten Sound from Finland are the nation's most pummeling purveyors of grindcore to date. Abuse to Suffer istheir first album in five years, but these 16 tracks prove that taking half a decade off to hone your craft doesn't have to leave you soft in flabby. Rather, Abuse to Suffer is a vicous, viole...

Genius April 12, 2016

Arktis
by Ihsahn

I've not been a big follower of Ihsahn. Sue me. I mean, I worship the man for what he did for symphonic black metal, particularly on his first two classics; but I just didn't really stick around to see much of the aftermath. I did dabble a bit in his previous and much lauded 'Das Seelenbrecher,' but...

Receive Thy Punishment April 11, 2016

Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows
by Howls of Ebb

Howls of Ebb is a two-man avantgarde black metal project featuring frontman Zee-Luuuvft-Huund and drummer Roteen' Blisssss. The writing of their latest album, 'Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows',is described as "chaotic and unpredictable,"but not anarchic. "It is meticulously sculpted and refined, ...

Just Like Christmas April 8, 2016

Mariner
by Cult of Luna/Julie Christmas

Where to even begin? I feel ready to simply gush all over this text, both figuratively and literally.I'll try to restrain myself though. Cult of Luna is a Swedish progressive/post-metal/sludge band that has been making waves for some time with several studio albums already under their belts. Julie C...

No Gore Here April 8, 2016

Gore
by Deftones

Deftones are a band from Sacramento, CA that are making me feel old as I say they have been putting out albums since 1995's 'Adrenaline.' I have a special place in my heart for these purveyors of spacey post-metal and alternative since I was about 15 years old hearing 'White Pony' for the first time...

Suffer for your Art April 8, 2016

The Ladder
by Palace of Worms

I was familiar with related, and far stranger, act Botanist before I had heard of Palace of Worms. This is a more standard black metal project than the plant-obsessed former.Despite my ignorance, The Ladder is actually thethird full-length from one-man super-musician, Balan, under this moniker. It w...

Haunted April 8, 2016

Devoid of Light
by UADA

UADA is latin for "haunted." Despite becoming more and more interested in the West Coast BM scene, I still give thekids a lot of sh#t for where they come from. As someone who now lives in Portland, Ioften get wrapped up in the level of privilege some people seem to carry around here, or a holier-tha...

Super Technical, Super Fun April 7, 2016

Denial of the Scriptures
by Fleshgore

Fleshgore are a brutal death metal band from Ukraine. The group has played tours and festivals in 19 countries over Europe and Australia includingWacken. For fans of groups like Dying Fetus, Suffocation, Wormed and Virulency; Denial of the Scriptures is a wet dream of technical, face pummeling madne...

Another for the Kvlt April 6, 2016

Common Graves
by Nabaath

CommonGraves is the third album from Ukranian black metal band,Nabaath. Their bandcamp page reads: "To the Darkness beyond usual understanding of world and existence,Journey across the Void to the Abyss, All is bounded in Common Graves, infinite, desecrated, doomed, Path will never end, Flowing thro...

Ukranian Folk Metal April 5, 2016

We Are The Titan's Rising Ashes
by Sectorial

Sectorial is yet another in the stream of untapped metal talentfrom the Ukraine. Playing a union of chaotic, thrashy death metal with traditional folk instrumentation, they definitely do things a bit differently then some others I have heard in the style. I do hear some hints of their countrymen, No...

Back in Black April 4, 2016

Jumalten Aika
by Moonsorrow

If you consider yourself a fan of pagan, folk, and/or black metal; Moonsorrow is a group that should require little introduction. This Finnish band helpedto further define the genre back in 2001 with 'Suden Uni,' and then showed how much more it could be by taking a sharp turn at their seminal 'Kive...

Familiar Sounds Rearranged April 1, 2016

Stasis
by Khroma

Stasis is Khromas sophomore album. I've never heard their debut, but this Finland-based group have done plenty to turn my head with this one. Written, produced, engineered and mixed by the band in their Helsinki and Berlin headquarters,Khroma knows what it means to be DIY. And yet the resulting soun...

Mad Max Metal April 1, 2016

Reign of the Unblinking Eye
by The Bendal Interlude

The Bendal Interlude plays a mixture of thrash and sludge "with bits of psychedelia thrown in for good measure." They have been recommended for fans of 16, Rwake, Eyehategod, and Down; and shared the stage with the likes of Sunn O))), COC, Church of Misery, Red Fang and more. As far as my own interp...

You Know What Grinds My Gears? March 31, 2016

The Great Destroyer
by Gadget

It's been a while since we did full coverage of a grindcore album, but the time has come. Swedish veteransGadget are back with their first LP in over a decade, The Great Destroyer. The band has been recommended to fans of Nasum, Rotten Sound, Napalm Death, Nails, Misery Index, and Wormrot. I've neve...

Most Bestest EP's 2015 March 31, 2016

Make no mistake, there is nothing romantic about this Dendritic Arbor EP. What genre is it? At times I feel like I am listening to a particularly grimy grindcore act, others I am thinking about black and death metal in the vein of Malthusian or Portal. Then they hit you with the occasional breather ...

Subtle Art in Disguise March 30, 2016

Existence In Revelation
by NilExistence

Moravia, NY death metal bandNilExistence inititially caught my eye with their cover art. I'm a big fan of Seth Siro Anton (Septicflesh), so I immediately recognized the style. ButExistence in Revelation is more than just a vessel for killer mixed-media art. Mixed by Hertz Studio (Behemoth, Decapitat...

So it's about Me? March 29, 2016

Advent of the Human God
by Necronomicon

Necronomicon originallyhails fromQuebec in a northern area called the Fjord of Saguenay. The band later relocated in the city on Montreal.Increased exposure saw them suddenly sharing the stage with larger acts likeCradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Behemoth, and Morbid Angel. But in 2016 the "eternal ...

Undulating Anguish March 28, 2016

Loss
by LLNN

LLNN describe themselves as "Post apocalyptic hardcore from Copenhagen." This Danish combo puts out an aggressive mix of sludge andhardcore with a punchy conciseness I haven't heard since Will Haven's Carpe Diem. Over their time together so far, they have performed with glise, Czar, Pyramido, Grim V...

Tortoise Wins Again March 25, 2016

Slow Forever
by Cobalt

I was struggling with how to introduce this nextrecord. I feel like every article and review so far has said all that there is to say and then some regarding the Cobalt split-up and subsequent time it has taken to get to this release. Also, I am sure mostof you regular readersare sick of me dick-rid...

Well on their Way March 24, 2016

Gargantua
by Avant-Propos

A little while back, we posted a stream of this EP by Frenchband Avant-Propos. They are a verytalented group who list their main influences as Misanthrope, Opeth, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Sigh. As I mentioned then, I can certainly hear all of these fairly disparate bands when I listen to Gargant...
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