Oxbow- Love's Holiday (Album Review) July 24, 2023

Love's Holiday
by Oxbow

Oxbows always been a band that falls outside of usual genre categorizations, experimenting with a wide range of musical styles and exploring the more unsettling side of the human condition. Considering front man Eugene Robinsons recent comments that the bands songs have been about love all along, th...

Power Metal Debut Albums Ranked July 24, 2023

Power Metal Debuts Ranked
by Metal Trenches

Ranking 15 big debut power metal albums from across to the spectrum to further break my way into the genre. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon...

Most Disappointing Metal Albums Part 2 July 21, 2023

Most Disappointing Albums 2
by Metal Trenches

Sharing 10 albums that initially really left me feeling disappointed; some of which I enjoy now, and others... not so much. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and suppo...

Chepang- Swatta (Album Review) July 19, 2023

Swatta
by Chepang

If youre regularly following grindcore and new releases in the genre, chances are good that sometime over the past few years youve come across Chepang. The members of Chepang hail from Nepal but are based out of New York these days, and with a two-drummer lineup theyve written fast and furious mater...

Cavern Deep- Part II- Breach (Album Review) July 18, 2023

Part II - Breach
by Cavern Deep

Swedish doom band Cavern Deep formed in 2019, with their debut self-titled debut coming out around two years after that. Compared to some of the others in the genre, Cavern Deep came out of the gate with a fully form sound and lyrical concept that was already very fleshed out. Musically they took el...

Chamber- A Love To Kill For (Album Review) July 17, 2023

A Love To Kill For
by Chamber

Nashvilles Chamber has generated a lot of buzz in the metalcore scene over the last few years, and for good reason. Their 2020 full length Cost of Sacrifice captured elements of the genre classics with intense chugging riffs, faster attacks, and a healthy dose of breakdowns with some hints of mathco...

WEIRDEST Metal Bands (Part 2) July 17, 2023

WEIRDEST Metal Bands 2
by Metal Trenches

Sharing MORE of my picks for the WEIRDEST metal bands around. Props also to the community for recommending a few of these. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and suppor...

Better Lovers- God Made Me An Animal (EP Review) July 17, 2023

God Made Me An Animal
by Better Lovers

Whether you like it or not, bands are finite. No matter how long of a run they have, at some point they decide to hang it up or internal tensions cause break-ups. In their place, the musicians of those bands go off to form new projects that sometimes fall into similar territory and other times go in...

CAVALERA Morbid Visions & Bestial Devastation REVIEW (Remake vs Original) July 14, 2023

CAVALERA Morbid Visions & Bestial Devastation REVIEW
by Cavalera

Review and comparison of the new 2023 remake/re-recordings of Sepultura classics 'Morbid Visions' and 'Bestial Devastation' by Cavalera. Do they still maintain that classic 80's thrash metal spirit? Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the s...

Fjoergyn- Judasmesse (Album Review) July 14, 2023

Judasmesse
by Fjoergyn

This year Fjoergyn celebrates their twentieth anniversary and this also coincides with the release of their sixth album Judasmesse. The German black metal group has approached the genre through a symphonic and experimental lens throughout their career, and this latest album is no exception. What ini...

Spine- Raíces (Album Review) July 13, 2023

Ra​í​ces
by Spine

Where previous Spine albums had cover art that gave you a pretty good idea of what to expect from the music, thats not the case with third full length Races. Looking at the photo of the young boy and the fairly minimalist style, you might be thinking that the hardcore/powerviolence band has gone the...

Bell Witch- Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate (Album Review) July 12, 2023

Future's Shadow Part 1: The Clandestine Gate
by Bell Witch

Bell Witch has become one of the better-known funeral doom bands over the past decade, with 2017s mammoth Mirror Reaper generating a considerable amount of buzz. Unlike some of the genres originators who had quite a few members contributing towards the slow burning riffs and desolate atmosphere, Bel...

Boris & Uniform - Bright New Disease (Album Review) July 12, 2023

Bright New Disease
by Boris & Uniform

The last time I saw Boris on-stage was in 2019 with Uniform supporting, and it was a pleasant surprise when the members of Uniform joined the group for an encore performance of Akuma no Uta. It was clear that there was some chemistry between the two bands, so it was a pleasant surprised a few months...

Human Decomposition- Through The Omnipotent Implosions (Album Review) July 11, 2023

Through The Omnipotent Implosions
by Human Decomposition

Mexican brutal death metal/slam band Human Decomposition has been around since 2011, but prior to this years Through The Omnipotent Implosions full length they had only put out a split and an EP, with the there being an almost eight year gap with no new material. But its clear listening to their ful...

10 Bands That USED TO Be My Favorites (Not Anymore) July 10, 2023

10 Bands That USED TO Be My Favorites (Not Anymore)
by Metal Trenches

Sharing 10 bands that used to be my absolute favorites and why they no longer hold that spot. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon....

Raven- All Hell's Breaking Loose (Album Review) July 10, 2023

All Hell's Breaking Loose
by Raven

The Gallagher brothers have been a heavy metal institution since forming Raven in 1974, and while they may not have gained quite as much notoriety as the likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, or Saxon their material arguably can stand toe to toe with any of those bands. After an almost decade long gap...

Top 15 Best Metal Albums of 2023 So Far July 7, 2023

Top 15 Best Metal Albums of 2023 So Far
by Metal Trenches

Sharing my top 15 favorite metal albums of 2023 so far from the first half of the year. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon....

Death Index- Civilized By A Lie (Album Review) July 6, 2023

Civilized By A Lie
by Death Index

Its been nearly seven years since Death Indexs self-titled debut, but this year the duo of Carson Cox and Marco Rapisarda has emerged with Civilized By A Lie and a significantly different sound. Where their debut pulled in hints of industrial and gothic elements while leaning upon a hardcore and pos...

Fen- Monuments to Absence (Album Review) July 5, 2023

Monuments to Absence
by Fen

Fen remains one of my favorite black metal bands to emerge in the mid-2000s, and Ive followed them closely ever since 2011s Epoch blew me away. What started off as a take on atmospheric black metal with some post rock elements injected in has evolved with each album, as everything from shoegaze, pos...

Best 80's Thrash Metal Albums (Not From The Big 4) July 3, 2023

Best 80's Thrash Metal Albums
by Metal Trenches

Sharing 15 of my favorite 80's thrash metal albums that aren't from any members of the "Big 4" (Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer). Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Insta...
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