Overtime Album Roundup May 10, 2016

Death metal band Fractured Insanity just dropped their new record, Man Made Hell, in April. This is some of the heaviest music out of Belgium. No compramise on the brutality here. Plenty of chugging riffs and intensely barbaric vocals. I even get a touch of Behemoth vibe a la their earlier material....

Unique Experience of Familiar Elements May 9, 2016

Corrode
by Sun of Gaia

Sun of Gaia is a five-piece progressive metal band from Adelaide, South Australia.The band shares influenceswith disparate groups likeNe Obliviscaris, Gojira, and At The Gates. Having only formed just a year agoin 2015, they are already releasing their debut in Corrode, which definitely caught my at...

Starter Pack May 6, 2016

Arlechino
by Kratos

Romanian band Kratos have a lot going for them. There are a lot of facets to their take on symphonic metal, and plenty of room to grow into the finer points. My understanding is that they are a young band, which for me puts themin a place that is well-above average for their current standing. But le...

Meanwhile, in India... May 5, 2016

Centuries of Decadence
by Godless

Godless is a new band out ofHyderabad, India. Featuring members of Skrypt, Shock Therapy, and Eccentric Pendulum; these guys clearly have experience with the death metal genre. The debut album, Centuries of Decadence, is mixed and mastered by Joe Haley of Psycroptic, who also does a guest solo. The ...

Make You All Pay! May 4, 2016

The Canticle Of Shadows
by Darkend

Darkend is an Italian extreme metal band with a penchant for black. They have been around since roughly 2007, releasing a demo that year followed by 2 LP's. This is the first album in 4 years. The band has toured with major acts such as Rotting Christ, Samael, and Melechesh to name just a handful; w...

War Metal May 3, 2016

Rot
by Prisoner of War

"Fast beats and pummeling riffs from the arsehole of the world." Now that's a tagline you can get behind. Prisoner of War is a death and thrash metal band out of New Zealand. Iron Boneheadhas opened the floodgates withtheir new album, Rot, as of May 2nd which is reportedly Influenced by such classic...

Malevolent May 2, 2016

Three Devils Dance
by Qrixkuor

Another debut. These amazing new bands just keep coming out of the woodwork. Meet London's Qrixkuor,another death metal band falling into the atmospheric variety. While they have been around since 2011, this is their first proper LP: 3 tracks covering nearly 40 minutes of music. Befitting with the a...

The Heaviest Female-Fronted Bands Right Now May 2, 2016

This is it right here. If it hadn't been for the music videos, I would have no idea thatthis brutal death metal band was fronted by anyone other than a big, burly, Corpsegrinder looking dude. Mallika Sundaramuthy possessesa deep, gutteral presentation that can go toe to toe with any of the bands to ...

Jomsviking April 29, 2016

Jomsviking
by Amon Amarth

Dont pelt me with tomatoes (or axes) just yet, fine citizens. Hear me out. I have been a fan of Amon Amarth for some time now. The Avenger and With Oden On Our Side are my personal favorites, but I have about half of their discography proudly sitting on my shelf in CD form. I even enjoyed the last o...

The Return April 29, 2016

Triangle
by Schammasch

The new Swiss black metal masters return. This album is absolutely breathtaking. That's not a word I often use for black metal, especiallywhen grounded so deeply in the old ways. But nonetheless, 'Triangle' proves that even the darkest, ugliest of genres has more value than just shock. Though perhap...

Like Razors Through the Flesh April 29, 2016

False Highs, True Lows
by Plebeian Grandstand

Plebeian Grandstand is a French group formed in Toulouse. Sincespawning from the depths in 2005, the band boasts having already played over200 shows spanning much of the world. When I first added their third and latest album, False Highs, True Lows, to my iTunes library, I chuckled a little to find ...

Totally Brutal April 29, 2016

Mechanisms of Omniscience
by Abnormality

Abnormality is brutal death metal band hailing from Massachusetts. My first introduction to them, somewhat sadly, was in the one Rock Band track I could not beat on guitar. Yes, this is some pretty technical stuff, and fast to boot. Thei band lists several influences on their Facebook from Hate Eter...

Never Rest, Never Falter April 28, 2016

Covenant of Teeth
by Morrow

Morrow is a metal group made up from members of other related groups like Anopheli and Archivist. You'd think dropping those two records alone to acclaim last year would be enough,and yet here we are now with Covenant of Teeth.I have to admire their work ethic, but more importantly the music spewing...

Good Oral Hygiene is Important April 28, 2016

NTW
by Lord Mantis

Lord Mantis is a blackened sludge metal band out of Chicago,IL. I won't bore you with the knowledge surrounding their split with former vocalist Charlie Fell other than to say this is their first recording since the spectacular Death Mask and with Indian vocalist Dylan O'Toole. Given that the last E...

Dreamy April 27, 2016

Dreamless
by Fallujah

Fallujah is a progressive death metal band from San Francisco. They have been making the rounds for almost a decade now, but it was not until 2014's The Flesh Prevails that people really started taking notice on a large scale. That album was hailed by many as the best of the year,perfectly counterba...

From an Ancient Time April 27, 2016

Father Sun Mother Moon
by Kawir

Greek black metallers Kawir have been sent down from Olympus to unleash their latest album, Father Sun Mother Moon. The band has been at it since 1993, and this latest outing shows that they don't plan on slowing down any time soon. Names like Rotting Christ, Varathron, and Necromantia are being thr...

Thrashblacktastic April 26, 2016

Songs And Dances Of Death
by Sarcoptes

Sarcoptes are a duo from Sacramento CA. Formed in 2008, these guys play one of my favorite genres: blackened thrash. And boy do they do it well.With only one other release in 2013 their debut EP Thanatos, it is time to unleash their first full length. Sarcoptes, nowsigned with Cimmerian Shade Record...

Short and Sweet(ly Destructive) April 26, 2016

Emissaries of Morning
by Dominhate

Since 2008, Dominhate have been doing just what they want to do: putting out sheer neck-breakingdeath metal. This group from Pordenone, Italy worships the ground of groups like Morbid Angel and Incantation. Now via Lavadome, the group has released Emissaries of Morning: 5 tracks (technically 4) to h...

Time Traveling Black Thrashers April 25, 2016

Hideous Obscure
by Occult Burial

Welcome back to Canada for Occult Burial's, Hideous Obscure. Over the last four years these maniacal metalheads have been honing their craft through shows, splits, and demos. I have praised a few groups this year so far for taking a more heavy metal approach to blackened thrash, but I don't think an...

Eclectic, Experimental, Essential April 22, 2016

Ankaa
by ETHS

ETHS are a band I had never heard of before, but will not soon forget. This group from France, newly led by by the lovely Rachel Aspe, are one of the freshest takes on deathcore and djent I have heard in some time. 'Ankaa' delivers on all levels, nearly blowing off my toupe at the first notes of Nef...
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