FlightOvIcarvs Kvlt Guide to 2015 Jan. 25, 2016

Ah look, Akhlys managed to sneak its way onto both of these lists. Well, it's for good reason. The Dreaming I is a really interesting album that only grows on me each time I muster the strength to press play. It's experiential, but never boring. Truly, this is the sound of nightmares. And it never c...

Mountain of an Album Jan. 22, 2016

Vol. 1 & 2
by Seer

Hailing from Vancouver, British Columbia, Seer was formed in the fall of 2014. Art of Propaganda is proud to present the full-length debut of Canada's Seer, Vol. 1 2. Reportedly a "product of their environment," the band draws inspiration from the Pacific Northwest, turning it into massive walls of...

May the Mead Flow Jan. 21, 2016

Towards the Gates of the North
by Wolfhorde

Wolfhorde is a Folk Metal band from Finland. The theme of Towards The Gates of North supposedly takes us on a Nordic journey from the beginning of the end...beyond the gates, unspoiled by the reach of men...Instead of telling stories of great heroes fighting battles in a fantasy land, the story behi...

Misery Loves Company Jan. 20, 2016

Grieved
by Grieved

Grieved are a dark hardcore act out of Stockholm, Sweden. I wasn't aware that there was much of a scene for this genre in a country far more known for melodic death metal and black metal, but don't count these guys out of the pit. In fact, especially for a debut album, this is some really impressive...

Bound in Ash Jan. 19, 2016

Askebundet
by Svartelder

Originally formed by frontman Doedsadmiral (NORDJEVEL, DOEDSVANGR), Norwegian Black Metallers Svartelder are back after a lengthy hiatus. With a a new two-album deal with the Dusktone label, and a new lineup that includes members of CARPATHIAN FOREST, IN THE WOODS, DEN SAAKALDTE, PANTHEON I and OLD ...

Better than Expected Jan. 18, 2016

Arkanum
by Cult of Lilith

Cult of Lilith is a death metal band out of Reykjavk, Iceland. They certainly play up their technical chops, but CoL is far from your average "tech death" band. Favoring the more eccentric take on the genre as bands like Gigan and Plague Rider, they take us on a more blackened and somewhat experimen...

The Lion's Daughter Jan. 18, 2016

Existence is Horror
by The Lion's Daughter

From St. Louis, Missouri, The Lion's Daughter cracked me over the head with its new album, Existence is Horror, which came out January 1st via the always impressive Season of Mist. This is not their first album, but the first with the label. Even so, I had never so much as caught a glimpse at the go...

More Sinful than Sodom Jan. 15, 2016

The Haruspex
by Gomorrah

Gomorrah was formed in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia in 2006. Originally a black metal outfit, their name is associated with a historical reference to the city mentioned in the Book of Genesis. Gomorrah has shared the stage with Suffocation, Cryptopsy, King Parrot, KenMode, The Agonist, Fu...

A Dedication to Terre Arpitane Jan. 14, 2016

Arpitanian Lands
by Enisum

Arpitanian Lands purportedly is an album dedicated to the Enisum native lands originally named Terre Arpitane with lyrics and themes surrounding the same. Their second album, Enisum have clearly set out to conquer the atmospheric and post black sensibilities without adding too many bells and whistle...

Abyssus Abyssum Invocat Jan. 13, 2016

Pugnare In Iis Quae Obtinere Non Possis
by Absolutus

Absolutus are a Belgian band whose content deals primarily with nihilism, metaphysical journeys, eerie experiences, psychology, and the works of E.M. Cioran and F. Nietzsche. This is their second album, following 2005's Ostendit quam nihil sumus. Recorded at Blackout studio with help of Neraath and ...

Passion Project Jan. 12, 2016

Iron Sun
by Red Skies

Iron Sun is a concept album of sorts from deathcore/metalcore band Red Skies. To hear it from the band: Iron Sun is a metaphor for the state of decay that our society is presently in. While exaggerated and slightly fictional, the idea is still relative to our reality. Imagine you are among the la...

Hardcore Smorgasbord Jan. 12, 2016

The Guilty Poor
by Kennedy

Put everything great about the early days of Every Time I Die, Converge, and Norma Jean in a bowl, melt that sh#t together, and bake at 350 degrees. This is Kennedy out of Montreal. Even if you are not well-versed in the aforementioned bands (for shame), those who enjoyed releases from more recent a...

Issue #2: Fister, The Lion's Daughter, Hell Night, Black Fast Jan. 11, 2016

Welcome to the second installment of Rager Reviews, by Matt Bryan. And so tonight's story opens at Firebird... ...

Right at Home, but Not Quietly Jan. 11, 2016

Soul Harbour
by Silent Homes

Silent Homes is metalcore from a place I don't think I have heard the genre before: Budapest. I never would have guessed listening to Soul Harbour, as it bares all of the marks we find from it here in the states: solid production, killer melodies, and of course the English language. Which leads me t...

We Are Slaves No More Jan. 8, 2016

Ride Forth
by Exmortus

Exmortus was another band I was not familiar with. As such, I listened through Ride Forth with zero context, and let me tell you that I was sure this had to be a bunch of Swedes. They're from California, but you never would guess it from these old-school death howls and riffage normally resevered fo...

Prog BM meets Funeral Jan. 7, 2016

Maieutiste
by Maieutiste

More interesting black metal I missed originally in 2015 and wanted to make sure I covered more fully now. Maeutiste (written here with the appropriate accent) is a French BM group out of Lyon whose sound could be more fully described as a collision of progressive black and funeral doom. Each song c...

Flash Flood Warning Jan. 6, 2016

Aether
by Deluge

It's fitting that as I wrote this, there were flash floods happening all over my city. I already talked about one album around this time that got me pumped up to go on a very wet jog, now it's time to talk about music that encapsulates the storm itself. Meet Deluge, a post-black/post metal/post hard...

Welcome to my... Jan. 5, 2016

Legions Awake
by Inner Sanctum

Another excellent, imposing intro. They are done to death, but a good one still very much gets my motor going. Such is the case with Inner Sanctum from India. Fans of death and groove metal rejoice, with guest appearances from James Murphy (Death, Testament, Disincarnate), Christopher Amott (Arch En...

With Teeth...3 To Be Exact Jan. 4, 2016

3TEETH
by 3TEETH

There is a real lack of solid industrial music these days. Maybe I'm just not plugged in to that scene enough, but besides the excellent electronica coming out of Blood Music, there's really not much to be found on this front. 3TEETH is here to change all of that. Despite this album coming out back ...

Bag of Potato Chips Jan. 1, 2016

Happiness in Self Destruction
by The Plot in You

As has been true of their previous releases (at least in my expeience), The Plot in You have dropped an album without an ounce of fanfare in the process. Not a trailer, not an ad, nothing. I wouldn't even have known they existed if I hadn't happened upon their debut album in a record store display c...
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