Grounded Anarchy March 11, 2016

Paroxysm (DP)
by Deviant Process

Devaint Process is a four-peice progressive death metal band out of Quebec City. The band was previously known as Psychic Pain, but later changed their name and released an EP titled Narcissistic Rage in 2011. They have had the brutal pleasure of sharing the stage with acts such as Cryptopsy, Vital ...

Brutalicious March 10, 2016

Krighsu
by Wormed

Wormed is abrutal tech/death/grind band from Madrid, Spain. I was going to be all lame and say "they need no introduction," but given that I have only been aware of them for the last year or so, that's not really true. However, for those familiar with the group's previous output (on bandcamp for you...

Is That a Marimba? March 10, 2016

Ephemera
by Pelgrim

Pelgrim is a metalcore/mathcore/djent and progressive metal band from Tilburg. They were recommended to me by a fan who recently was blown away by their energetic live show with Textures. They describe themselves as being fans of many genres who enjoy making heavy music, but are more so interested i...

Varied Prog Metal March 9, 2016

Stratosfear
by Ad Vitam

Ad Vitam means "Lifelong" in latin. They are an Italian progressive metal band formed in Sardinia. The band self-produced their first EP "Edge of Memory" and the Single "Groan of Life". Over the years Ad Vitam has the pleasure to play with bands like FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, DESTRAGE, DEATHLESS LEGACY a...

Distant, Mythical Waters March 8, 2016

Sarajas
by Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin Syndrome are a Finnish post-metal act out of Rovaniemi. I was trying to find a good definition/translation of "Sarajas," and the closest I can seem to find is "distant, mythical waters," which also seems to be referenced by the cover art. This seems a fitting name for the album, which is a...

A Rose By Any Other Name... March 7, 2016

The False Dilemma
by Bushwhacker

Formed in Whitehorse in 2008, Bushwhacker began with four high school friends that shared a love of old-school thrash metal. They released their self-titled debut in July 2011 and followed it with a tour through BC and Alberta that ended in Vancouver, where they remain to this day. After some line-u...

Primitive Man / Northless Split March 4, 2016

Primitive Man out of Denver open this split up wide with a gaping wound of a 15 minute track. My guess is that this is the more familiar of the two groups to most of you. Primitive Man garnered quite a bit of attention for its LP Scorn, as well as a series of EP's a tracks, one of which we just revi...

Clever Girl March 3, 2016

Void
by Within Destruction

Time for some intense, brain-grinding death metal courtesy of Slovenia. Within Destruction has arrived, and those who were wanting to hear more tech death this year can rejoice. Your ship has come in, and it ain't no sailboat. Void is a Titanic of an album, except this time the iceburg would have mo...

NES Blackened Thrash March 2, 2016

Demonicon
by Haiduk

Ever wanted an NES soundtrack comprised of thrashy metal music? You may have just gotten your wish granted. Haiduk is a one-man blackened death and thrash metal project from Calgary, AB fronted by Luka Milojica. While it is not an instrumental project, the guitar is still the star of this show. Take...

Bridled Wild Stallion March 1, 2016

Bright Side
by Make Me A Donut

Make Me a Donut are a Swiss progressive deathcore group. Let me put the emphasis on progressive here, because you're not about to hear the latest Whitechapel or Suicide Silence album. Actually, when I heard the goofy name, I expected the output to sound a bit like Germany's We Butter the Bread with ...

Came for the Art, Stayed for the Hardcore Feb. 29, 2016

Weltschmerz
by Totem Skin

Sweden's Totem Skin last October released the follow-up to their debut full-length, Still Waters Run Deep. Weltschmerz is now being released on vinyl, and I have gotten a chance to catch up on an album I missed in 2015. Totem Skin delivers a mix of crust and hardcore with a few post-metal touches as...

Issue #5: Abysmal Dawn, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse Feb. 26, 2016

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Astonishing Debut Feb. 26, 2016

Astral Possession
by Ghost Horizon

Ghost Horizon are a band from Phoenix, Arizona. This is their debut EP, and the style has been recommended to fans of Alcest, Wolves in the Throne Room and Alcest. Guitarist Dan Stollings: "Ghost Horizon, to me, is everything I ever wanted in a band. I can express both my anger/depression and hap...

The Call of the Overlook Feb. 25, 2016

Nihl
by Altarage

Altarage is a death metal band from Spain, not one from the standard camp either. Once again, the genre of atmospheric, blackened death metal in the style of bands like Portal, Abyssal, and Vorage continues to grow and expand. An army is being built, andNihl is the latest set of enlistment papers. ...

Perverse Feb. 24, 2016

Asexual Anger
by Love Sex Machine

Good grief, look at that cover. It's like a Where's Waldo of repressed violent and sexual urges. It's a quantification of the id. Such seems appropriate for blackened sludge outfit, Love Sex Machine, from northern France. With an album called Asexual Anger, it should be no surprise that the group i...

Riff Factory Feb. 23, 2016

Tectum Argenti
by Divine Realm

Divine Realm began as aone-man brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Leo Diensthuber in 2010. The first release, Mor[t]ality, was the work of this lone Canadian. But soon after, Divine Realm developed into a full band. This resulted in a reportedly well received EP in 2014 called Abyssal Light. Now in...

Cinematic Metal Feb. 18, 2016

Shores of the Abstract Line
by Hypno5e

Hypo5e are a band formed inMontpelier, France in 2004. Playing a unique brand of "cinematice metal," Hypno5e fuse elements of audio samples, djent, post metal, and progressive into an atmospheric and somewhat avantgarde end result. The music has been compared to everything from Between the Buried an...

Dealing with Dirt Feb. 17, 2016

Dig Deep
by After the Burial

Burials, digging, literal deaths in that past year: in a sad way, it's like all of these dirt references were leading to this moment. I am in no way making light of the death of Justin Lowe, former (massively talented) guitar player for the band. But in light of this tragic incident, the band's name...

Blizzard's Comin' Feb. 16, 2016

The Prowess Of Dormition
by Frozen Ocean

Frozen Ocean is the mindchild of Vaarwel, a multi-instrumentalist in Russia. Since 2005, the project has put out a number of releases that can be found on the bandcamp page. But now with the help of known label Apocalyptic Witchcraft, we will witness life of a new EP, The Prowess of Dormition. Fusin...

Post Black: Not Always User Friendly Feb. 15, 2016

Ufonaut
by Entropia

Polish band, Entropia, debuted on the scene initially withVesper in 2013. While there is currently a girth of bands in the style right now, few blend black metal and post-rockso effectively and without pretension. Reportedly inspired by "journeys deep into their own consciousness," the band hasshare...
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