Black Wound - To the Endless Depths (Demo Review) Aug. 19, 2021

To the Endless Depths
by Black Wound

Swedens Black Wound has been around in different forms for about two years, starting off as Odium before changing to Rotten Incarnation last year and then changing again to their current name earlier in 2021. Where their two demos under those other band names were closer to standard death metal and ...

Jordsjø - Pastoralia (Album Review) Aug. 18, 2021

Pastoralia
by Jordsjø

Norway has really become a go-to country for progressive rock, with plenty of new bands emerging since the mid-2000s. It has been exciting to hear how different many of them are, as rather than channeling the same influences there have been a wide range of stylistic elements that can offer more acce...

Sodom - Bombenhagel (Album Review) Aug. 18, 2021

Bombenhagel
by Sodom

Review of Sodom and their new EP Bombenhagel via Steamhammer and SPV. Sodom are a classic thrash metal band and pioneers of the genre's German scene alongside the likes of Kreator and Destruction. Bombenhagel follows up 2020's very strong Genesis XIX, which proved that these guys still have steam 5 ...

Touch - Tomorrow Never Comes (Album Review) Aug. 17, 2021

Tomorrow Never Comes
by Touch

There have been plenty of older bands getting back their original lineup back together after a decade or two, but US melodic rock/AOR group Touch might have set the record for reunions. Their self-titled debut saw some success in the charts in 1980 and gave them spots on some prominent festivals, bu...

Commander Agares - Legions of Descending Twilight (Album Review) Aug. 16, 2021

Legions of Descending Twilight
by Commander Agares

Commander Agares is a new one-man black metal project hailing from Finland, and like a lot of other raw and underground material from the country the amount of information available about the artist is scarce. Instead, the band has chosen to let the music do the talking for them on debut Legions of ...

Between The Buried And Me - Colors II (Album Review) Aug. 16, 2021

Colors II
by Between the Buried and Me

Review of Between The Buried And Me and their new album Colors II via Sumerian Records. BTBAM is of course a legendary band to fans across genres from metalcore and mathcore to progressive metal. This is the follow up to 2018's Automata and a direct sequel to their much lauded 2000's classic Colors....

Between The Buried And Me Tier List Aug. 15, 2021

Ranking Between The Buried And Me
by Between the Buried and Me

Ranking the albums of Between The Buried And Me BEST to WORST Tier List style. Between The Buried Me is of course the incredible mathcore, metalcore, and progressive metal band that is dropping their latest opus Colors II in 2021. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube,...

Bohemyst - Čerň a Smrt (Album Review) Aug. 13, 2021

Čerň a Smrt
by Bohemyst

While Czech metal tends to fly under a lot of peoples radars in North America, Avenger always seemed to get even less exposure even for those that were aware of bands from the country. My first exposure came courtesy of 2012s Bohemian Dark Metal, which I found to be a great balance of black and deat...

Slaughter To Prevail - Kostolom (Album Review) Aug. 13, 2021

Kostolom
by Slaughter To Prevail

Review of the new 2021 album Kostolom from Slaughter To Prevail. Slaughter To Prevail is a deathcore band from Yekaterinburg, Russia who have quickly been gaining steam not only due to their music, but also the charisma and antics of frontman Alex Terrible, who had already been gaining a cult follow...

Sundrowned - Become Ethereal (Album Review) Aug. 12, 2021

Become Ethereal
by Sundrowned

Sundrowned is the solo project of Norwegian musician J. A. Piscopo, created with the aim of merging the power and fury of different metal styles with the beauty and emotion of shoegaze and post rock. For the bands debut full length Become Ethereal Piscopo has been joined by three collaborators who h...

Metallica Tier List Aug. 12, 2021

Ranking Metallica
by Metallica

Ranking the albums of Metallica best to worst Tier List style. Metallica is of course the legendary thrash metal band responsible for countless hits in the genre particularly in the 80's and 90's. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and...

ZOË - Back Into the Light (Album Review) Aug. 11, 2021

Back Into the Light
by ZOË

Last year French stoner/hard rock band ZO returned after a seven-year absence with Back Into the Light, which came across my desk a few months back. Despite the fairly lengthy gap between this album and its predecessor, the group has continued where they left off with high energy material that blurs...

Diskord - Degenerations (Album Review) Aug. 11, 2021

Degenerations
by Diskord

Theres a lot of weird and experimental death metal out there, but Norways Diskord has always taken that in some radically different directions than many of their peers. For the better part of two decades, theyve gone for a dizzying array of riffs and ever-changing drum patterns, with their two album...

Lorna Shore - And Again Into The Light (Album Review) Aug. 11, 2021

...And Again Into Nothingness
by Lorna Shore

A review of the new EP from Lorna Shore, ...And I Return To Nothingness via Century Media Records. Lorna Shore is a highly lauded deathcore band from Warren County New Jersey. They quickly picked up speed with a series of EP's as well as albums Psalms and Flesh Coffin in the 2010's, then kicking off...

Killing - Face the Madness (Album Review) Aug. 10, 2021

Face the Madness
by Killing

This past week seems to have been Danish metal and rock review week, as the past three reviews Ive written have been for bands from Denmark and now Im adding a fourth. Today the focus is on thrash metal group Killing, who formed back in 2013 with the aim of capturing that same speed and aggression t...

Septage - Septisk Eradikasyon (EP Review) Aug. 9, 2021

Septisk Eradikasyon
by Septage

It hasnt even been a year since Septages debut Septic Decadence showcased the Danish bands utterly filthy and gross take on death metal and grind, but theyve already prepared a follow-up. That effort offered four songs in under twelve minutes, this was a strong first showing that reminded me of Auto...

The Best Metal On Bandcamp #47 Aug. 9, 2021

The Best Metal On Bandcamp #47
by Metal Trenches

Listening to your latest requests and recommendations for new underground metal music on Bandcamp in search of the BEST bands and albums that no one is listening to. From metalcore and deathcore to death and black metal, we got you covered with the deep cuts. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast ...

MATHCORE Band Tier List Aug. 8, 2021

Ranking MATHCORE
by Metal Trenches

Ranking the best and also new mathcore bands out there from The Dillinger Escape Plan to The Callous Daoboys. We're talking the likes of Converge, Norma Jean, The Chariot, Every Time I Die, Between The Buried And Me, The Number Twelve Looks Like You, Botch, Rolo Tomassi, Psyopus, Car Bomb, Frontiere...

Lucer - L.A. Collection (Album Review) Aug. 6, 2021

L.A. Collection
by Lucer

The press material for Lucers latest album lists them as one of Denmarks most popular rock bands, and while I really cant prove or disprove that here in the United States I did some quick Spotify dives to find out more about them and the newly released L.A. Collection. Where albums like 2015s Bring ...

Disillusionist - Love & Anxiety (EP Review) Aug. 6, 2021

Love & Anxiety
by Disillusionist

It has been a little while since I reviewed a proper post hardcore/screamo album, but when a newer band is able to capture that same frantic energy and emotion as some of the more influential in the genre that immediately catches my attention. Copenhagen based Disillusionist has done that with their...
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