Witchseeker - Scene of the Wild (Album Review) March 24, 2021

Scene of the Wild
by Witchseeker

My experience with metal from Singapore has historically been focused on the extreme side, with material from the likes of Impiety, Abhorer, and Draconis Infernum serving as my introduction to the countrys bands. But like most parts of the world, dig deep enough and youll find material that spans th...

Budderside - Spiritual Violence (Album Review) March 24, 2021

Spiritual Violence
by Budderside

2021 has put me back on a major rock kick, as plenty of bands that have weathered the storm as the music industry has changed significantly look to stage comebacks and there are still plenty of new ones willing to join the fray. Californias Budderside is one of the relatively newer ones but already ...

Tomahawk - Tonic Immobility (Album Review) March 24, 2021

Tonic Immobility
by Tomahawk

Review of Tomahawk and their new 2021 album Tonic Immobility via Ipecac Recordings.Tonic Immobility is the fifth album from the Mike Patton-fronted project, alongside guitarist Duane Denison of The Jesus Lizard, Helmet drummer John Stanier and bassist Trevor field mouse Dunn of related Patton projec...

Monte Penumbra - As Blades in the Firmament (Album Review) March 23, 2021

As Blades in the Firmament
by Monte Penumbra

Formed in Portugal by W.ur (Ab Imo Pectore, Israthoum), Monte Penumbra has explored the dissonant and experimental variant of black metal as well as some much slower, doom and ambient passages. Both 2013s Heirloom of Sullen Fall and 2016s The Black Realm Vigil were well received in the underground, ...

Mindwork - Cortex (EP Review) March 23, 2021

Cortex
by Mindwork

Originally formed in 2006 as a progressive death/thrash band, by the release of their second album Eterea in 2012 Czech Republic based Mindwork had already morphed into a progressive metal band with a death metal edge. With jazzier elements and cleaner vocals dominating, it showcased potential for b...

Metalite - A Virtual World (Album Review) March 23, 2021

A Virtual World
by Metalite

A review of Metalite and their new album A Virtual World via AFM Records. Metalite is a relatively new Swedish power metal band previously known for albums Heroes in Time in 2017 and Biomechanicals in 2019. A Virtual World is now their third album and the second to feature new vocalist Erica Ohlsson...

Saxon - Inspirations (Album Review) March 22, 2021

Inspirations
by Saxon

Cover albums arent rare in the rock and metal world, but they tend to have a bit of a dubious reputation amongst listeners for being filler often used to satisfy record label contracts or for just being questionable in quality (see Six Feet Under). But when a band with a forty-year history like Saxo...

Nazxul - Irkalla (Album Review) March 22, 2021

Irkalla
by Nazxul

While releases from Australian black metal band Nazxul have often come decades apart, their particular balance of symphonic and aggressive elements has made their material stand out in the underground. 1995s Totem and 2009s Iconoclast are where the bulk of this praise has come from, with a handful o...

Genghis Tron - Dream Machine (Album Review) March 22, 2021

Dream Weapon
by Genghis Tron

Review of GENGHIS TRON and their highly anticipated new 2021 album, Dream Weapon via Relapse Records. Dream Weapon is Genghis Trons first new studio outing in over a decade following Board Up The House, now joined by two new members in vocalist Tony Wolski of The Armed and Sumac/Baptists drummer Nic...

Anarkhon - Phantasmagorical Personification Of The Death Temple (Album Review) March 21, 2021

Phantasmagorical Personification Of The Death Temple
by Anarkhon

Review of Anarkhon and their new 2021 album Phantasmagorical Personification Of The Death Temple via Debemur Morti Productions. Anarkohn is a Lovecraftian old school death metal band based out of So Paulo, Brazil; and has been around since roughly 2002 dropping three other albums along the way inclu...

Converge Tier List March 20, 2021

Ranking Converge
by Converge

Ranking the albums of metalcore and mathcore band Converge from Best To Worst Tier List style. This was a very difficult to band to rank and every single album is a banger. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the socia...

Secret Sphere - Lifeblood (Album Review) March 19, 2021

Lifeblood (Secret Sphere)
by Secret Sphere

Italys Secret Sphere have been a name that many power and progressive metal fans have become familiar with over the past twenty-four years, as each of their ten releases have consistently balanced soaring and entrancing melodies with that appropriately heavier edge. For their tenth full-length Lifeb...

Distant - Dusk Of Anguish (Album Review) March 19, 2021

Dusk Of Anguish
by Distant

Review of Distant and their new 2021 album Dusk Of Anguish via Unique Leader Records. Distant is a big, dumb, downtempo deathcore band from The Netherlands city of Rotterdam and recommended for fans of Black Tongue and Traitors. The band has dropped a few releases at this point and Dusk of Anguish i...

Mind Power - Self Torture (Album Review) March 18, 2021

Self Torture
by Mind Power

Formed in 2015 by the ex-vocalist of A Life Once Lost alongside members that have been in bands like Ligeia and Dead End Path, Mind Power has put out a handful of smaller releases over the past few years but I didnt come across them until recently. After putting out an EP each quarter in 2019 that s...

The Best Metal On Bandcamp #36 March 18, 2021

The BEST New METAL On BANDCAMP #36
by Metal Trenches

Sharing more of the latest requests and recommendations in search of the best underground metal bands and albums on Bandcamp from black and death metal to metalcore and deathcore. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the...

Coronary - Sinbad (Album Review) March 18, 2021

Sinbad
by Coronary

Despite being based out of Finland, Coronary sound very German on their debut full length Sinbad. Formed by musicians who have been part of a slew of other bands over the years, with this group they pay tribute to heavy metal and hard rock from the 80s, going for up-tempo NWOBHM and mid-tempo rocker...

Isgherurd Morth - Hellrduk (Album Review) March 17, 2021

Hellrduk
by Isgherurd Morth

Isgherurd Morth is a new band formed by Siberian musicians Max Konstantinov and Peter Shallmin as well as French drummer Romain Goulon. The three previously collaborated in experimental grindcore band Stench Price, but with this new project theyve turned their attention towards black metal. As you m...

Estuarine - Nyarlathotep (Album Review) March 17, 2021

Nyarlathotep
by Estuarine

Review of Estuarine and the new self released EP Nyarlathotep. Estuarine is a one man experimental/technical blackened deathgrind project based out of Tampa, Florida. Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Hydrus first dropped a debut self-titled album in 2013, with myself taking notice years later with...

Lunar Shadow - Wish To Leave (Album Review) March 16, 2021

Wish To Leave
by Lunar Shadow

Where some bands find their own unique niche within metal and then proceed to stick within those established boundaries for years, others are always looking to take themselves into new territory with each album. Germanys Lunar Shadow certainly fits that description, as they started off exploring ele...

Fallstar - Sunbreather (Album Review) March 16, 2021

Sunbreather
by Fallstar

Portlands Fallstar started off sounding a bit closer to what youd expect from mid-2000s era metalcore and melodic hardcore, but over time theyre morphed into something that encompasses a wide range of influences from across the rock and metal spectrum. After establishing their own label Rat Family R...
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