Raffy Reviews - Twitch of the Death Nerve: 'A Resting Place for the Wrathful' March 27, 2020

A Resting Place for the Wrathful
by Twitch of the Death Nerve

Background Twitch of the Death Nerveis just one of those brutallic deathgrindy bands that shows off the capability of the UK's many obscure local acts within the realm of...well, brutal, heavy and often controversial music. The underground trio project has been on the scene since the mid-2000s, tho...

March Highlights 2020 March 27, 2020

Recommendation Roundup March 2020
by Metal Trenches

New albums from Viscera, 5 R V L N 5, Svengahli, Monolith, Wolfpack, and more. Don't forget to subscribe to the channel and show your support with a like, comment, and share. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the soci...

Raffy Reviews - Horned: 'Eminence' March 26, 2020

Eminence
by Horned

Background The slam/beatdown scene in France is ever-evolving due to the heightened underground interest within subgenres related to slammy riffs in the past decade or so (and who could blame people for liking them, they're catchy as hell!). Conceived around five years ago somewhere in the Marseill...

Burn Embrace March 26, 2020

Burn Embrace
by Telepathy

The Pitch:UK progressive, post-metal actTelepathy continue their stormlike power with Burn Embrace via Svart Records.FFOSonance,Cult of Luna,Russian Circles,Explosions in the Sky What I Like:Telepathy is a project somewhat near and dear to me as I reviewed their 2014 debut 12 Areas before Metal Tre...

Raffy Reviews - Brain Stem: 'Symptoms of Annihilation - Stage 2' March 25, 2020

Symptoms of Annihilation - Stage 2
by Brain Stem

Background Canada's very ownBrain Stemstands as a new unsigned local act born out of Edmonton, Alberta that unconventionally manages to one-up the brutal death scene in their obscure, yet killer four piece ensembles...or EPs rather in this case. And, although I haven't got around to listening to th...

Raffy Reviews - Constrict: 'Saturation' March 25, 2020

Saturation
by Constrict

Background Constrict is a Brandenburg, Germany-based grind collective that is relatively new to the core scene. With just one other demo and full-length under their belt, they're still out there trying to make a name for themselves through their abrasively brash and chaotic sound, which are some fe...

Order Of The Mind March 25, 2020

Order Of The Mind
by Irist

The Pitch:Atlanta progressive metal and sludge quintet Irist throw down the gauntlet to their peers with Order Of The Mind via Nuclear Blast. FFO: Mastodon, Scientist, Gojira What I Like:If you dig Mastodon but are missing the grit of their earlier days, have I got a band for you. Irist have a simi...

Devouring Ruin March 24, 2020

Devouring Ruin
by Wake

The Pitch:Canadian deathgrindoutfit,WAKE shake things up for their latest albumviaTranslation Loss Records. FFO: The Lion's Daughter, Svart Crown, Otargos What I Like:I am all for bands varying up their sound, and really how much mileage can you really get out of straight, no-nonsense deathgrind? R...

Raffy Reviews - Klysma: 'Mental' March 23, 2020

Mental
by Klysma

Background Klysmastands as a Belgian-born and bred brutal band of miscreants that's been on the ole underground metal radar since the release of their 2018 debut albumSick. Slamming riffs and ignant gutturals in hand, the frenzied four piece have recently unveiled their follow up sophomore full-len...

Satyr Podcast March 23, 2020

Trench Talk Ep 64
by Satyr

FlightOfIcarus chats with mathcore/post-hardcore/math rock band Satyr about their new album Locus. Along the way we discuss, Protest The Hero, The Punk Rock MBA, marketing, Meshuggah, Periphery, hobbies (or lack their of), Sikth, concert stories, and approach to songwriting.PleaseSUBSCRIBEand also l...

Raffy Reviews - Ergodic: 'Ergodic' March 21, 2020

Ergodic
by Ergodic

Background Ergodicis a rather techy death metal band in the vein of the whole "aliencore", earlyEnterprise Earth,Rings of Saturn,Archspire,Beyond Creation-esque sound that hails from North Carolina's capital city and is making some groundbreaking and milestone strides as of now. It's come to our at...

Krupinské ohne March 20, 2020

Krupinské ohne
by Malokarpatan

Malokarpatan has proven themselves to be one of the most exciting metal bands of the past five years, as their fusion of heavy metal and early black metal with the mystical and folk elements of Eastern European groups from the 80s and 90s came together in ways that felt different and fun to listen t...

Mandala of Fear March 20, 2020

Mandala of Fear
by Huntsmen

Two years ago Huntsmen made a strong impression with their debut full length American Scrap, which took elements of doom and post metal and merged it with a healthy dose of Americana and Appalachian folk. It was a sound that came through as completely unique and was genuinely exciting to listen to. ...

Restructure the Molded Mind March 20, 2020

Restructure the Molded Mind
by Hemotoxin

Californias Hemotoxin has only been around for about a decade, but their sound would have you think that they hail from a few decades earlier than that. The progressive thrash/death metal band channels a sound that recalls when the two genres were in their earlier days and blurred together a bit mor...

Spirituality and Distortion (Video Review) March 20, 2020

Spirituality and Distortion
by Igorrr

The Pitch:FlightOfIcarus speaking once more about French avant-garde metal project Igorrr and the new album Spirituality and Distortion via Metal Blade Records. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of yo...

Of Truth & Sacrifice March 19, 2020

Of Truth & Sacrifice
by Heaven Shall Burn

Heaven Shall Burn has been a significant part of the melodic death metal and metalcore evolution that happened throughout the early to mid-2000s, with each of their full lengths offering heavy hitting riffs and powerful melodic leads even as much of the genre started to lose their steam. Its been fo...

Lorn Echoes March 19, 2020

Lorn Echoes
by WICTIMS

The Pitch:Czechia deathcore crew Wictims (previously Victims) continue to make the case for the genre's new school with their debut album Lorn Echoes via Slovak Metal Army. FFO: Whitechapel, Lorna Shore, Cabal What I Like:I hate to keep kicking a band while they're down, but I just don't understand...

Raffy Reviews - Graveslave: 'Devotion' March 18, 2020

Devotion
by Graveslave

Background Graveslavehappen to be a jointly Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota-based five piece venture that've caught our ears and attention as of late. They're somewhat consistently active, with a couple of EPs as well as one full-length under their belt (the latter of which may be discussed at a la...

Folkesange March 18, 2020

Folkesange
by Myrkur

Myrkur continues her transformation from pop musician to black metal artist to full on Danish folk singer with Folkesange via Relapse Records. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Fac...

South of Heaven March 18, 2020

South of Heaven
by Fotocrime

It was a bit disappointing when Coliseum called it quits given how much of a transformation they had gone through over their twelve year history, but it wouldnt be long before fans would get to hear more from former singer R. courtesy of his new project Fotocrime. This group continued to push toward...
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