Raffy Reviews - Ardra: 'Unto Leviathan' April 10, 2020

Unto Leviathan
by Ardra

Background San Jose, California's newest outfitArdraestablishes itself as a ferocious five piece that blends some fairly brutal death metal with integrated melodic sections, ambient undertones as well as subtle little core influences in the form of breakdowns and deathcore verses here and there. Th...

Obscene Repressed April 10, 2020

Obscene Repressed
by Benighted

The Pitch:Its the return of French brutal death metal band Benighted with their latest ode to filth and depravity with Obscene Repressed via Season Of Mist. FFO: Aborted, TBDM, Cryptopsy What I Like:This album is a fast grower filled with fun and memorable moments that had me listening half a dozen...

Ten Alternative Songs That Started Me On The Road To Metal April 10, 2020

Alt Rock Gateways
by Metal Trenches

FlightOfIcarus shares ten 90's alternative songs that started him on the road to heavy music long before he was was a metalhead. 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 Facebook, Twitter...

Rest in Violence April 9, 2020

Rest in Violence
by Bonded

Germanys Bonded may have only formed two years ago, but theyre made up of veterans of European thrash. Containing members that have played with Sodom, Suicidal Angels, and Assassin (to name a few), theres certainly a lot of musical knowhow going into this band. With this base in place, the groups de...

The Eye Is The First Circle April 9, 2020

The Eye Is The First Circle
by Calligram

The Pitch:London-based, multinational blackened hardcore bandCalligramcontinue to move up the ranks with The Eye Is The First CircleviaProsthetic Records.FFO:Hellkeeper,LLNN,Sibiir What I Like:Somewhere there exists an exact midpoint between black metal and hardcore, and this album exists at that a...

Opulent Decay April 9, 2020

Opulent Decay
by Spell

Vancouvers Spell captured a different side of the old-school sound across each of their full lengths, channeling just as much hard rock and psychedelic flair as the NWOBHM energy. For their third album Opulent Decay the group has embraced this mixture of styles even further, with the rock elements a...

Infidel April 8, 2020

Infidel
by Curse Upon A Prayer

The Pitch:Controversial Finnish black metal aggressors Curse Upon A Prayercontinue their campaign against religion with Infidel via Saturnal. FFO: Watain, Taake, Young And In The Way What I Like:It amuses me that metalheads don't bat an eye at anti-Christian imagery, but the minute Islam gets menti...

Arsonists Get All The Girls Reaction Video April 8, 2020

Arsonists Get All The Girls Reaction
by Metal Trenches

Fan recommends this fever dream of a video from Arsonists Get All The Girls for my reaction pleasure. We could all use a good laugh. 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 Facebook, Twi...

Indwell April 7, 2020

Indwell
by Methwitch

The Pitch:If you were in the mood for something completely batshit, look no further than Albuquerque, NM grindcore/mathgrind band Methwitchs new album Indwell. FFO: Full Of Hell + Frontierer What I Like:I already found myself intrigued by the sheer abrasiveness of this bands completely unhinged and...

Emergence April 7, 2020

Emergence
by Symbolical

The Pitch:Technical melodic death metallersSymbolikdeliver their debut album, Emergence, via The Artisan Era. FFO: Inferi,Alterbeast,Exocrine What I Like:Emergence is another solid outing in the style we've come to know and love from The Artisan Era label. In particular, if you are a big fan of Inf...

Raffy Reviews - Live Burial: 'Unending Futility' April 6, 2020

Unending Futility
by Live Burial

Background Strap in everyone cause we've got a brazen-faced heavyhitter in store for us today. Newcastle, UK's very ownLive Burialis back at it again with yet another fleshed out full-length on the market in the form ofUnending Futility. Released not too long ago viaTranscending Obscurity Records, ...

Tirades uit de hel April 6, 2020

Tirades uit de hel
by Duivel

Dutch black metal continues to dominate this year, with Duivel joining the fray having offered a convincing effort. Formed recently from a number of genre veterans, last years two-song EP was only a taste of what debut full length Tirades uit de hel has unleashed upon unsuspecting listeners. Spread ...

Roman Ring Podcast April 6, 2020

Trench Talk Ep 65
by Roman Ring

Chatting with Jason (Also of Warforged and the Nothings For No One Podcast) and Danny of technical, progressive death metal band Roman Ring about their new album The Halogen as well as influences, concept albums, out favorite bands, and the best bands in this genre of the past decade.PleaseSUBSCRIBE...

156/Silence - Irrational Pull (Video Reaction) April 5, 2020

Irrational Pull Reaction
by 156/Silence

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Guardians (Video Review) April 3, 2020

Guardians
by August Burns Red

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Surrounded by the Great Nothing April 2, 2020

Surrounded by the Great Nothing
by Escape Is Not Freedom

The Pitch:Chicago alternative rock and sludge group Escape Is Not Freedom are back with more 90's vibes on Surrounded By The Great Nothing. FFO: Helmet, Quicksand, Sonic Youth What I Like:If you grew up in the hay day of alternative music and grunge like me, you should definitely aquaint yourself w...

Raffy Reviews - Innards: 'Back From The Grave, Straight In Your Face' April 1, 2020

Back From The Grave, Straight In Your Face
by Innards

Background The band formally known as Innardsis a new Portuguese death/grind project based in the capital city of Lisbon that's been catching out attention around here as of late. For one thing, the trio is obsessed with writing music centering around themes of death, horror and the Occult...which ...

Avant-Garbage (Video Review) April 1, 2020

Avant-Garbage
by The Motion Mosaic

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A​.​D. April 1, 2020

A​.​D.
by Wolfpack

The Pitch:Another in-your-face fusion of beatdown metallic hardcore and death metal, this time in the form of Wolfpack and their new EP A.D. FFO: Great American Ghost, Wolf King, Code Orange What I Like:One day I'll probably be worn out on death metal and hardcore fusions, but that day still seems ...

Exocrine "Maelstrom" (Video Reaction) March 31, 2020

Maelstrom Reaction
by Exocrine

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