Bloodline Feb. 12, 2020

Bloodline
by Shark Island

Comebacks can be tough, but its even harder to pull off a second comeback which is exactly what Los Angeles hard rock band Shark Island has done. Formed in 1979 as Sharks, the band was a regular fixture of the Hollywood Strip during the 80s hard rock heyday and put out Law of the Order in 1989 befor...

Power Through Terror Feb. 12, 2020

Power Through Terror
by Great American Ghost

The Pitch: Boston metallic hardcore crew Great American Ghost draw on some death metal influences for their heaviest album yet, Power Through Control, via eOne Music. FFO: Wolf King, Knocked Loose, Norma Jean What I Like:I must say that after I heard the Entombed-core riffs, crushing snarls, and cl...

Telemark Feb. 11, 2020

Telemark
by Ihsahn

The Pitch:Norwegian progressive, experimental black metal legend Ihsahn breaks his usual one album every two years cycle to drop the first of two 5 song EP's via Candlelight Records. What I Like:I loved Arktis enough to name it one of my favorite albums of the decade, and Telemark is definitely cut...

Apocalypse Feb. 11, 2020

Apocalypse
by Colosso

Portugals Colosso has covered quite a bit of ground since their formation in 2011, with founder Max Tom moving between dense and dissonant death metal and a more groove heavy approach depending on which release you were listening to. For the groups latest EP Apocalypse theyve enlisted the help of se...

Raffy Reviews - Defiled: 'Infinite Regress' Feb. 10, 2020

Infinite Regress
by Defiled

Background We have fairly broad horizons on the site and try to include as many bands from different genres, parts of the world and inherent walks of life as possible to promote all the distinct and occasionally obscure sounds you could find in the world of metal. Japan's very ownDefiledis one band...

Red Sky Feb. 10, 2020

Red Sky
by NADA

The Pitch:Portugal-based "post-death metal"/progressive deathcore band NADA drop their debut album Red Sky. FFO: Make Me A Donut, Kardashev, Target What I Like: Given the djenty riffs, vocal approach, and dynamic songwriting, I feel comforable labeling Red Sky as a work of progressive deathcore; bu...

Shame Is Just A Word Feb. 10, 2020

Shame Is Just A Word
by Svarttjern

While they havent become as prominent as some of the longer running Norwegian black metal bands, Svarttjerns been known for their consistency in the underground thanks to some blistering albums that channeled the all-out violence and chaos of the second-wave sound. In recent years the groups sound h...

Krosis Interview Podcast Feb. 10, 2020

Trench Talk Ep 61
by Krosis

FlightOfIcarus interviews NC deathcore crew Krosis in response to their new album A Memoir To Free Will. We talk early influences, gear, album concept, videogames, favorite deathcore bands, and the excitement of a new decade in metal.PleaseSUBSCRIBEand also listen viaiTunes,CastBox,Spotify, andBitCh...

Immortal Feb. 7, 2020

Immortal
by Lorna Shore

The Pitch: Despite dropping vocalist CJ McCreery, Jersey symphonic deathcore band Lorna Shore forge on withImmortal via Century Media Records. FFO: Shadow Of Intent, What I Like:Overall, Immortal is a damn fine album whether you enjoy deathcore or not. While there are plenty of the usual tropes on ...

Viscera - "Immersed In Ire" Reaction Feb. 7, 2020

Flight Reacts: Viscera
by Viscera (UK)

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Traktat Feb. 7, 2020

Traktat
by Karg

Originally formed in 2006 as an ambient black metal project that took influence from the grandiose and sprawling variants that came out of the second wave of the genre, in the years since Karg has evolved towards a sound that pushed towards blackgaze and the further outreaches of black metal. Its be...

Illuminati Feb. 6, 2020

Illuminati
by God Dethroned

It may have seemed as though God Dethroned was broken up for good when they called it quits for the second time in 2012, but Henri Sattler saw fit to give the band their third run a few years ago which resulted in The World Ablaze. While the group has been through quite a few lineup changes over the...

Miasma Feb. 6, 2020

Miasma
by OvO

The Pitch:Italian experimental duo OvO continue what Decibel called a "David Lynch dance party" with their new album via Artoffact Records. FFO: Swans, Igorrr, Skuggsja What I Like:After all of the death metal and hardcore I've been listening to from 2019, it was high time for something different. ...

Quick Rec: Hostis Humani Generis Feb. 6, 2020

Hostis Humani Generis
by Ye Banished Privateers

The Pitch:Swedish pirate folk band,Ye Banished Privateers, influenced by Irish and Skandinavian folk, return with a new album via Napalm Records. FFO:Alestorm,Flogging Molly,Myrkur What I Like:I'm gonna level with ya'll: February and March are PACKED. I posted a meme a little while back of the dog ...

Ascend Feb. 5, 2020

Ascend
by Vernon of Persia

The Pitch:Progressive metalcore from San Antonio's Vernon Of Persia. FFO: Textures, Periphery, Make Them Suffer What I Like:The primary strength of this album is clearly in the riffs. The djenty guitars on Ascend were heavy, proggy, and infectious enough to draw my attention in just a few seconds t...

I Let It In And It Took Everything Feb. 5, 2020

I Let It In And It Took Everything
by Loathe

Sometimes a band can channel the exact combination of sounds you were looking before you even knew you wanted it. British metal band Loathe has achieved that with their sophomore full-length I Let It In And It Took Everything, which takes influences from a wide range of metal and rock genres without...

Rebirth by Blasphemy Feb. 5, 2020

Rebirth by Blasphemy
by Midnight

Plenty of black n roll bands would sprout up in recent years, but few have done the sound as well as Midnight have over the past seventeen years. Formed as a solo project of Athenar back in 2003, the group has taken equal amounts of first wave black metal, NWOBHM, and rock n roll and woven it into a...

Between Life Feb. 4, 2020

Between Life
by Typecaste

The Pitch:Boston / Long Island 5-piece Typecaste sling blistering metallic-hardcorevia Flatspot Records. FFO: Helmet, Jesus Piece, What I Like:With their gruff, beatdown vocals and crunchy grooves, Typecaste have struck a chord in the hardcore scene, hitting the road with Sanction and Seeyouspaceco...

Lunar Radiant Dawn Feb. 4, 2020

Lunar Radiant Dawn
by Mortal Incarnation

Japans had a considerable amount of quality death metal bands over the past three decades, though it can still take a bit of digging to unearth some of it outside of the country. Luckily we have labels like Sentient Ruin Laboratoriesthat give some of these groups wider distribution, which is what th...

Death Clan OD Feb. 4, 2020

Death Clan OD
by Serpent Noir

The Pitch:Greek black metal band Serpent Noir deliver their third album via WTC Productions. What I Like:I dig the diversity of pacing and atmosphere on this album. While always sticking to a consistent foundation of black metal, we traverse through various modes in the form of crust, doom, and bla...
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