Our This Week in Metal post collects our thoughts on music released in or around this week in the music world. We cover mostly metal, but we consider other genres to allow our writers poseur flexibility. Follow us on Instagram too!
Cosmo's Chaotic Curveballs
Aberration specialize in caustic, spiteful blackened death metal that seeks to crush you into a paste over Refracture's runtime. But will these steps on the blackened cracks re-fracture yo momma's back?
When it comes to blackened death metal, a band needs to stand out from the rest of the crowd if it’s going to impress people given how saturated the subgenre has become in recent years. Enter Hadit —The Italian Stallion that's getting closer to the theoretical boundary.
Anti-Peat's Perplexing Position
LVME’s take on black metal draws broadly from the many traditions within the genre. The classic tremolo and blastbeat approach releases the pressure created by shimmering dissonance and mid-paced ritualistic melodies. With a flavor profile that's both bright in acidity and floral/sweet to the nose, lime is easy to love. I mean LVME. LVME is easy to love.
