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Svdestada – Candela Review

January 16, 2024January 15, 2024 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation No comments

With a woman in a robe on the cover stretching air and red light, it’d be easy to dismiss Candela as just another longing metalcore album. And while there are shades of that in riff assembly, Svdestada (a stylized version of sudestada which simply means “southeast”), hailing from the burgeoning punk scene of Spain, self-describes as blackened crust. We’ll take our patatas bravas golden brown though…

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Exulansis – Overtures of Uprising Review

November 24, 2023November 23, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation No comments

Doom isn’t for everyone. Nor is Doom that includes copious amount of chamber-influenced violin, rough ‘n’ tumble Blackened sprints, and sadperson, melodic crooning. But that’s exactly the overflowing platter of existential exploration that Oregon’s Exulansis deliver with Overtures of Uprising. Rise and eat up.

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This Week in Metal, 2023 Week 37

September 24, 2023November 12, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Tomb Mold, Altarage, Bekor Qilish, Feral, Crawl, Ôros Kaù, and Undergang, you can do that too!

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This Week in Metal, 2023 Week 36

September 17, 2023November 12, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Acausal Intrusion, Dying Fetus, THORN, Gridlink, Sylosis, and Wyrgher, you can do that too!

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This Week in Metal, 2023 Week 35

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Nuclear Power Trio, Grand Cadaver, Massen, Soen, Blut aus Nord, and Exmortus, you can do that too!

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This Week in Metal, 2023 Week 34

September 3, 2023September 3, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation

Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Deitus, Horrendous, Tongues, The Night Eternal, Mizmor, or 夢遊病者, you can do that too!

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Ixias – Compulsive Trance Review

July 1, 2023January 14, 2024 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation No comments

Compulsive Trance, after all, is a god damn mess. But in this frenzy of mouth noises that might have lyrical poignance, Ixias manages to find a careful, if not readily obvious, flow between tension and release. Our Being of Extreme Punctiation tells us about his love for trance. Wait what?

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EABS meets Jaubi – In Search of a Better Tomorrow Review

May 12, 2023December 23, 2023 Reviewed by Trans-dimensional Being of Extreme Punctuation No comments

Not too long ago EABS pianist and bandleader Marek “Latarnik” Pędziwiatr guested with Jaubi for their 2021 debut Nafs at Peace. And now, with the number of performers on In Search of a Better Tomorrow far exceeding that prior collision, this international crew looks to spread the good word of Jazz through the guise of their united regional tongues. Jazz on Jazz flexing is not a crime.