Swedish debutants For the Pyres might be 400 km away from the capital but you can instantly hear the inspiration for much of At the Pyres of Sin. Chainsaws and meth.
Read moreVauruvã – Mar da Deriva Review
There is a beautiful, dreamlike quality to Vauruvã’s take on black metal, yet it is achieved without losing bite. The inclusion of Brazilian folk and progressive passages has Anti-Peat hypnotized and floating around pleasantly in Brazil-occupied space. Come to Brazil with him!
Read moreChangeling – Changeling Review
What better a return from summer than a 1000 word sermon from the Gator on Changeling’s fierce debut album?
Welcome back! Prog’s on the menu.
Read moreKatatonia – Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State Review
Katatonia are no strangers to ups and downs. You could safely argue that it’s even what their music is about. But with one of the […]
Read moreFull of Hell – Broken Sword, Rotten Shield Review
Broken Sword, Rotten Shield is the newest entry in Full of Hell’s eclectic musical canon. In a way, it’s a continuation of the bands previous record, which explored more noise rock-oriented textures inspired by ’90s outfits like Helmet or The Jesus Lizard. Hopefully the Helmet works too… cause the sword and shield certainly ain’t gonna cut it.
Read moreAct of Impalement – Profane Altar Review
2025 has, to put it bluntly, fucking sucked for me and while I’m actively working towards improving my situation, I’ve searched for music to fill that anger. It’s been a very successful quest, and I keep finding new gems to become a vital part of my rotation as a result. Today’s act is one such example: Tennessee based death metal juggernaut Act of Impalement.
Read moreSkaphos – Cult of Uzura Review
As metal subgenre hybrids go, mixing up black and death metal is one of the most natural and challenging pairings out there. It’s natural in that musicians gravitate towards taking the more extreme genres and blurring the boundaries between them to try and push things further, but therein lies the challenge too. If you do too little, you don’t stand out in a crowded field; do too much and it just becomes over-dense and loses its edge. Anti-Peat might just be telling you to edge into the kraken’s butthole with Skaphos though. Dive in!
Read moreLandfilth – CONTROL Review
For the real amount of gains, Scuttlegoat need something loud, bassy. Something with a lack of nuance and constant aggressive dynamics. Oh, and it must be good, too.
Read moreMartoriator – Bloodpainted Visions of Perpetual Conflict
Approaching a new war metal album often feels like a binary proposition: immediate impact or instant oblivion. This relatively new, sometimes nebulous subgenre thrives on pure aggression and unadulterated hatred, yet it occasionally births truly compelling records. Perhaps records that are bloodpainted. Perpetual. Full of conflict? Only one way to find out…
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