5 years later, they are back with third “full length” Huginn. Their specific blend of atmospheric black metal captivated me, so I was fairly excited for this one. Wilted expectations.
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S.U.P – OCTA Review
OCTA is an odd mix of cleanly sung choruses and industrial metal riffs. Occasionally a doom metal riff or death metal moment will barge into the songs to great effect. A tale of estranged family?
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Church of Misery – Born Under a Mad Sign Review
Church of Misery eschew the drug obsessed and occult lyrics of most stoner acts, instead focusing on serial killers, cult leaders and general psychopathy. It helps color the music. Stoned serial killers
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The Anchoret – It All Began With Loneliness Review
The Anchoret squanders their potential for enjoyment by sounding both too much like Opeth and not enough like Opeth. It is baffling to Croque that a lot of the bands that form to make Progressive music decide on taking on an established sound of how this genre “should” sound like—like Opeth that is! Opeth!
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Arkona – Kob’ Review
Arkona’s 2018 album Khram really impressed Cosmo. Now, five years later, they return with Kob’. Can they impress the easily impressed Cosmo again?
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Sarmat – Determined to Strike Review
After Sarmat’s debut EP surprisingly contained a Pokémon theme cover (and low-key blew my mind in the process), I had high hopes that the full-length would repeat this in a similarly sneaky way. Would other video game themes be covered, possibly similarly obscure ones? Gotta strike ’em all?
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Nithing – Agonal Hymns Review
Nithing are a side and solo project by Vitriol’s drummer, Matt Kilner. Nithing could fall into a similar category as that band. That’s it. There’s Nithing more to say.
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Anubis Gate – Interference Review
Interference arrives after a mildly interesting covers album and six years of Anubis Gate-less space, leaving Metalligator apprehensive. Yet the new songs sees them trying some new things and puts a finger on how unique they are in the overly polished progressive metal scene. Polished, but perfect?
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Torture Rack – Primeval Onslaught
Torture Rack are in the lineage of bands like Undergang for sure. Their music has a slight hardcore bent and ultimately just revolves around beating people up aurally. Itching for a good beating?
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Crypts of the Unknown: Animosity – Animal
