Atmosphere. The way metalheads use the word sends shivers down my spine and immediately, I associate it with lazy, repetitive writing and unnecessary amounts of reverb. Gateway to the atmo-sphere?
Read moreS.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?
Read moreTorture 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?
Read moreKalmah – Kalmah Review
It was only during a short stint with a local melodeath band that Scuttlegoat decided to reevaluate his bias towards the melodic death metal and gave Kalmah another chance. Did the Finns convince him?
Read moreWytch Hazel – IV: Sacrament Review
Did Wytch Hazel convince our lord Goat to convert?
Read moreCattle Decapitation – Terrasite Review
A human-sized bug in my crater-sized soup.
Read moreVexing – Grand Reproach Review
Come, read about Scuttlegoat’s grand reproach of Vexings new album.
Read moreEnduring Revery – Carrier Review
Carrier of contemplative metallic sludge.
Read moreGrin – Black Nothingness Review
Stoner doom that bangs out six fuzzy and judiciously chimed tracks before the pack on your pipe fizzles out? Unheard of! Believe it!
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