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 Madder Mortem, Dissimulator, Spiritual Deception, Spectral Voice, Vitriol, and Drowned, you can do that too!
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Drowned – Procul His Review
Drowned play a blend of primarily death metal mixed with some doom metal elements that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Spectral Voice or a Mortiferum album. But how does this all come together? Semi-drowned?
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2024 Week 4
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 Cognizance, Narzissus, The Oldest House, Resin Tomb, and Junta, you can do that too!
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The Oldest House – A Worm Through Time
The promo sheet states that the sole creator of this EP, A.M. (what’s in a name?), conceived the music as one long piece that is supposed to be like a “huge wall of static that is creeping slowly towards you.” Fortunately for Metalligator, he did not do a good job of that. Wait, or did he? Guess you have to read to find out.
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Slow – Abîmes I Review
Funeral Doom Metal and minimalism go together like Nutella and toast. As a genre of music that forces you to pay attention to the ever-so-slow subtle details, most metalheads will turn away from this niche of a niche. But metalheads don’t turn away from Nutella and toast. Click through to receive a discount code for your next purchase of Nutella products. No, this is not sponsored content… right?
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This Week In Metal, 2023 Week 46
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 Perky Macabre / SPÖoÖoKY STEVE, Mourn the Light, High Priest, Ice Howl, Archdruid, Ragana, SOL, Exulansis, and Midnight Odyssey, you can do that too!
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Exulansis – Overtures of Uprising Review
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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SOL – Promethean Sessions Review
The album oscillates between droney soundscapes that come across as somewhat improvised, and more focused gothic-leaning classic Doom. I am not aware of the methodology of improvisation used here, whether there were rules or guidelines, but the droney sections of the album are pleasant and even provide a sense of mental relief. But is this all enough to set Goat’s charts ablaze?
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Ragana – Desolation’s Flower Review
Creating music as a duo can present a paradoxical dynamic. It can be both easier, as there is only one other person to get in tune with, and more challenging when conflicts do arise, as the intricate interplay between two artistic visions will require a fine balance of compromise and creative synergy. Maria and Coley, the two members of Ragana, take turns on guitar, drums, and vocals, and since 2012 this approach has allowed them to maintain interest with their hybrid of unrefined Black/Doom Metal. Two hearts blast beat as one.
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Crypts of the Unknown: Khonsu – The Xun Protectorate
