Tongues hits many taste centers with uncanny precision. From salty waves of Doom riffs echoing on the back half to spicy Death Metal outbursts to the sour and dramatic tremolo riffs of Black Metal… Tongues has licks. Taste the black metal.
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Gateway – Galgendood Review
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?
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Inherus – Beholden Review
“In her what-!?” – exclaims a bewildered Gator.
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Slumbering Sun – The Ever-Living Fire Review
Many people do not connect with Doom Metal and even those that do are often in stark disagreement about which bands are good and why. It is hard to make this connection come about and sometimes, it just won’t happen. Let’s hope this fire burns bright enough to light that special spark.
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Darkthrone – Astral Fortress Review
I consider late era Darkthrone to be more interesting than most of their career. They have been experimenting a lot lately and to decent results. I might even go so far as to say that Old Star is my favorite Darkthrone album after A Blaze in the Northern Sky. Yes, much better than Transilvanian Munchies.
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Locrian – New Catastrophism Review
On first glance New Catastophism could look like a very one note dredging drone release, but if you descend below the surface you’ll find a beautifully textured album with a lot to discover.
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Crypts of the Unknown: Loss – Horizonless
