Ah, the split. The underappreciated release that can highlight potential up-and-comers, or showcase multiple bands that don’t bring anything interesting to the table. Sometimes, a split gets released and reveals the best of a band’s material. So where does this four-way split land? Pick your player.
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The Lion’s Daughter – Bath House Review
Bath House is a rawer experience that leans less on the synths, although they are still there – meaner, producing uneasy sounds that often recalls a wounded animal whining out its pain in the distance. The mood the combined elements strike is overall good and there are some hefty highlights here and there. Will Croque throw this album out with the bath water?
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The Week In Metal, 2023 Week 42
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 Cirith Ungol, Myrkur, Reverend Michael Kristin Hayter, Sühnopfer, Tardigrade Inferno, and Dreamwell, you can do that too!
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Goblin Priest – Cryptic Monochrome Maze Crawl: a CALCULATOR PHANTASY in 1-BIT AUDIO Review
Only for those that like their black metal steak as RAW as it can get.
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Haunt – Golden Arm Review
Cosmo thinks Haunt need to write less safe albums, unlike all of the black metal he likes.
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Tardigrade Inferno – Arrival of a Train Review
Scuttlegoat opens an avant-garde box only to be ambushed by nu-metal.
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Enduring Revery – Carrier Review
Carrier of contemplative metallic sludge.
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Hibernaut – Ingress Review
Scuttlegoat dives deep into the sludge, trying to ascertain its intensity for just a bit too long.
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Angelic Desolation – Orchestrionic Abortion Review
Here is a fun game for a party: Put on “Shake the Baby” off Angelic Desolation’s new album and take a shot each time the vocals or lyrics make you laugh. It takes one look at the song titles on Orchestrionic Abortion to discover that the band has a sense of humor that recalls that of a grindcore band.
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Crypts of the Unknown: Bound and Gagged – Fornicate the Gutted
