“…Fuck man, I just wanna go home” vocalist Doug Moore lambasts on “The Greatest City on Earth.” Thematically, Exhaust channels the most pissed-off version of Pyrrhon into a thirty-eight minute record, a record made by people broken down by the ever-growing financial strains of living in their home of New York City. What’s the deal with inflation anyway?
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This Week In Metal, 2024 Week 30
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 Sumac, Ceremony of Silence, and Cephalotripsy, you can do that too!
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Ceremony of Silence – Halios Review
Opening with a swarm of discordant riffs on “Primaeval Sacrifice”, the listener must adapt to Halios’ rapidly advancing tide or give in to the swallow of the maelstrom. Formerly a duo, Ceremony of Silence has now become a trio. And combined with a sleeker, fuller production, Halios sounds a lot more polished and a lot more mean than 2019’s Outis ever could.
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2024 Week 28
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 Black Hole Deity, Diskord / Atvm, and Liminal Shroud, you can do that too!
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Liminal Shroud – Visions of Collapse Review
Peat counts himself an atmoblack fan but at the same time, believes there are a lot of bands that prove the haters right. It’s a tough style to get right. That’s why the intro of Liminal Shroud’s Visions of Collapse filled him with hope and fear at the same time. As the curtain falls, what will your vision be?
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2024 Week 25
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 Malignancy, Matrass, and Mythologik, you can do that too! This week is brought to you by the letter M.
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Malignancy – Discontinued Review
Mid comes in different shades and within mid, different permutations of a basic 5/10 can be found. Some albums have great ideas, but squander their potential elsewhere. Others are extremely by the numbers, containing no surprises and only catering to hardcore fans of their chosen style. Nevertheless, the world can’t discontinue the mid. In mid we trust!
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This Week In Metal, 2024 Week 21
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 The Last of Lucy, Darkthrone, Pallbearer, Vale of Pnath, and Demersal, you can do that too!
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Vale of Pnath – Between the Worlds of Life and Death Review
The band that pops your metaphorical cherry on a genre and introduces you to the pleasures it can offer is a special one. Vale of Pnath is that band for me, being the ones to get me into technical death metal. Now they return with their third album Between the Worlds of Life and Death. Has the cherry stayed sweet, or have Vale of Pnath fallen into the pits of mediocrity?
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Crypts of the Unknown: Loss – Horizonless
