STREAM: Gothic Doom/Folk Metal from MY DARKEST TIME Dec. 20, 2018

My Darkest Time is a metal band based out of Macedonia. Their sound is another that is difficult to cleanly place; I hear elements of doom, gothic, symphonic, death, and folk all joined into one pretty unique approach. Just released in November, their latest album Dawn features regional instruments,...

STREAM: Atmospheric Drone/Synth/Black from ARDORMORT Dec. 20, 2018

Ardormort is a difficult-to-categorize Rhode Island project that covers a spectrum of synth driven, atmospheric drone and doom with doses of black metal guitars. As put by the musician, "Ardormort is the death of enthusiasm, built upon loss." It is dark, moody, and seriously intriguing. Give it a li...

MUSIC VIDEO: Folky Melodeath FFO Amon Amarth from AEPHANEMER Dec. 19, 2018

Aephanemer is a female-fronted melodic death metal band from France. The band has an album coming out this March, but leading up to this I'd like to share the 2016 music video for the track "Unstoppable." If you enjoy a folky twist on the genre a la Amon Amarth and Ensiferum, you should find yoursel...

STREAM: Thrash/Grind from Philly's CRACK HOUSE Dec. 19, 2018

"The Crack Is Back! Crack House make their epic drug-induced return to Horror Pain Gore Death Productions with the brand new 7-Inch EP "Smoke Crack In Hell"! Killadelphia's Crack House present their strongest material to date, showcasing brand new tracks of signature crack and roll... a vicious four...

STREAM: Atmospheric Black Metal from TAUR-IM-DUINATH Dec. 18, 2018

"Taur-Im-Duinath" (Forest between Rivers in Sindarin), is a great, old, unexplored forest in JRR Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings. According to the band, the intent of this project is to reflect, symbolically, the feelings and images of a journey in wooden realms, both inwardly and outwardly. Listen ...

STREAM: Thundering Grindcore and Death from ABORTED EARTH Dec. 18, 2018

Aborted Earth are a self-described grindcore band based out of Dublin, Ireland. Given their penchant for copious amounts of reverb as well as more blackened and doomy aesthetics, there's more here than that description seems to capture. Give Placenta a listen down below and see what you think. If...

STREAM: Insane MathGrind from ATKA Dec. 17, 2018

It's that time again: time to pilfer recommendations from Mathcore Index's Mathcast. While pretty much everything the duo shares is worth your time, and I highly recommend subscribing to the podcast, the biggest standout for me this month was German mathgrind project ATKA. This is likely the most in...

STREAM: Stoner Blackened Sludge/Doom from GOBLINSMOKER Dec. 17, 2018

Goblinsmoker was started as a one man project by Adam Kennedy in Durham in late 2016. Having spent a number of years touring with his previous band, Adam wanted to write a record that embraced his biggest and favoured musical influences. Taking the seething bleakness of black metal and combining it ...

STREAM: Atmospheric, Riff-Infused Black Metal from DEITUS Dec. 14, 2018

"Hailing from UK, DEITUS return on I, Voidhanger Records with their sophomore work, Via Dolorosa, a brilliant and worthy successor to their 2016's debut, Acta Non Verba. The new album features five hymns of adversarial sonic terror dedicated to the heinous nature within man, and it's exactly the rec...

STREAM: Avant-Garde Black Metal from DEVIL WORSHIPPER Dec. 14, 2018

"Tireless and always provocative, the American musician known as Matron Thorn is responsible for some of the most audacious extreme metal of our times, offered through many of his projects including VANGELIST, DEATH FETISHIST and PRTERNATURA. DEVIL WORSHIPPER is the newest one, and it has been chose...

FRESH TRACKS: Déglingué Black Metal from Paris' PENSEES NOCTURNES Dec. 13, 2018

A recommendation from Chris today. This is the carnival madness of self-described dglingu black metal crew Pensees Nocturnes out of Paris, France. They have an album called Grand Guignol Orchestra due out this February. Listen to "Deux bals dans la tte" below. If you enjoyed this article, be sure...

FRESH TRACKS: "NuPostPopMetalCore" from AT HOME WITH MONSTERS Dec. 13, 2018

I know very little about At Home With Monsters beyond these three things: they're based out of Idaho, they describe themselves as :"NuPostPopMetalCore," and they wanted me to share this new track with the world. That genre description actually does a pretty good job of summing up "Integrals," and wh...

FRESH TRACKS: Folk Metal Band PERCIVAL SCHUTTENBACH Dec. 9, 2018

"Dzikie Pola is a concept-album presenting a dark and amazing story told through by music. Its fusion of power and aggressive guitar riffs with the nostalgic sound of a cello, extreme male vocals with gentle female singing, theatricality and finesse with simplicity. Despite this diversity, however, ...

STREAM: Raw, Sickening Grindcore from Poland's DISUSE Dec. 7, 2018

Blink and you'll miss it,The Yeti From Kad​-​Man​-​Ra is the back-to-basics album from grindcore act Disuse.With tracks often only seconds long, this band is ready to make grind great again. The album came to me accompanied by the following description in broken English: "Dreams that comes true befo...

STREAM: Post-Metal and Sludge from Switzerland's Ø L T E N Dec. 7, 2018

Crunchy, powerful, and emotive; welcome the sludge and post-metal magic of Swiss group, L T E N. In keeping with groups like Cult Of Luna and Alaskan, their new album Ambiance is a multitextured, often progressive journey; one that doesn't even need vocals to tell its story. Even better, this is yet...

STREAM: Dark Industrial Music from DREAD RISKS Dec. 6, 2018

As the dedicated fans of this site should know, I am a big Skinny Puppy fan. As such, I have a soft spot in my heart for that end of the industrial music spectrum. These tastes have led me to cover a number of excellent newer acts carrying the torch such as 3Teeth and Dead When I Found Her; but most...

STREAM: Melodic Death Metal from LETTERS IN THE ABYSS Dec. 6, 2018

Letters In The Abyss is a melodic death metal duo based out of Los Angeles, California. The band states influences includingInsomnium, At the Gates, and Kataclysm, and I can especially hear that first one in their melodic-yet-somber approach. While undoubtedly heavy, there is something deeply mournf...

STREAM: Eclectic, Unpredictable Post-Metal from Italy's VISCERA/// Dec. 5, 2018

"Started during the early 00s as a grind band, VISCERA///s sound took a completely different turn almost right away, mixing to the grindish attitude a post metal vibe which was totally unprecedented at that time. With its first three releases the band explored new solutions taking them to a mindblow...

STREAM: Bavarian Black Metal from GROZA (FFO Mgla) Dec. 5, 2018

"Groza is a black metal band based in Bavaria, Germany. The band was started in early 2016 by the singer/guitarist and only functioned as a one-man studio project. In early 2018, it was completed by three other musicians from the local German metal underground scene for playing live and songwriting ...

STREAM: D-Beat and Crust from Russia's LAST TRUST Dec. 4, 2018

Last Trust is a vicious, energetic Russian hardcore/crust band. Describing their latest album,Век Похорон (Age of Funerals), "Gloomy and brutal dis-beat, like iconic late 90s Sweden and Norh American bands were playing, filled with furious hardcore/thrash energy and punk rebelious lyrics forged in s...
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