Meth. Interview: Cults, Concept Albums, & Nick Cage Aug. 26, 2019

Trench Talk Ep 45
by meth.

FlightOfIcarus chats with Seb of Chicago noise/grind/math group Meth. We chat about influences, religious cults, concept albums, Mandy, Nick Cage movies, and much more. Buy and stream The Mother Of Red LightHERE.PleaseSUBSCRIBEand also listen viaiTunes,CastBox, andBitChute. SUBSCRIBE to our Trenc...

Schism Perpetuation Aug. 26, 2019

Schism Perpetuation
by Antichrist Siege Machine

Antichrist Siege Machine has only been around for about three years, but the Richmond based duo has made a strong impression with two demos and an EP that have offered their take on punishing black/death metal. Taking influence from bands like Conqueror, Blasphemy, and Revenge while also throwing in...

Fear Inoculum Video Review Aug. 26, 2019

Fear Inoculum
by Tool

It's finally here! What year is this? FlightOfIcarus shares his thoughts on the new album from progressive metal band Tool. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and...

Raffy Recommends #2: Allegiance (French symphonic black metal) Aug. 23, 2019

Background Having reached our latest and perhaps greatest second episode for the series here, it's time to move focus over to the bowels of the French musical underground for this next assorted artist. Going by the name ofAllegiance(not to be confused with all the other countless unrelated metal ba...

Raffy Reviews - Knocked Loose: 'A Different Shade of Blue' Aug. 23, 2019

A Different Shade of Blue
by Knocked Loose

Background Kentucky'sKnocked Looseis one of those newer, more up-and-coming beatdown hardcore kind of bands that needs little to no introduction in this day and age. With their splits, EP and couple of full-length releases held tightly and strongly under their large belt, this Oldham County five me...

Renegades Aug. 23, 2019

Renegades
by Equilibrium

The Pitch: German melodic death/folk metal band Equilibrium with another epic album via Nuclear Blast. FFO: Amon Amarth, Turisas, Power Wolf What I Like: Aaaayyyy, finally some folky melodic death metal in a year that has been few and far between. That said, leave it to Equilibrium to go from one o...

Wrvth, Arctos, & Meatwound Aug. 23, 2019

Recommendation Roundup 8/23/19
by Metal Trenches

FlightOfIcarus shares 3 more albums you won't want to miss this month: Wrvth's No Rising Sun, Arctos' Beyond the Grasp of Mortal Hands, and Meatwoud's Culero. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your...

Immortal Album Tier List Aug. 22, 2019

Ranking Immortal
by Immortal

FlightOfIcarus continues his quest to rank all the things by covering classic Norwegian black metal band Immortal. Make your own HERE. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, T...

Known Darkness Aug. 22, 2019

Known Darkness
by Forgetting The Memories

The Pitch: Swedish metalcore band Forgetting The Memories traverse the far poles of heavy and melodic on this new album via Long Branch Records. FFO: A Day To Remember, It Dies Today, Of Mice Men What I Like: Known Darkness is largely defined by the stark contrast between its deathcore levels of c...

Mother Of Red Light Aug. 21, 2019

Mother Of Red Light
by meth.

The Pitch: Chicago experimental noise and hardcore band Meth. drop a haunting new full length via Prosthetic Records. FFO: Yth Forever, Daughters What I Like: Continuing the cult narrative of I Love You, "each song is a direct portal into the psyche of the plebeian-turned-davidian leader who now wr...

SIKTH: Bands That Changed My Life Aug. 21, 2019

Bands That Changed My Life V
by SiKth

In this addition of Bands That Changed My Life, FlightOfIcarus discusses his discovery of the UK progressive metalcore/mathcore/djent band Sikth and why they should be one of your favorite bands. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and ...

Walpurgis Fires Aug. 20, 2019

Walpurgis Fires
by Doombringer

Doombringers sophomore full-length Walpurgis Fires may have snuck by you when it released earlier in the year, but the Polish death/black metal bands latest is worth revisiting for those whose tastes skew towards the more esoteric variants of the genre. Coming in nearly five years after The Grand Sa...

No Rising Sun Aug. 20, 2019

No Rising Sun
by WRVTH

The Pitch: California atmospheric, progressive post-metal/post-hardcore band Wrvth sadly deliver their swansong via Unique Leader Records. FFO: Fallujah, So Hideous, Numenorean What I Like: Given my love for the band's 2015 self-titled album and subsequent yearning for more material, it broke my he...

Culero Aug. 20, 2019

Culero
by Meatwound

The Pitch:Tampa, Florida caustic hardcore outfit Meatwound evoke 90's aggro attitude with their third album via Financial Ruin, Dead Tank, and Pax Aeternum. FFO: Helmet, Left Behind, Mantar What I Like: My intro to Meatwound was 2017's Largo. And while I also compared that album to the boot-to-face...

Raffy Reviews - Superterrestrial: 'The Void That Exists' Aug. 19, 2019

The Void That Exists
by Superterrestrial

Background Right off the bat, I'm just going to go on record and be brutally honest by saying that, although there are a lot of things I enjoy about the black metal genre, there are also some traits about it I don't particularly care for (some of which are relevant to the review at hand). But for n...

Rare Field Ceiling Aug. 19, 2019

Rare Field Ceiling
by Yellow Eyes

With each album Yellow Eyes continues their upwards trajectory, even if their core elements havent changed that much over the years. The NYC based black metal band has made a name for themselves creating sprawling black metal that built a tense yet inviting atmosphere, with field recordings taken fr...

Imperial Triumphant Interview Aug. 19, 2019

Trench Talk Ep 44
by Imperial Triumphant

FlightOfIcarus sits down in person with New York technical black metal band Imperial Triumphant before their set at Twilight Bar Caf with VITRIOL and Behold... The Arctopus. We talk their new graphic novel, smart and frugal touring, favorite bands, and much more. BUY the Graphic NovelHERE.PleaseSUB...

KSE Tier List Aug. 18, 2019

Ranking KSE
by Killswitch Engage

FlightOfIcarus ranks metalcore legends Killswitch Engage's albums in chronological order and shares his thoughts on the latest album, Atonement. Want to make your own tier to share? Do it HERE. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and fo...

Tool: Bands That Changed My Life Aug. 16, 2019

Bands That Changed My Life VIII
by Tool

It's actually happening. The new album is seemingly just within reach after... nearly a decade? Let's take a look back at why Tool is a band that changed my life. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social media of ...

Arcane Evolution Aug. 16, 2019

Arcane Evolution
by Unburnt

The Pitch: The debut EP from Canadian blackened death metal project Unburnt, feat. members of Samskaras, Odium, and We Are Human. FFO: Hideous Divinity, Enfold Darkness, Veld What I Like: What happens when a pack of tech deathers join forces and get blackened? Utter heresy. Arcane Evolution is the ...
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