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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

Exaltation of the Infernal Cabal Aug. 16, 2019

Exaltation of the Infernal Cabal
by Abysmal Lord

Abysmal Lord stormed into the metal world with their utterly barbaric and filthy black/death metal back in 2013, with an EP and full-length establishing them as a force to be reckoned with. While the bands still been active live since then there hasnt been too much in the way of new material since D...

Raffy Reviews - Bound In Fear: 'The Hand Of Violence' Aug. 15, 2019

The Hand Of Violence
by Bound In Fear

Background Farnham, United Kingdom-based slamcore/beatdown collectiveBound In Fearis a five-piece outfit that's been coming up on the underground radar (of sorts) since their inception just a few short years ago. Following up on the band's 2017 debut EP titledRegicide, here is their latest, and per...

Obscene Majesty Aug. 15, 2019

Obscene Majesty
by Devourment

Six years have passed since the last Devourment and the long-running brutal death metal band has gone through plenty of changes in that span of time. Since Conceived in Sewage Ruben Rosas is back on vocals, original drummer Brad Fincher is back, and the group has reunited with producer D. Braxton He...

Democratic Warfare Aug. 15, 2019

Democratic Warfare
by The Brood

The Pitch:Pummeling UK grindcore crew The Brood spread more bitter criticism of society with crusty, high octane tunes. FFO: Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer, Raised Fist What I Like: I was glad that The Brood reached out to me about Democratic Warfare, as I had long since forgotten how much I enjoyed t...

Ranking Mike Patton Aug. 14, 2019

Mike Patton Tier List
by Metal Trenches

FlightOfIcarus ranks his favorite albums from the diverse projects related to the insanely talented Mike Patton (Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Dead Cross, Fantomas, etc.) SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the social medi...

Page 105 of 211 NEXT