Krieg- Ruiner (Album Review) Nov. 3, 2023

Ruiner (2023)
by Krieg

From the late 1990s until the early 2010s, Krieg was a regular face in US black metal. From the early all-out violence to the more experimental slant of albums like The Isolationist and Transient, founder Neill Jameson and company regularly pumped out material in both full length, EP, and split form...

Suffocation Albums RANKED Nov. 3, 2023

Suffocation Tier List
by Suffocation

It's time to rank one of the most influential and brutal bands in the history of death metal: Suffocation. From their brutal beginnings to their evolution as masters of their craft, we'll be taking you on a journey through their entire discography, all the way up to their latest 2023 album, "Hymns f...

Wolvennest- The Dark Path To The Light (Album Review) Nov. 1, 2023

The Dark Path To The Light
by Wolvennest

Wolvennest has offered a unique take on psychedelic black and doom metal since their formation in 2015, emphasizing the haziness and sprawling layers of psychedelia with the metal side providing some harsher accents when the music needed it. 2018s VOID was my proper introduction to the band, and whi...

Best Albums From BAD Bands Nov. 1, 2023

Good Albums From Bad Bands
by Metal Trenches

I pride myself in being someone who can find something to enjoy from any band or genre no matter how much I generally tend to dislike it. These are 10 albums I really enjoy from (mostly metal) bands that I otherwise don't. What are yours? What metal albums do you like to listen to despite not being ...

Malokarpatan- Vertumnus Caesar (Album Review) Oct. 31, 2023

Vertumnus Caesar
by Malokarpatan

As they approach their tenth year of existence, Malokarpatan remains one of the most interesting and exciting metal bands to listen to. Where other bands in the black and heavy metal spaces have pushed outwards towards new experimental forms that transcend their original genres, the Slovakian band h...

Best Metal Albums Of October 2023 Oct. 31, 2023

Best Metal Albums October
by Metal Trenches

The month is SO packed with new metal releases that it's going to require 2 parts to cover it all. These are my top 10 metal albums of the FIRST HALF of October 2023, as always featuring everything from wild black an death metal to hardcore and deathcore. We've got dbeats, we've got blastbeats, we'v...

Gravesend- Gowanus Death Stomp (Album Review) Oct. 30, 2023

Gowanus Death Stomp
by Gravesend

In the three years that Gravesend has been a band, theyve put out a considerable amount of material and shown a level of polish and precision that isnt always common for newcomers to the black/death/grind adjacent space. Following a 2020 demo, 2021s Methods of Human Disposal bludgeoned listeners wit...

Autopsy Albums RANKED Oct. 28, 2023

Autopsy Tier List
by Autopsy

🩸 Prepare for a spine-chilling journey through the dark and gruesome discography of death metal legends Autopsy! In this video, we take you on a blood-soaked adventure as we rank each of Autopsy's albums, culminating in their latest release, "Ashes Organs Blood And Crypts." 🩸 🔪 Autopsy, formed in 19...

Dokken- Heaven Comes Down (Album Review) Oct. 27, 2023

Heaven Comes Down
by Dokken

Dokken remains a heavy metal and hard rock institution, but like any other band that has been around for over forty years they have been through plenty of lineup changes and had some ups and downs when it comes to studio output. These days singer Don Dokken is still supported by guitarist Jon Levin,...

Best Modern Metallic Hardcore Bands Oct. 27, 2023

Best Modern Metallic Hardcore
by Metal Trenches

From established and respected acts like the pummeling Harms Way to newcomers like Capra, we're running down 12 of my favorite modern hardcore bands with a metal twist. Some names will likely be familiar, others potentially brand new; but all of them are absolutely worth your time. Get ready for the...

Rile- Pessimist (Album Review) Oct. 26, 2023

Pessimist
by Rile

Salt Lake City based Rile is likely to be a new name for many of you, but the bands full-length debut has been a long time coming. Formed somewhere between 2009 and 2012 (an Exclaim! article from 2016 claims the former, while Rate Your Music lists the latter) by Sam Richards of Cult Leader, this tri...

Wayfarer- American Gothic (Album Review) Oct. 25, 2023

American Gothic
by Wayfarer

Since their formation in 2011, Wayfarers music has reflected the landscapes and history of their home state of Colorado. Initially this came in the form of more traditional sounding atmospheric black metal, but over time it has given way to elements of spaghetti western soundtracks, gothic country, ...

Dismal Aura- Imperium Mortalia (Album Review) Oct. 23, 2023

Imperium Mortalia
by Dismal Aura

Canadian black metal band Dismal Aura released their debut full-length Praesagia Tristia back in 2021, and immediately established themselves as a band with some distinguishing elements such as their infusion of additional metal genres and socio-political slant. For album number two, Imperium Mortal...

Most OVERRATED Metal Albums (Part 5) Oct. 20, 2023

Most Overrated Metal Albums 5
by Metal Trenches

It's volume... something or other of our MOST OVERRATED METAL ALBUMS series! Join me as I run down 10 more albums that I feel gather too much praise while other BETTER releases maybe don't get the same respect. Again, these are not BAD albums... just ones that I think get more praise than they deser...

Clowns- Endless (Album Review) Oct. 19, 2023

Endless (2023)
by Clowns

Melbourne, Australias Clowns has been putting their own spin on hardcore punk since 2009, slowly bringing in more and more stylistic influences with each release. What started as more straight up punk and hardcore with some hints of rock n roll has transformed into a wild ride of punk, heavy metal, ...

Angelus Apatrida- Aftermath (Album Review) Oct. 18, 2023

Aftermath (2023)
by Angelus Apatrida

Thrash came back in a big way in the mid-2000s, with quite a few new bands leading the charge in what was often called the retro thrash revival. During this time Spanish group Angelus Apatrida joined the charge, releasing two full lengths in 2006 and 2007 respectively after forming in 2000. There wa...

Rorcal- Silence (Album Review) Oct. 17, 2023

Silence
by Rorcal

The album may be titled Silence, but Rorcals latest full-length is anything but silent. Since 2006 the Swiss band has been combining the abrasive and eeriness of black metal with the crushing intensity of sludge and doom, with each offering emphasizing different elements. Sometimes youd get more met...

Scariest New Metal Albums Oct. 13, 2023

Scary Metal Albums
by Metal Trenches

Get ready to get SPOOKY! It's my top 15 NEW metal albums to set the tone for the Halloween season. We've got spoopy camp, haunting ambience, and some genuinely terrifying black and death metal to pair with your Jack-o-lanterns, horror films, and costumed fun. Try not to scream... I mean unless you a...

Furia- Huta Luna (Album Review) Oct. 13, 2023

Huta Luna
by Furia

Furia has been one of the most intriguing bands to follow since their formation two decades ago. Initially they went for a harsher, cold black metal sound that recalled some of the other bands from their native Poland, but even on early albums like Martwa polska jesień and Grudzień za grudniem there...

Sulphur Aeon- Seven Crowns and Seven Seals (Album Review) Oct. 12, 2023

Seven Crowns and Seven Seals
by Sulphur Aeon

Germany may not be the first country people think of when it comes to death metal, but talented bands like Sulphur Aeon have helped to put it on the map over the past decade. Formed in 2010, Sulphur Aeon initially went for a more violent approach to death metal before settling into a mix of methodic...
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