Future Cult July 19, 2018

Future Cult
by The Lion's Daughter

The Pitch: Missouri experimental sludge band The Lion's Daughter shake things up with a strange new album via Season Of Mist. FFO: Emptiness, Indian, Lord Mantis What I Like: It seems that The Lion's Daughter have been taking notes from Emptiness. As with Not For Music, one of the best albums of 20...

The Weight Of These Feathers July 19, 2018

The Weight Of These Feathers
by Morrow (WA)

The Pitch: Seattle post-black/post-metal band Morrow release their sprawling, atmospheric debut full length album. FFO: Panopticon, Agalloch, Archivist What I Like: Morrow, while ceratinly influenced on some level by black metal and particularly post-black, is a band primarily focused on post-metal...

Devouring Radiant Light July 18, 2018

Devouring Radiant Light
by Skeletonwitch

The Pitch: Following their first EP without longtime vocalist Chance, Ohio blackened thrash metal band Skeletonwitch are back with a new full length via Prosthetic Records. FFO: Absu, Exmortus, Frosthelm What I Like: Skeletonwitch are in rifftastic form... as if that was ever in question. This band...

When Pushes Come To Shove July 17, 2018

When Pushes Come To Shove
by Carnal Decay

The Pitch: Swiss slamming deathcore unit Carnal Decay drop another entertaining EP via Rising Nemesis Records. FFO: Within Destruction, Organectomy, Ingested What I Like: We have proudly been covering Carnal Decay since their fruition with Promo 2016 and again last year with their debut full length...

Chrysalis Ordalias July 17, 2018

Chrysalis Ordalias
by Journal

The Pitch: Sprawling progressive metalcore/mathcore from Sacramento's Journal. FFO: Protest The Hero, The Fall Of Troy, Minus The Bear What I Like: Where to even begin? Journal are among the most sporadic and expansive of mathcore groups I have come across. They are right up there with Car Bomb and...

Chasm July 16, 2018

Chasm
by Mutilation Rites

The Pitch:"A turbulent, caustic take on deathly black metal, Chasm sees Mutilation Rites at the height of their songwriting, as they venture further into the darkest shades of black and absolute dread." Via Gilead Media. FFO: Crypt Rot, Expulsion, Zom What I Like: Mutilation Rites are another no-fr...

LIVE RECAP: Quicksand, Glassjaw, and Spotlights July 16, 2018

Roseland Theater: July 14, 2018
by FlightOfIcarus

Welcome to another addition of LIVE RECAP. This time I caught two legendary returning acts Glassjaw and Quicksand at the Roseland Theater in Portland, OR. Having followed these groups for some time, it was exciting to finally catch them in person, and together no less. Hear about the show, listen to...

Retrospective Review 2: Lucid Interval July 13, 2018

Lucid Interval
by Cephalic Carnage

Background Few bands within the grindcore genre have risen to such notable prominence as Denver, Colorado nativesCephalic Carnage. Formed in the early 1990s as an amalgamation of the death metal and grind sounds, this outfit has released six experimental and rather technical full length albums, in ...

INDEXFEST IS THIS WEEKEND!!! July 13, 2018

IndexFest 2018
by Mathcore Index

Metal Trenches is beyond stoked, and incredibly humbled, to announce our sponsorship of the 2018 Mathcore Index IndexFest. Presented by Metal Injection, this incredible festival could easily be THE concert of the year. That said, check out the full details below, and be sure to grab your tickets fas...

Enigmata July 13, 2018

Enigmata
by Pact

The Pitch: "Due to their True Occult practices, Pact deliver the fist unorthodox orthodox black metal album. Pact take traditional death, black metal and Occult rock and twist it to their own, unique and disturbing design." Via Moribund Records. FFO: Ragnarok, Gorgoroth, Marduk What I Like: Enigmat...

Arbiter July 13, 2018

Arbiter
by Hopesfall

The Pitch: And the revivals continue with the first album from NC metalcore/post-hardcore classic Hopesfall in 11 years via Equal Vision Records. What I Like: This is the feel good album of the summer. There's very little rock music that pleases me these days, but with Arbiter, Hopesfall have manag...

Sic Erat Scriptum July 12, 2018

Sic Erat Scriptum
by Estuarine

The Pitch:Estuarine is a "brutal avant-garde metal entity" formed in Tampa, Florida. Their sound is self-described as "a psychedelic whirlwind of blackened deathgrind that lapses into various other genres...accompanied by lyrics detailing a soul's ascendance to godhood." FFO: Gorod, Balance Interrup...

Vile Luxury July 12, 2018

Vile Luxury
by Imperial Triumphant

The Pitch: Following up the detestably magnificent EP, New York contortionist black/death metal band Imperial Triumphant are back with a new full length, Vile Luxury, viaGilead Media and Throat Ruiner Records. FFO: Malthusian, Abyssal, Portal What I Like: "Our city is like the corpse of a giant." T...

Pound July 11, 2018

Pound
by Pound

The Pitch:Seattle instrumental math metal duo Pound release their self-titled debut, self-titled debut on Silent Pendulum Records. FFO: MoRkObOt, Bangladeafy, Behold The Arctopus What I Like: More technical, bass-heavy madness for you today. Consisting of a baritone 9-string guitarand two drum kits...

Diluvium July 11, 2018

Diluvium
by Obscura

The Pitch:"Germanys progressive death metal mastersObscura complete their long-running, four-album conceptual circle with the release ofDiluvium (defined as a great oceanic flood), their most evocative, diverse and vibrant release to date." FFO: Alkaloid, Necrophagist, Hannes Grossmann What I Like:...

Raffy Reviews - Chelsea Grin: 'Eternal Nightmare' July 10, 2018

Eternal Nightmare
by Chelsea Grin

Background Chelsea Grinis one deathcore act that is recognizeable to countless individuals keeping up with the underground metal core scene in today's generation. Love em or hate em, you cannot deny the impact and influence they've had on their genre. Formed in Salt Lake City, Utah in the late 200...

Szczerzenie July 10, 2018

Szczerzenie
by Kły

With the accessibility of information through the Internet, there have been fewer anonymous metal bands in recent years and some of the mystique has been lost. So its always interesting to come across a group that has been around for some time and there is very little information available about the...

Nature's Wrath July 10, 2018

Nature's Wrath
by Giant of the Mountain

The Pitch: Haunting, progressive black metal from Dallas, TX. "Drawing the moon down through the mountains and into the valley, the Giant of the Mountain rears his head to breath his dreadful anguish unto humanity." FFO: Borknagar, Opeth, Ur Draugr What I Like:The more I listen to this album, the m...

Automata II July 9, 2018

Automata II
by Between the Buried and Me

The Pitch: Progressive metal/metalcore legends Between The Buried And Me finish what they started with Part II of their Automata double album via Sumerian Records. Says Tommy Rogers, "There are plenty of twists/turns and bizarre moments, but there is also a lot of beauty in the music and the story. ...

The Abnegation July 9, 2018

The Abnegation
by Mordant Rapture

The Pitch:The debut EP from San Jose, California-based technical death metal outfit Mordant Rapture through The Artisan Era. "The Abnegation is a five-song whirlwind of symphonic and blackened technical death metal influenced by the grandiose nature of film scores and also by groups such as Spawn of...
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