The Devil Went Down To Russia... Nov. 12, 2015

Black Wisdom
by Grey Heaven Fall

Grey Heaven Fall is a black and death metal band from Russia. Prior to the day I wrote this, I had never heard of them before, but they made a strong impression right away. With this album, Black Wisdom, this group has continued to solidify how modern black/death can and should be done when you're...

"Liquid Magma" Nov. 12, 2015

Lux
by Mortem Obire

I’m just going to face the facts: I suck at reviewing drone. But I don’t want that to stop the genre from having its rightful place among its more accessible peers. In any case, Mortem Obire is a drone and ambient project based out of New York. And man, is it some dark stuff. While my last dron...

Radioactive Mutants Nov. 11, 2015

Mutant Inferno
by Nuclear Holocaust

"Nuclear Holocaust was started in April 2015 in Świdnik, Poland. Mutant Inferno, their debut album was recorded live in Backyard Studio four months later." Clearly, these people don't waste time. I suppose if you are going to get ugly, you might as well seize the moment, and that is exactly what t...

The Hammering Process Nov. 11, 2015

Carnis Tempora: Abyssus
by Lamantide

Lamantide is a 4 piece band from Cremona, Italy. Born in 2009, this was a group that described themselves to me initially as post-hardcore. If you pushed play before starting to read this, I imagine you are having the same confused initial reaction that I did. But don't mistake confusion with dis...

New Moon Nov. 10, 2015

Luna Subortus
by Vision Lunar

Vision Lunar is an atmospheric black metal project based in Montreal, Canada. From the mind of Alexandre Julien, the story goes that the project originally spanned from 2006 to 2009, with that final year seeming to mark the end of the mysterious tracks that only released with each full moon. But l...

Smells Like Armpit, Sounds Like Metal Nov. 10, 2015

Herida Profunda
by Herida Profunda

Herida Profunda ("Deep Wound") are a Hardcore/Crust and metallic punk band from Poland/UK. You know what that means. You had me at D-Beat. This self-titled album was recorded back in 2013, but it is every bit worth your time today. Just trust me. As Tyler Durden says, "How much can you know abo...

Mucus EVERYWHERE Nov. 9, 2015

Dim and Slimeridden Kingdoms
by Slugdge

Out of the cool and damp places of Lancaster, lurks Slugdge. Despite the clever moniker, this is not a sludge band. Slugdge doesn't do much slow. It's just that the lyrics happen to be about gastropods. Yes, this is slug metal. Want something a little different today? How often do you hear som...

Odetosun, U Jam? Nov. 9, 2015

The Dark Dunes of Titan
by OdetoSun

Odetosun is a progressive metal act out of Augsburg, Germany. If you were looking for some variety, you've found it. In just four different tracks, The Dark Dunes of Titan showcases everything from the opening proggy jam fest to delightfully heavy death metal. "At the Shore of the Ammonia Sea" is...

In Fugazi We Trust Nov. 6, 2015

Arbor
by THE NEPALESE TEMPLE BALL

It really wasn't until I pressed play on this record that I realized just how much of an impact Fugazi has had on music. For longtime fans of this historic band, this is probably a big "Well DUH!" moment, but it was am important realization for me. As far as post-hardcore goes, Fugazi were pioneer...

Let Your Flag Fly Nov. 6, 2015

Terraform (Odium)
by Odium

Odium were introduced to me as a "melodic metal" act, which could literally mean thousands of things. Once I started listening, it felt as if this moniker was in part due to shaming of what is really happening here. Odium, we can never prove to the world that metalcore is not a term to be immediat...

Your Favorite Action Sequence Nov. 5, 2015

Under the Deep
by [Evertrapped]

[Evertrapped] is a melodic death metal band out of Montreal, Canada. According to my inbox teaser: Under The Deep is an exploration of the deepest reaches of human madness. Not clinical madness, but simply the darkest regions of the soul and the blackest part of the human heart from a mind found t...

EEE EEE EEE Nov. 5, 2015

Dissolution
by The Overmind

The Overmind is a 5 piece death metal outfit from Durban, South Africa. The key word here is drums. The double bass will bore a hole into your brain. Seriously, they have to be triggered. If not, we have been invaded by creatures with far superior dexterity to ours. But even if they aren't, the...

Genre Savior Nov. 4, 2015

The Waste Land
by Rectified Spirit

After those crushing drums took hold from "The Art of War," there was little to doubt in my mind about this band from Guwahati, India. So much so, in fact, that when the Dream Theaterish vocals kicked in about halfway through, I didn't do my usual cringing. Not even a bat of an eyelash. I normall...

Post-Indieprogcore: The Sequel Nov. 4, 2015

Two Years
by Cotillion

Round 2 for instrumental band, Cotillion. I already enjoyed their particular brand of what I labeled "Post-Indietronicore" on the last outing, The Debutantes (Reviewed HERE). But what I then labelled as being in its "infancy" seems to be moving into young adulthood. Two Years feels like a massive...

Blackened Death Doom for the ADHD Nov. 3, 2015

Apparatus (Apparatus)
by Apparatus

Apparatus is a blackened death metal band from Denmark. Clawhammer PR writes: APPARATUS' self-titled album is a staggering piece of grotesque art on which the band employs primordial weaponry in the invasion of multiple musical territories; the result an original, dense, and thoroughly devastating ...

It's On!!! Nov. 3, 2015

All Born in Pain
by Aterra

Aterra is self-described thrash/deathcore band from Warsaw. They were the support on tour of such acts Arch Enemy and M.O.D. Recently they treated me to their new album, All Born in Pain. With some Crunchy Korn bass mixed with some catchy riffs, the sound is largely that of metalcore with some nü...

Indie Metal Nov. 2, 2015

Home
by Abandoned Dreams

Short EP for you today from München's Abandoned Dreams. Joy Division, The Cure, New World Order: These are the bands that come to mind as that rumbly bass hook takes hold on the title track of Home. It's a peaceful melancholy that builds with the simple instrumentation. Even as the distortion kic...

I Walk the Line Nov. 2, 2015

Deluding Paradigm
by Variscythe

Dutch thrash/death metal band Variscythe released their debut album Deluding Paradigm just two weeks ago. If you like you some riffy, metalcorish guitars to back up your melodeath vocals, look no further. I'm just as much a sucker for killer hooks as I am for a chick with an undercut and tattoos. ...

Casting Aspersions Oct. 30, 2015

The Accuser
by Abigail Williams

I've never been a fan of Abigail Williams, but I am now. The teaser tracks sandblasted the skin from my bones. Another group featuring the enigmatic Charlie Fell (main duties on drums here), I hear a lot of similarities to Lord Mantis in the demented, profane shrieks and dissonant melodies. But A...

This isn't Valhalla...it's Limbo Oct. 29, 2015

Conquest
by Beithíoch

Beithíoch is a black/death/doom metal band from Ireland. The name means (Irish) ‘Beast' Reportedly beginning with an "ambient black metal" sound on Aisling Dhorcha, it has develoed into into something described as being more powerful, and a tad folky. "Conquest draws on historical stories of massa...
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