Boris & Uniform - Bright New Disease (Album Review) July 12, 2023

Bright New Disease
by Boris & Uniform

The last time I saw Boris on-stage was in 2019 with Uniform supporting, and it was a pleasant surprise when the members of Uniform joined the group for an encore performance of Akuma no Uta. It was clear that there was some chemistry between the two bands, so it was a pleasant surprised a few months...

Human Decomposition- Through The Omnipotent Implosions (Album Review) July 11, 2023

Through The Omnipotent Implosions
by Human Decomposition

Mexican brutal death metal/slam band Human Decomposition has been around since 2011, but prior to this years Through The Omnipotent Implosions full length they had only put out a split and an EP, with the there being an almost eight year gap with no new material. But its clear listening to their ful...

10 Bands That USED TO Be My Favorites (Not Anymore) July 10, 2023

10 Bands That USED TO Be My Favorites (Not Anymore)
by Metal Trenches

Sharing 10 bands that used to be my absolute favorites and why they no longer hold that spot. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon....

Raven- All Hell's Breaking Loose (Album Review) July 10, 2023

All Hell's Breaking Loose
by Raven

The Gallagher brothers have been a heavy metal institution since forming Raven in 1974, and while they may not have gained quite as much notoriety as the likes of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, or Saxon their material arguably can stand toe to toe with any of those bands. After an almost decade long gap...

Top 15 Best Metal Albums of 2023 So Far July 7, 2023

Top 15 Best Metal Albums of 2023 So Far
by Metal Trenches

Sharing my top 15 favorite metal albums of 2023 so far from the first half of the year. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon....

Death Index- Civilized By A Lie (Album Review) July 6, 2023

Civilized By A Lie
by Death Index

Its been nearly seven years since Death Indexs self-titled debut, but this year the duo of Carson Cox and Marco Rapisarda has emerged with Civilized By A Lie and a significantly different sound. Where their debut pulled in hints of industrial and gothic elements while leaning upon a hardcore and pos...

Fen- Monuments to Absence (Album Review) July 5, 2023

Monuments to Absence
by Fen

Fen remains one of my favorite black metal bands to emerge in the mid-2000s, and Ive followed them closely ever since 2011s Epoch blew me away. What started off as a take on atmospheric black metal with some post rock elements injected in has evolved with each album, as everything from shoegaze, pos...

Best 80's Thrash Metal Albums (Not From The Big 4) July 3, 2023

Best 80's Thrash Metal Albums
by Metal Trenches

Sharing 15 of my favorite 80's thrash metal albums that aren't from any members of the "Big 4" (Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer). Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Insta...

Hellwitch- Annihilational Intercention (Album Review) July 3, 2023

Annihilational Intercention
by Hellwitch

Hellwitch will celebrate their fortieth anniversary in 2024, but unlike some of the other death metal and thrash adjacent bands that have been around just as long they havent generated quite much of a buzz over the years. Between 1984 and 1989 Hellwitch released quite a few demos, coming in with a m...

Best New Underground Metal Albums On Bandcamp (June 2023) July 1, 2023

Best Of Bandcamp June 2023
by Metal Trenches

Exploring your latest requests and recommendations in search of the best underground metal albums on Bandcamp. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patr...

Paroxysmal- Force Feeder (Album Review) June 29, 2023

Force Feeder
by Paroxysmal

Californias Paroxysmal has been around since 2007, but up until this year they went by the name Paroxysmal Butchering. Their first two albums fell more into straightforward brutal death metal territory with bludgeoning riffs and guttural vocals, but 2019s Amygdala found them shifting away from some ...

Best New Metal Albums Of June 2023 June 29, 2023

Best Metal Albums June 2023
by Metal Trenches

Sharing my top 15 new metal albums of June 2015 from black and death metal to metalcore and mathcore. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon....

Rainer Landfermann- Mehr Licht (EP Review) June 28, 2023

Mehr Licht
by Rainer Landfermann

Chances are good that youve heard Rainer Landfermanns over the top vocal work whether you know his name or not, as his performance on Bethlehems 1996 album Dictius Te Necare is still one of the most extreme all of metal has to offer. Landfermann also spent time as the bassist for technical death met...

Shodan- None Shall Prevail (Album Review) June 27, 2023

None Shall Prevail
by Shodan

With the release of the System Shock remake last month, it seems like a great time to look at the most recent album from Polish progressive death metal band Shodan, who takes their name from the antagonist of that game. The musical Shodan celebrates their tenth anniversary this year and their third ...

Best Non-Metal Albums For Metalheads (Part 2) June 26, 2023

Best Non-Metal Albums 2
by Metal Trenches

Sharing 10 more of my favorite non-metal albums that I think every metalhead should listen to. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon....

2010's Death Metal Debut Albums RANKED June 23, 2023

2010's Death Metal Debut Tier List
by Metal Trenches

Ranking the debut albums of death metal bands started in the 2010's from best to worst in tier list format. Join the Discord for more daily discussion of metal music.You can also like and follow us on the social media of your choice with Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and support us on Patreon...

Burnt Offering- Полярна Зоря (Polaris) (Album Review) June 22, 2023

П​о​л​я​р​н​а З​о​р​я (Polaris)
by Burnt Offering

Burnt Offering may be a German based black metal band, but the musicians that make up their lineup have roots in Ukraine and their material has taken influence from quite a few of the groups that started off what would become Ukrainian black metal. Early on their sound was much rawer and went for a ...

Helleruin- Devils, Death and Dark Arts (Album Review) June 21, 2023

Devils, Death and Dark Arts
by Helleruin

Dutch black metal band Helleruin has become a force to be reckoned with over the past eight years, writing material that spanned a wide range of genre styles while emphasizing less straightforward songwriting than some of their peers. 2021s War Upon Man and the Invincible split from last year showca...

Life Expectancy- Decline (Album Review) June 20, 2023

Decline (2023)
by Life Expectancy

Considering how many decades it has been now since some of the earliest crust punk, d-beat, and everything in between, it can be hard for a newcomer to stand out. A lot of groups choose a particular variant of hardcore or punk, whether its on the Japanese, Scandinavian, or American side, and throw t...

Solar Temple- The Great Star Above Provides (Album Review) June 19, 2023

The Great Star Above Provides
by Solar Temple

Out of all the Dutch black metal bands associated with the Haeresis Noviomagi collective, Solar Temple was one of the most distinctive in its atmosphere and approach. The duos 2018 debut Fertile Descent was comprised of two lengthy tracks that mixed elements of atmospheric black metal with post rock...
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