Wampyric Rites - The Eternal Melancholy of the Wampyre Album Review Feb. 3, 2021

The Eternal Melancholy of the Wampyre
by Wampyric Rites

Despite only having formed in 2019, Ecuadors Wampyric Rites has released a steady flow of material over the past two years with a new demo or split coming out every few months. With a sound that leans towards the rawer side and channels the spirit of the Les Lgions Noires bands from France, the grou...

Bands Like Converge Feb. 2, 2021

Bands Like Converge
by Converge

As we await the new 2021 album, I'm running down 5 of the best hardcore and mathcore groups for fans of bands like Converge. This particular list includes OLAM (Of Lions And Men), God Mother, Eglise, Meraine, and Snake Tongue. Let me know down in the comments which one was your favorite, what bands ...

Alkerdeel - Slonk Album Review Feb. 2, 2021

Slonk
by Alkerdeel

Alkerdeels music has always proven to be an acquired taste, with its emphasis on equal amounts of fast, primitive riffs that pulled from second-wave black metal and much slower and methodical doom. For their fourth album Slonk the band has once again remained unpredictable, initially suggesting that...

Sarin Interview Feb. 2, 2021

Sarin Interview
by Sarin

Interview with Toronto based post-metal four-piece, SARIN regarding their third full-length album, You Cant Go Back via Prosthetic Records. Written in the wake of a crumbling relationship, the lyrics center on the conscious effort to change oneself; recognizing behaviors and circumstances that make ...

Foo Fighters - Medicine At Midnight (Album Review) Feb. 1, 2021

Medicine At Midnight
by Foo Fighters

Review of Foo Fighers and their new album Medicine At Midnight via RCA. Medicine At Midnight is the tenth studio album from this legendary rock band following up 2017's Concrete And Gold. Now I may be a metalhead first and foremost these days, but like many who went through a good portion of their d...

StarGazer - Psychic Secretions Album Review Feb. 1, 2021

Psychic Secretions
by StarGazer (Australia)

A new album from Australias StarGazer is always worth paying attention to for those interested in the more experimental and progressive side of black and death metal, especially considering that it often takes five years or more for a new one to appear. Formed back in 1999, each of StarGazers four a...

Hån - Breathing the Void Album Review Jan. 29, 2021

Breathing the Void
by Hån

Formed back in 2009, Swiss black metal band Hn has returned after an almost five-year absence with their second full length Breathing the Void. Despite their country of origin, one listen to this latest effort might have you convinced that this group is actually from Finland as their raw yet melodic...

The Best Metal On Bandcamp #31 Jan. 29, 2021

The Best Metal On Bandcamp #31
by Metal Trenches

Sharing more of the best new underground metal albums on Bandcamp as requested by viewers, bands, and labels. LOTS of metal music to cover today. 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 ...

Altered Dead - Returned to Life Album Review Jan. 29, 2021

Returned to Life
by Altered Dead

Filthy and murky death metal never gets old whether its from classic bands or newer acts, and Canadian duo Altered Dead has been offering their take on the style since 2013. Five years after their self-titled debut theyve returned with Returned to Life, which takes equal amounts of influence from Sw...

Nopes - Djörk Album Review Jan. 28, 2021

Djörk
by Nopes

In between the blasts of black metal, death metal, and doom, I always try and find the time for some noisy and sometimes weird punk and noise rock. Theres something about ear piercing bursts of sound and the sheer swagger of some of these bands that have made explorations of the styles so appealing,...

Crystal Viper - The Cult Album Review Jan. 28, 2021

The Cult
by Crystal Viper

Polands Crystal Viper has kept a rapid release pace since their formation in 2003, releasing a new album every few years since 2007s The Curse of Crystal Viper. While their earlier days were rooted in a lot of classic heavy metal, over time theyve incorporated just as much power metal and even some ...

Korpiklaani - Jylhä (Album Review) Jan. 28, 2021

Jylhä
by Korpiklaani

Review of the new 2021 Korpiklanni album Jylh via Nuclear Blast Records. Korpiklaani is a Finnish folk metal band who certainly lean heavily into the folk side of the genre, largely focusing on sung vocals, accordian, and violin presented front and center. For over 17 years the group have used their...

Suicide Silence Tier List Jan. 27, 2021

Suicide Silence Ranked
by Suicide Silence

Ranking the albums of the band Suicide Silence best to worst tier list style. Suicide Silence is a forerunner of the deathcore scene with a bit of a legendary discography be it love for the brutality of The Cleansing to the constant meme-worthy hate of their self titled album. What's your favorite a...

Trillionaire - Romulus Album Review Jan. 27, 2021

Romulus
by Trillionaire

Trillionaire may be a new name, but the American band has been in the works for a few years and features members who have spent time with the likes of Inter Arma and Revocation. Musicians well-known for metal heading into rock territory is certainly not unusual, but on their debut full-length Romulu...

Endezzma - The Archer, Fjord and the Thunder Album Review Jan. 26, 2021

The Archer, Fjord and the Thunder
by Endezzma

While Norwegian black metal band Endezzma formed back in 2005, their roots to back as far as 1993 with vocalist Morten Shaxs project Dim Nagel. Like many of the other Norwegian bands out there, Endezzmas been through their fair share of lineup changes but their current incarnation solidified with th...

PORTRAYAL OF GUILT We Are Always Alone REVIEW Jan. 26, 2021

We Are Always Alone
by Portrayal Of Guilt

Review of blackened sludge/hardcore/metalcore band Portrayal of Guilt and their new 2020 album We Are Always Alone via Closed Casket Activities, Evil Greed, and Deathwish Records. We Are Always Alone is filthy, nasty music FFO Lord Mantis, Vermin Womb, and the like. Key tracks: It's Already Over, Ma...

Flood Peak - Fixed Ritual EP Review Jan. 25, 2021

Fixed Ritual
by Flood Peak

While its classified as an EP, Flood Peaks recently released Fixed Ritual only clocks in at a minute less than their 2018 debut Plagued by Sufferers. But regardless of the format, its clear the Portland based band has spent the last three years further tweaking their take on black metal, sludge, and...

Metal Movies Tier List Jan. 25, 2021

Ranking Metal Movies
by Metal Trenches

Ranking metal movies best to worst tier list style from Heavy Metal to Bill and Ted. Which is the best? The funniest? The worst? The cringiest? Let's rank 'em all and find out. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on the s...

Accept - Too Mean To Die (Album Review) Jan. 23, 2021

Too Mean To Die
by Accept

Review of Accept and their new 2021 album Too Mean To Die via Nuclear Blast Records. Too Mean To Die is the 16th album for this German speed and heavy metal band, originally formed all the way back in 1976. To be perfectly honest, Accept is another one of those bands that Ive kind of ignored over th...

Best Metal Albums January 2021 Jan. 22, 2021

Best Metal Albums January 2021
by Metal Trenches

Running down reviews of the best metal albums from January 2021 with releases from Harakiri For The Sky, Tribulation, Anna Pest, Juan Bond, Werewolves, Scarred, and Portrayal Of Guilt. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us o...
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