Deluminate June 8, 2020

Deluminate
by Nygmalion

The Pitch:Classic melodeath hooks from Hungarian band Nygmalion and their debut album Deluminate. FFO: Arch Enemy, At The Gates, The Haunted What I Like:For a long time, melodic death metal was my favorite genre during its heyday in the early 00's. The seemingly endless wave of Gothenburg and simil...

Graveyard Fuck June 5, 2020

Graveyard Fuck
by Mordhell

Mordhells 2011 album Suffer in Hell left an impression on me thanks to its sleazy and punk tinged take on black metal, which stripped the genre down to its earliest incarnations but had the riffs and filth to back it up. The band would disappear for a bit after that, only providing a hint of new mat...

Absu Changed My Life (Video Tribute) June 5, 2020

Bands That Changed My Life (Absu)
by Absu

Paying tribute to the now defunct black metal and blackened thrash legends Absu for their mark on the genre and my musical tastes. 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 Facebook, Twitt...

The Way It Ends June 4, 2020

The Way It Ends
by Currents

The Pitch:Connecticut metalcore bandCurrents follow up their solid EPI Let The Devil In with full length The Way It Ends again viaSharpTone Records. FFO:Make Them Suffer,Architects,Underoath What I Like: I had predicted that 2020 would be a strong year for metalcore coming off of a relative drought...

Averse to the Universe June 4, 2020

Averse to the Universe
by Hex Wound

The Pitch:Punishing black and blackened death metal from NC's Hex Wound. FFO: Gorgoroth, In Twilight's Embrace, Vitriol What I Like:Hex Wound have an utterly vitriolic sound that transmits pure violence over the airwaves much like the movie The Signal. It's a vicious combination of battering, Behem...

Throne Torcher Horror Short Commentary June 4, 2020

The Mechanics of a Nightmare
by Throne Torcher

Hardcore / Post-Hardcore band Throne Torcher made an entire horror short film to go along with their new album Mechanics Of A Nightmare. Check out some of the highlights of this high quality madness and watch the full version HERE. Buy the album HERE. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTune...

Ghost June 3, 2020

Ghost
by Lune

The Pitch:Australian metalcore/deathcore band Lune bring tight songs and seriousenergy on their new EP Ghost. What I Like:Lead single"Ghost" showed major promise forLune's potential as a new force in the genre, and I am happy to report that Ghost makes good on that forecast in a big way. Hearing th...

The Shrine of Deterioration June 3, 2020

The Shrine of Deterioration
by Above Aurora

Above Auroras roots trace back to Poland but according to the press release accompanying their latest full length The Shrine of Deterioration, these days they reside in Iceland. This make the variant of black metal theyve channeled throughout their career even more intriguing, as their slower and mo...

Folk Metal Starter Kit June 3, 2020

Folk Metal Starter Kit
by Metal Trenches

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Irrational Pull June 2, 2020

Irrational Pull
by 156/Silence

The Pitch:Pittsburgh hardcore crew156/Silencemature their sound once more with a new self-released LP Irrational Pull. FFO: Great American Ghost, Daughters, Loathe What I Like:It seems that ditching the trappings of a label was a wise move for 156/Silence. Whereas 2018's Innerstrength Records outin...

Imperial Triumphant "Rotted Futures" (Video Reaction) June 2, 2020

Alphaville
by Imperial Triumphant

Watching and commenting on the new single from New York black metal band Imperial Triumphant "Rotted Futures." Their upcoming album Alphaville, is one my most anticipated releases of the year and is coming July 31st via Century Media Records. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbo...

Stolen Angelic Tongues June 1, 2020

Stolen Angelic Tongues
by Auroch

Auroch has proven to be a difficult band to get into over the past decade, as the group seemed to only get denser and more technical as the years progressed. Starting off as a thrash band over a decade ago, it would only be a handful of releases before they transformed into a blackened death metal m...

I, Shaman June 1, 2020

I, Shaman
by Narrenwind

Releasing an album a year can be risky for some bands, as they run the risk of getting burnt out and starting to sound the same with each new effort. But this clearly hasnt harmed Polands Narrenwind, as theyve returned with their third full length I, Shaman a mere six months after Ja, Dago. Those wh...

Lords Of Chaos Commentary June 1, 2020

Lords Of Chaos Commentary
by Metal Trenches

Gus and I viewedLords Of Chaos and shared our thoughts throughout so you wouldn't feel so alone watching this travesty. Learn the (sort of) history of early 2nd wave black metal, Mayhem, Burzum, and horrific murder while we drink and bullshit.PleaseSUBSCRIBEand also listen viaiTunes,CastBox,Spotify,...

New Albums to Wreck Your Face (June 2020) May 29, 2020

Recommendation Roundup June 2020 Pt 1
by Metal Trenches

Sharing even more (mostly) underground metal albums that you do not want to miss and will absolutely wreck your face. This week we cover new releases from Toothless, Protosequence, Psijic, Bore, and Vader. Get a big heaping dose of mathcore, hardcore, progressive death metal, thrash, and death metal...

END "Covet Not" Video Reaction May 28, 2020

Splinters From An Ever​-​Changing Face
by END

Reacting to the maniacal music video from metallic hardcore band END featuring current and former members of Counterparts, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Fit For An Autopsy, Misery Signals, Shai Hulud, and Reign Supreme. From their upcoming album Splinters From An Ever-Changing Face via Closed Casket Ac...

Años en Infierno May 28, 2020

Años en Infierno
by Xibalba

The Pitch:California's Xibalba alternate battering death metal and imposing doom onAos en Infierno via Southern Lord. What I Like:Xibalba is a band that for one reason or another I've always wanted to like but could never get into. Their overall vibe regularly draws my attention, but samplings of p...

The Album May 27, 2020

The Album
by Zilf

The Pitch:UK experimental mathcore/djent actZilfdrop their most ambitious and quite frankly insane album to date. What I Like:Zilf The Album is perhaps most simply described as the quirkiness of Devin Townsend and Mr. Bunglechanneled through fans of djent and mathcore. I'm also picking up on notes ...

August Burns Red Tier List May 27, 2020

Ranking August Burns Red
by August Burns Red

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Lune - Manipulator Video Commentary May 26, 2020

Ghost
by Lune

Getting the hype train going for Australian metalcore and deathcore band Lune and their upcoming EP Ghost with a commentary of their music video of the SICK track "Manipulator." Check out the full release and preorder this monster HERE. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, You...
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