亂 (Luan) April 17, 2020

亂 (Luan)
by Ripped to Shreds

Andrew Lees one of the busier musicians in West Coast death metal and grindcore, releasing material every year with a slew of different projects. 2020 is once again a busy year, with albums from Azath and Lees main project Ripped to Shreds coming out on the same day. Normally this level of productiv...

Widma April 17, 2020

Widma
by Ols

The Pitch:One-woman Polish neofolk projectOlsreturns with her polyphonic vocal harmonies on Widma, now with the support of Pagan Records. FFO:Myrkur(acoustic),Heilung,Skuggsj What I Like:I always love seeing the progression of small projects who initially reached out to me directly later evolve int...

Raffy Reviews - Cemetery Filth: 'Dominion' April 16, 2020

Dominion
by Cemetery Filth

Background Cemetery Filthstands as an aggressive four-piece death metal collective that is somewhat unique for the fact that, even though all of its members are spread out in different states in the southeastern US, operate jointly and are officially based out of Atlanta, Georgia. Since roughly 201...

Flesh Bound April 16, 2020

Flesh Bound
by Remain And Sustain

The Pitch:Denver metallic hardcore band Remain and Sustain tear s#!t up with their new album Flesh Bound. FFO: Code Orange, Kublai Khan, Knocked Loose What I Like:And with that opening Se7en sample, the tone is perfectly set for one of the darkest, heaviest metallic hardcore outings to date. Seriou...

Dead Poetry - Manascapes (Reaction) April 15, 2020

Dead Poetry Reaction
by Metal Trenches

Another fan request for a music video to bring some humor to our lives. This is "Manascapes" from Dead Poetry. You're not a true metal band until you have recorded something in the woods of your hometown. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also ...

La Grand Mascarade April 15, 2020

La Grand Mascarade
by Aborted

The Pitch:Belgian technical death metal bandAbortedfollow up Retrogore with tight as a drum 3 song EP La Grand Mascaradevia Century Media. FFO:The Black Dahlia Murder,Benighted,Within Destruction What I Like:What a month. New releases from Benighted, The Black Dahlia Murder, and Aborted all within ...

Raffy Reviews - WVRM: 'Colony Collapse' April 14, 2020

WVRM: Colony Collapse
by WVRM

Background WVRMstands as one of the southern USA's latest death metal-inspired outfits that's been coming up on our radar ever since their debut full-length release back in 2014. Since then, this Greenville, South Carolina-based deathgrind quartet has released a few more albums as well as some EPs ...

Totenzug: Festering Peregrination April 14, 2020

Totenzug: Festering Peregrination
by Nekrovault

Germanys Nekrovault have kept a steady pace since forming in 2017, releasing two EPs in 2018 and 2019 before unleashing this years Totenzug: Festering Peregrination. Comprised of seven tracks which move between crushing fast paced death metal and lumbering slower pieces that tread into death/doom te...

American Violence April 14, 2020

American Violence
by Foes

The Pitch:Oregon-based grinding metallic hardcore outfit Foes tear you to pieces in 16 minutes flat with their new EP American Violence via Glacier Recordings. FFO: Pig Destroyer, Rotten Sound, Lock Up What I Like:As my approach to reviews may illustrate, I'm a big fan of brevity; and such is also ...

Verminous Review and TBDM Tier List April 13, 2020

Ranking TBDM
by The Black Dahlia Murder

FlightOfIcarus shares his thought on The Black Dahlia Murder's Verminous... but not before ranking their entire discography to boot 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, Twit...

The Bringer of Sun April 13, 2020

The Bringer of Sun
by Vortex Unit

When one thinks of symphonic leaning black and death metal, a specific sound often comes to mind that emphasizes sweeping keyboard arrangements while the vocals stay entirely on the harsh end of the spectrum. Slovakias Vortex Unit have challenged that notion with their debut full length The Bringer ...

Raffy Reviews - Ardra: 'Unto Leviathan' April 10, 2020

Unto Leviathan
by Ardra

Background San Jose, California's newest outfitArdraestablishes itself as a ferocious five piece that blends some fairly brutal death metal with integrated melodic sections, ambient undertones as well as subtle little core influences in the form of breakdowns and deathcore verses here and there. Th...

Ten Alternative Songs That Started Me On The Road To Metal April 10, 2020

Alt Rock Gateways
by Metal Trenches

FlightOfIcarus shares ten 90's alternative songs that started him on the road to heavy music long before he was was a metalhead. 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, Twitter...

Obscene Repressed April 10, 2020

Obscene Repressed
by Benighted

The Pitch:Its the return of French brutal death metal band Benighted with their latest ode to filth and depravity with Obscene Repressed via Season Of Mist. FFO: Aborted, TBDM, Cryptopsy What I Like:This album is a fast grower filled with fun and memorable moments that had me listening half a dozen...

Rest in Violence April 9, 2020

Rest in Violence
by Bonded

Germanys Bonded may have only formed two years ago, but theyre made up of veterans of European thrash. Containing members that have played with Sodom, Suicidal Angels, and Assassin (to name a few), theres certainly a lot of musical knowhow going into this band. With this base in place, the groups de...

The Eye Is The First Circle April 9, 2020

The Eye Is The First Circle
by Calligram

The Pitch:London-based, multinational blackened hardcore bandCalligramcontinue to move up the ranks with The Eye Is The First CircleviaProsthetic Records.FFO:Hellkeeper,LLNN,Sibiir What I Like:Somewhere there exists an exact midpoint between black metal and hardcore, and this album exists at that a...

Opulent Decay April 9, 2020

Opulent Decay
by Spell

Vancouvers Spell captured a different side of the old-school sound across each of their full lengths, channeling just as much hard rock and psychedelic flair as the NWOBHM energy. For their third album Opulent Decay the group has embraced this mixture of styles even further, with the rock elements a...

Arsonists Get All The Girls Reaction Video April 8, 2020

Arsonists Get All The Girls Reaction
by Metal Trenches

Fan recommends this fever dream of a video from Arsonists Get All The Girls for my reaction pleasure. We could all use a good laugh. 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, Twi...

Infidel April 8, 2020

Infidel
by Curse Upon A Prayer

The Pitch:Controversial Finnish black metal aggressors Curse Upon A Prayercontinue their campaign against religion with Infidel via Saturnal. FFO: Watain, Taake, Young And In The Way What I Like:It amuses me that metalheads don't bat an eye at anti-Christian imagery, but the minute Islam gets menti...

Indwell April 7, 2020

Indwell
by Methwitch

The Pitch:If you were in the mood for something completely batshit, look no further than Albuquerque, NM grindcore/mathgrind band Methwitchs new album Indwell. FFO: Full Of Hell + Frontierer What I Like:I already found myself intrigued by the sheer abrasiveness of this bands completely unhinged and...
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