The Annex of Ire (Video Review) March 16, 2020

The Annex of Ire
by Neck Of The Woods

The Pitch:British Columbia metalcore crewNeck Of The Woods follow up their intriguing 2017 effort with several steps forward on The Annex Of Irevia Pelagic Records. FFO: Metalcore meets Rivers of Nihil - Review by FlightOfIcarus SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube,...

Underneath (Video Review) March 13, 2020

Underneath
by Code Orange

FlightOfIcarus runs down the highly anticipated new album from Pittsburgh metallic hardcore crew Code Orange, Underneath. Still punishing their listeners, still forging new ground. SUBSCRIBE to our Trench Talk Podcast on iTunes, Castbox, YouTube, and BitChute.You can also like and follow us on th...

Also sprach Futura March 13, 2020

Also sprach Futura
by Lychgate

Lychgate has been one of the most exciting metal bands to emerge in the past decade, with each of their three full lengths twisting the worlds of black metal and doom together in ways that proved to be nightmarish and ever changing. Their use of the organ and keyboards as a driving force in their ma...

Cacophony of Souls March 13, 2020

Cacophony of Souls
by David Reese

2020 is proving to be a strong year for heavy metal of all types, with plenty of long-running bands and solo artists from the 80s returning with a vengeance. Former Accept and Bangalore Choir singer David Reece is one of the latest to do so with his newest album Cacophony of Souls, which finds him o...

Raffy Reviews - Plague: 'Portraits of Mind' March 12, 2020

Portraits of Mind
by Plague

Background The Greek death metal community has had some heavy hitters in the last few decades or so, some of which incorporate some extremely bleak and dark, gloomy vibes into their creations. From the pioneering destructive outfitRotting Christto the more melodically dissonantSepticflesh, one coul...

Psychodelic Horror March 12, 2020

Psychodelic Horror
by Sign of Evil

Chiles been a hotbed for extreme metal in recent years, with quite a few of the bands channeling the unhinged and ferocious nature of the early black metal and thrash sounds while still injecting their own flavor into it. Sign of Evil is one of the latest projects to sprout up from Chile and is the ...

Expanding Oblivion March 12, 2020

Expanding Oblivion
by Pestifer

Belgiums Pestifer may not have gained the same level of notoriety as some of the other technical and progressive oriented death metal bands out there, but theyve remained a consistent force in the genre over the past sixteen years. Since their sophomore album Reaching the Void in 2014 theyve gone th...

Monte Verità March 12, 2020

Monte Verità
by Cénotaphe

Cnotaphe has only been around for about five years, but the duo behind it has been a part of French black metal for over fifteen years and have brought that experience with them for each release. Theyve kept a steady stream of material coming out over the past few years through EPs and splits, which...

The Black Mark March 11, 2020

The Black Mark
by 5 R V L N 5

The Pitch:Haunting Chicago industrial project5RVLN5 (pronounced Surveillance) conjure nightmares with The Black Mark. FFO: Skinny Puppy, Godflesh, Author Punisher What I Like:The old school Puppy vibes are strong with this one. Bleak, visceral tracks like "World of Filth" are crawling with allusio...

Infidel (Ambush) March 11, 2020

Infidel (2020)
by Ambush

Swedens been leading a renaissance of heavy metal for the past decade and a half, with more quality acts forming in their country than one can possibly keep up with. Whether its been bands like Enforcer, Portrait, or RAM (to name a few) theres been something for everyone and each one has pulled toge...

Celebration of the Fallen March 10, 2020

Celebration of the Fallen
by Satan's Cross

Mexicos Satans Cross sounds like they could have been ripped right out of the 80s on their EP Celebration of the Fallen, though their production values bring a slightly more modern sheen to their occult black metal. Formed in 2014, this is their first release since a two-track single released that s...

Perspicacity March 10, 2020

Perspicacity
by Aronious

The Pitch:Wisconsin technical, progressive death metal unit Aronious drop an impressive debut album via The Artisan Era. FFO: Gorguts, Coma Cluster Void, Ulcerate What I Like:I was initially on the fence about taking this album on, but ultimately Aronious won me over with their proggy compositions ...

Splid March 10, 2020

Splid
by Kvelertak

A lot has changed in the Kvelertak camp since their last full-length Nattesferd. In addition to changing their vocalist and drummer the band has changed record labels as well, moving from Roadrunner to Rise Records. Lineup shifts of this scale can sometimes fundamentally alter a groups sound for bet...

Ergodic March 9, 2020

Ergodic
by Ergodic

The Pitch:Technical Death Metal quintet Ergodic self release their debut self-titled EP. FFO: Inferi, Equipoise,The Black Dahlia Murder What I Like:What a delightful beginning for another promising band. In just 3 songs, Ergotic manage to capture the essence of what got me into The Black Dahlia Mur...

Best Black Metal Of The Decade March 9, 2020

Trench Talk Ep 63
by Metal Trenches

FlightOfIcarus and Chris Dalhberg chat about their favorite black metal bands of the last decade as well as what the last 10 years has meant for the genre in general. Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE, like, comment, rate, etc. Find more over at MetalTrenches.com.PleaseSUBSCRIBEand also listen viaiTunes,Cas...

Martyrs of the Storm March 6, 2020

Martyrs of the Storm
by Scarab

Egyptian death metal band Scarab has been creating pummeling material that draws on the culture and mythology of their home country since 2006, channeling a mid-tempo and groove laden sound that was influenced by some of the classic American bands in the genre. Their latest release Martyrs of the St...

Obsidian March 6, 2020

Obsidian
by Viscera (UK)

The Pitch:UK technical deathcore crew Viscera blow out the competetion from square one with their Unique Leader debut Obsidian. FFO: Within The Ruins, Sylosis, Born Of Osiris What I Like:Within The Ruins better watch themselves, cuz Viscera are here to give them a serious run for their money. Up un...

Old Old Death March 6, 2020

Old Old Death
by Tulus

Tulus and Khold have often blazed similar paths over the last decade, to the point that some of their more recent albums could have easily been released by either group. In recent years two thirds of Tulus have also collaborated with Nocturnal Culto on Sarke material which has further muddied the wa...

Born of Fire March 5, 2020

Born of Fire
by Ross the Boss

Ross the Boss should need little introduction to heavy metal and punk fans, as his contributions with both Manowar and The Dictators have continued to draw in listeners decades after their original release. Since 2006 hes been releasing material with a solo band bearing the same name, first with a G...

Nightmares Of Our Own Design March 5, 2020

Nightmares Of Our Own Design
by Svengahli

The Pitch: Dizzyingly psychedelic progressive death metal from Svengahli'sNightmares Of Our Own Designfeat. the support of musicians from Gorguts, Obscura, and more. FFO: Enslaved, Ihsahn, Opeth What I Like:Wow. Just wow. I was not fully prepared for this. There was a lot of great progressive death...
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