Krieg’s return with “Ruiner” is both an affirmation and a revelation, the kind of record that could only come from decades of abrasion, collapse, and survival within American black metal. Since the mid-90s, Krieg has become a singular entity – too raw to be ignored, too …
Kings Rot from Canada carry a a dour pride with “At the Gates of Adversarial Darkness”. It carries itself like a grim march through frost and shadow, with enough melodic flame to give warmth, but not enough to banish the cold. Kings Rot clearly know …
Metalcore powerhouse Stray From The Path will tour Europe in the coming weeks – and added three impressive bands to the roster. If you’re into metalcore and brutal music, check out the tour dates!
I don’t like one-man-projects. Most lack depth and skill, both in songwriting (which often times profits from a collaborative effort) and execution. So I don’t bother to check out new projects created by single mind. Two-person-bands are a different matter, though. Mighty Mantar proves that …
“Ensemble Under the Dark Sun” is a dark triumph that captures what atmospheric blackened death music can be at its best. For those willing to descend into its depths, it offers fierce brutality and haunting beauty. This is a band to watch.
Halo” showcases the band’s impeccable musicianship and knack for balancing the heavy, the melodic, and the atmospherically elegant, while also flirting a bit too closely with self-derivation and formua.
“Days Of The Lost” is a powerful debut from veterans who understand their history and want to stoke its embers rather than burn clichés. It is melodic death metal polished but unbowed, familiar but earnest, and at its best, deeply moving in its reclamation of sound.
Back in the days, I totally loved Parkway Drive – I’ve attended several show of their first european tours, and watched them in small to mid-size venues, and was rocking out to their excellent live show at festivals. But as time went on, I lost …
Marburg-based metalheads Knife released a three-track-EP via Dying Victims Productions. It features twelve minutes of raw, blackened speed metal, nailed down in one new tracks of cover songs of both Bathory and Venom. It comes in tape format, which I’m not a big fan of, …
Did you check out the long-awaited new record of Cave In? It received extremely positive reactions and reviews world wide. “Heavy Pendulum” is the first record without contributions by Caleb Scofield (who died in a car accident in 2018), but one wouldn’t notice the difference: …