Lethvm give the listener a daring, frostbitten experiment in atmosphere and aggression, a record that shifts between lurching doom, blackened edges, post-metal breadth, and occasional post-hardcore unrest. “Winterreise” doesn’t always land every twist, but many of its risks sing in the silent cold it carves …
Borknagar’s “Fal”l is a refinement, weaving frostbitten aggression with sweeping melody into something both immediate and vast. It balances raw power and reflective calm, proving that the band’s maturity sharpens rather than softens their edge.
Hauntologist offer with “Hollow” an album that rests between the dreamlike and the dissonant, a body of work more interested in atmospheres than in momentum. Built upon the collaboration of musicians with long roots in Poland’s extreme metal underground, the record is neither a straightforward …
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 …
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 …
From its first moments, “The Nine Choirs” makes a promise: you are entering a world of weight, groove, and unapologetic brutality. Tribal Gaze out of Texas seem less concerned with subtlety and more with making your ribcage feel every hammer blow. This is death metal …
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 …
I kinda liked “Guidance” und “Memorial”, the last two albums by Postrock heavyweights Russian Circles, but never loved them as much as “Empros” (which has been written eight years ago… time flies, folks) and their earlier works. The albums didn’t click with me, even though …