Craven Idol – Forked Tongues
No one should ever dare question the might and sheer will of Craven Idol.
Wode – Burn in Many Mirrors
At nearly forty minutes of purposeful chaos spread across six tracks, Wode present a barrier of riffs, blasts, and growls, the breaching of which presents an exceptional payoff.
Hallucination – Hallucination
The label is known for finding the congruence points of excellence and nastiness. The Hallucination demo is both excellent and nasty.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: NIL – The War Inside
Intentionally or not, the bands expose the ugly collective psyche of humanity, then spit on it with all the bile they can muster.
Grandeur – Aurea Aetas
This is fist pumping, sing-along, blackened melodic crust.
Body Void – Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth
Band – Body Void Album – Bury Me Beneath This Rotting Earth Country of Origin – USA Genre – Sludge Metal Release Date – April 23, 2021 Label – Prosthetic Records/Tridroid Records Author – Hayduke X Listening to Bury Me...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Archangel A.D. – Beacons
…the Texas quintet do so in a slow burn thrash track that is reminiscent of the classic thrash I grew up on, in terms of grit and delivery.
TRACK STREAM: Arcane Existence – Conclave
Taking full advantage of the strengths offered by each member, the band have spawned a dark, bombastic creation, rich with feeling, and full of twists and turns.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Deep Cross/Khost
My hope is that more modern industrial will once again find the harrowing, ominous soul of the genre, as these two projects clearly have.
Nixil – All Knots Untied
Changing tempos and shifting time signatures, combines with a variety of vocal approaches and riffing, present a swirling vortex of chaotic prog darkness.