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H.C. Slim – Sings
H.C. Slim is the dusty crossroad where music lovers from all over can stop to take a rest and just peacefully listen to the short simplicities of a man roaming alone
read moreInterview with Brian Tatler of Diamond Head
We spoke to Brian over the phone about new members, new music, and what it takes to keep rocking for four decades.
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Deceased – Ghostly White
A captivating sense of melody binds all the disparate riffs, tempos, meter changes, and moody atmospheres together.
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Amon Amarth – The Pursuit of Vikings: Live At Summer Breeze
a near-perfect overview of their storied career
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Temple of Perdition – Homage to the Dead
Band - Temple of Perdition Album - Homage to the Dead Country of Origin - USA/Finland Genre - Black Metal Release Date - May 13, 2019 Label - Vision of God Records Author - Ivan Gossage (Chief Administrator, Order ov the Black Arts) From the arid expanses of modern...
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5 Thoughts about Knocked Loose/The Acacia Strain/Harm’s Way/Higher Power/sanction at Elevation
Back on April 9th (sorry for the long delay), I went to Elevation to see the current Knocked Loose tour. Here are five thoughts on the evening. Number 1: NY hardcore band sanction took the stage first. They played a really tight, if somewhat standard set. Good energy...
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Suhnopfer Interview
Ardraos: ” I’m just trying on my humble level to perpetuate deep tones and a musical emulation that rises on the foundations of the 90’s with an own personality, unlike the thousands of clones of the first Nordic groups, or those trying random experiments, which just pull the scene down.”
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EXCLUSIVE (North America) TRACK STREAM: Crownaside – Xibalba
We have the honor today of hosting the exclusive North American stream of the track Xibalba from the album From Mud To Ashes by Crownaside.
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EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Chalice of Suffering – Whispers of Madness
Moshpitnation is proud to present to you the exclusive track stream of Whispers of Madness, which comes from Lost Eternally, the second album by Chalice of Suffering.
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EXCLUSIVE (USA) TRACK STREAM: Sühnopfer – Je Vivroie Liement
Moshpitnation is proud to present to you the US exclusive track stream of Je Vivroie Liement, which comes from Hic Regnant Borbonii Manes, the third album by Sühnopfer.
read moreJGilbert’s Bandcamp Roundup I
I’ve been gone for a few weeks, but not entirely idle. In the interest of getting some more exposure for Michigan artists and creating a platform for them in my column on Moshpit Nation, I’ve endeavored to do monthly roundups of bandcamp releases for Michigan artists...
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Artillery – The Face of Fear
blistering speed metal – a plethora of tempos, moods, and melodies create a balanced listening experience
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Chrome Waves – A Grief Observed
Its strengths lie in the quality of the recordings and arrangements, and particularly in the amount of time and space given to each song to build and develop ideas to their conclusion
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EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM: Dim Aura – The Triumphant Age of Death
This particular release is quality through and through. The pacing is dynamic, ranging from a mid-paced burn to a destructive breakneck savagery, often in the same song. Regardless of the pace, the music is absolutely unrelenting. There is no room to catch your breath here.
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Aoratos – Gods Without Name
Gods Without Name expresses an ancient darkness, rustic, agrarian, … provincial but horrific. This is an unmistakable motif here, and although it manifests in the music, it is the related material that really sets up that premise.
read moreO.R.k. – Ramagehead
a deep spiraling void of whirring desolation and weighty atmosphere.
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Dark Helm – Hymnus De Antitheist
a magnificent display of technical prowess
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Discarnatus – Condemned to Darkness
intensely vicious, savagely raw, and pretty weird.
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The Wizard Union Collective EP- Roundup
groovy spaced-out trip with ranting vocals and a sing-along chorus
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Antiverse – Under the Regolith
Musically, Under the Regolith is a masterwork in slightly progressive death metal.
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OrphanOfKos – Arcane Worship Demo 2018
As you approach, her child is born right in front of your eyes. The unnamed Orphan of Kos is a humanoid creature that is holding what appears to be its own bladed placenta.
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Vanha – Melancholia
Other bands attempting the Death Doom should look to the album as an example of how to play the style properly.
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Ferum – Vergence
Take no prisoners, no holds barred, realest of the real, capital D for Death, capital M for Metal, Death Metal.
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Ernia – Ernia
Playing death leaning grindcore, the five guys throw a fair amount of weird into the mix. The riffs are outstanding (what’s that? a grind band that knows how to play riffs?)
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