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Wardaemonic – Acts of Repentance
Acts of Repentance exhibits an inferno which is supernatural, audibly from above, fittingly daemonic.
Aethyrick – Gnosis
While their debut Praxis was overlooked, Gnosis is certain to bring Aethyrick into the forefront of Finnish Black Metal.
Leeched – To Dull The Blades Of Your Abuse
Band - Leeched Album - To Dull The Blades Of Your Abuse Country of Origin - United Kingdom Genre - Crust/Hardcore Release Date - January 31, 2020 Label - Prosthetic Records Author - JDecker Beginning with a few seconds worth of some of the most uncomfortably...
Orgg – The Great White War
Though there are highs and lows throughout the album, moments of aggression, and moments of introspection,…
In Lingua Mortua – Salon Des Refusés
…the truth is that In Lingua Mortua sounds more like a journey to an imaginary soundtrack made by King Crimson, Emperor, Mayhem, Insahn and John Zorn all playing together in ensemble mode.
Zebulon Kosted – Never Return Again
Massive and sprawling, yet somehow tightly connected through the kinetics of the music, Never Return Again is journey through the cosmos that is equally a journey through the psyche of the listener.
Hayduke’s Top 50 of 2019
The Top 50 release of 2019 according to Hayduke X.
INTERVIEW with SHAWN KNIGHT of CHILD BITE – By JGILBERT
We caught up with Child Bite singer and graphic artist Shawn Knight a few days after the release party for their new album, Blow Off the Omens for a Moshpit Nation exclusive
Baneblade – Oblivion Death March
an enthusiastic reminder of how we dealt with fascism and demagogery the last time they tried to take over the world.
Leprous – Pitfalls
It is heartwrenching, empathy inducing, and uplifting as fuck,
Buildings – Negative Sound
an album to give a jolt of life to what’s left of these dreary November days
Cloud Rat – Pollinator
Cloud Rat’s first LP in four years is worth every bit of the wait
Vastum – Orificial Purge
support women in death metal and buy this record
The Restarts – Uprising
The trio masterfully uses a wide variety of punk rock influences in a varied yet cohesive way. The riffing is strong, whether uplifting, aggressive, or dissonant (all of which appear). The rhythm section moves things along with a solidity that builds the foundation for the message.
Killswitch Engage – Atonement
an authentic and powerful feeling which allows for the 11 skilfully crafted tracks to develop their own personality.
City of Industry – Conspire Conspire Conspire
“John Suede is wrong. He’s also the weakest link in his own band.”
Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence
the grooves are as sweet as the grasses sticky with dew and as beautifully structured as the trees anticipating the toss of their crisping leaves.
Tool – Fear Inoculum
Rating – 12/5. Rating – 3/5 How can there be two ratings? Read and find out.
Cable – Take the Stairs to Hell
congruent with the classic era of northeast noisecore
Mizmor – Cairn
an album to get lost in with its echoing soundscapes laden with flaring visions of traipsing through ochre-hued wastelands.
LORD – Fallen Idols
aggressive and high-precision aspects of extreme metal with infectious and anthemic choruses that border on AOR levels of sweet melodicism
Bodies on Everest/Lump Hammer – Whelmed Split Full Album Stream
Jump right in to the bizarre devastation that is Whelmed, then read on below the link to see how my views compare to yours.
Haunt – If Icarus Could Fly/Mosaic Eyes EP
speedy, melodic, aggressive, and concise tunes that are catchy as all-get-out.
Diamond Head – The Coffin Train
an inspired, if somewhat uneven, album that more than holds its own against today’s hordes of old-school copycats.
