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Panzerfaust – The Suns of Perdition I: War, Horrid War
In the final analysis, this album is nearly thirty two minutes of near perfection. Maybe the word ‘near’ is not necessary in that last sentence.
East of the Wall – NP- Complete
you are thrown between metal, melodic, thrash, to transient, ambient and back to metal all within moments of one another
Hazard – Hazard EP
a late ‘70’s rock throwback, but with the modern knowledge of all the bands that came after.
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
Interview 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.
Deceased – Ghostly White
A captivating sense of melody binds all the disparate riffs, tempos, meter changes, and moody atmospheres together.
Amon Amarth – The Pursuit of Vikings: Live At Summer Breeze
a near-perfect overview of their storied career
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...
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.
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.
JGilbert’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...
Artillery – The Face of Fear
blistering speed metal – a plethora of tempos, moods, and melodies create a balanced listening experience
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
O.R.k. – Ramagehead
a deep spiraling void of whirring desolation and weighty atmosphere.
Dark Helm – Hymnus De Antitheist
a magnificent display of technical prowess
Discarnatus – Condemned to Darkness
intensely vicious, savagely raw, and pretty weird.
The Wizard Union Collective EP- Roundup
groovy spaced-out trip with ranting vocals and a sing-along chorus
Antiverse – Under the Regolith
Musically, Under the Regolith is a masterwork in slightly progressive death metal.
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.
Vanha – Melancholia
Other bands attempting the Death Doom should look to the album as an example of how to play the style properly.
Ferum – Vergence
Take no prisoners, no holds barred, realest of the real, capital D for Death, capital M for Metal, Death Metal.
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?)
Tryptamyne – Tryptamyne
The self titled release actually feels much longer in a wild ‘What just happened?’ kind of way.
Lords of Acid Bring the Kink
For over 30 years Lords of Acid have been mixing electronic, metal, rock, pop, industrial...hell pretty much every type of music there is together, and giving it their own twist. Sin Quirin(guitarist) told MPN “If you took the soundtrack to every strip joint,...
