News, Reviews and Interviews
Heavy Metal Around the Globe
Skraeckoedlan – Äppelträdet
a sludgy, distorted bass tone that is as viscous as the deadly muck of a WWI Flanders battlefield.
Interview – Lago
An interview with Cole Jacobsen (guitars, vocals) of the Arizona dissonant death metal outfit Lago. Full support for Cole’s final statement…both parts.
The Ocean – Phanerozoic I: Paleozoic
massive songs which are perfectly crafted in every way, but the execution is deceptively simple; in some ways minimalist
Northern Crown – Northern Crown
plenty in the way of deliberate and crunchy groove, dynamic usage of riff and tempo changes, and compelling vocal melodies that rival their doomy forefathers
Spearhead – Pacifism is Cowardice
some battlefield somewhere in the history of mankind, bodies strewn as far as the eye can see, the sun baking the littered corpses and making mere silhouettes of the circling vultures as they wheel around tirelessly above. You can almost feel it’s heat and smell the stench, it’s that good.
Road Warrior – Power
one of the most exciting, refreshing, and fist-pumping powerful (pun intended) records of 2018.
The Exploding Eyes Orchestra – II
a fusion of somber lullabies and bass-heavy anthems
From The Hellmouth Interview and Live Set
Interview and live set of From the Hellmouth captured at The Agora in Cleveland in August.
Great Reversals – Stalactite
Great Reversals infuses an emotional complexity to their music which makes them stand out from their contemporaries
Embalmer Interview and Live Set
A video interview and live set of Embalmer at The Agora in Cleveland.
Cloud Rat – Clipped Beaks/Silk Panic
one of the most daring bands in music right
Valkyria – Tierra Hostil
an aggressive and guitar-driven power metal band
Interview with Morgue Walker
An interview with Justin Vølus and Dan Inlev of Morgue Walker.
Master – Vindictive Miscreant
The trio are individually masters of their craft, but also well schooled in composition. Every piece fits as it should in this old school thrashing death masterpiece.
Scorched – Ecliptic Butchery
Hearing this new album confirms what I theorized then, that Scorched is capable of becoming the new face of American death metal.
Lizzies – On Thin Ice
all-female Madrid-based quartet wears their hard-rocking roots on their denim-clad sleeves, infused with a sizable dose of punkified piss and vinegar.
Morgue Walker – Forage the Ash
If you like your death metal blackened, grinding and filthy, this one’s for you!
Grog – Macabre Requiems
massive riffs, guttural growls and gut churning insanity
Behemoth – I Loved You At Your Darkest
Audiophiles rejoice; this is the best sounding black metal album to date
Siniestro – Arctic Blood
I’ve determined one thing, FOUR TRACKS IS NOT ENOUGH
Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze Interview
I will say I give full support for these two artists, this project, and what they stand for. There are some important thoughts shared here.
Ghost World – Spin
It is the feel good album I can listen to as the marigold leaves get whipped from the trees
Skepticism – Stormcrowfleet
Stormcrowfleet is a flagship album for the funeral doom subgenre
Hypnos – Set Fire to the Sky
These exuberant Swedes do much more than merely incorporate their retro influences into their sound; no, they take idolatry one step further by blatantly aping different bands’ styles for individual songs.
