Reviews: MI Metal Shows & Albums
Here’s Our Opinion.
Burden of Ymir – Heorot
This is music for singing along in drunken voices, for rousing the spirit of warriors before battle, or for dancing, full of glee, through the moshpit.
Zebulon Kosted – ...how important can living be when everyone is doing it... (Single)
Ghafur channels his inner prog and gives us a single more reminiscent of Voivod than anything else.
INTERVIEW + REVIEW: Transgressive – Extreme Transgression
Band - Transgressive Album - Extreme Transgression Country of Origin - USA Genre - Thrash Metal Release Date - March 4, 2023 Label - Independent Release Author - Hayduke X On Extreme Transgression, Transgressive comes out of the gate like a Molotov cocktail...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: My Hair Is A Rat’s Nest – Callous
Acoustic sounding parts are included in a few places to contrast the melancholic and dissonant riffing which divides the rest of the album into a frothing sea of emotion.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Cicada the Burrower – Herald Of Lions
if you love exploration in music, different artistic expressions, strange genre blends, and various other avant garde approaches, then this is a must listen.
Hayduke’s Top 50 of 2022
Welcome back to another edition of Hayduke's top 50. I want to remind everyone that musical taste is entirely subjective. I do not claim that these are the best releases of 2022, only that they are my favorite 50. Also note that this is a snapshot in this moment and...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Frozen Dawn – Wanderer of Times
Band - Frozen Dawn Album - The Decline of the Enlightened Gods Country of Origin - Spain Genre - Black Metal Release Date - February 10, 2023 Label - Transcending Obscurity Records Author - Hayduke X Wanderer of Times takes a few seconds to work up to it, but...
Soulmass – Let Us Pray
Drenched in bloody violence, with horror infused pain dripping from musical wounds, Let Us Pray is a tour de force of emotional riffs, attacking rhythms, unsettling dynamics, and terrifying vocal delivery.
Glyph – The Time of Peril
Band - Glyph Album - The Time of Peril Country of Origin - United States Genre - Black Metal Release Date - January 27, 2023 Label - WereGnome Records/Fiadh Productions Author - Hayduke X The shadowy individual known as the Keeper of the Glyph is set to release...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Veilburner – Ruin
This one feels off-kilter, like it’s always about to tip over and crush the listener.
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