Nixil – All Knots Untied
Changing tempos and shifting time signatures, combines with a variety of vocal approaches and riffing, present a swirling vortex of chaotic prog darkness.
Decoherence – System I
‘System I’ doesn’t waste any time to turn the gravity up to a crushing atmosphere right when you press play.
EXCLUSIVE ALBUM STREAM: Nameless Mist – Nameless Mist
It’s the type of album that can be hard to write about objectively, because it’s really more about how it grabs me and about how it makes me feel, than it is about particular riffs, rhythms, or anything else.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE: Dødsferd – Back to my Homeland…my last Breath…
They are a raging alarm call of black metal might, in which Wrath shows himself to be at the height of his powers, even after all of these years and all of these releases.
FULL ALBUM STREAM: Deathvoid – Semaphore
This demo is a truly excellent example of creating meaning and emotion within objectively difficult music.
Esoctrilihum – Dy’th Requiem for the Serpent Telepath
Those with open minds and chaos in their hearts will rejoice.
Gonemage – Mystical Extraction
The album is sometimes spastic, and rarely sits still long, even in the slower parts. And yet it all flows so well together.
Lóstregos – Onde Calan Os Corazóns Ruxen As Pedras
I’m in awe of this album. It has grabbed me viscerally and thoroughly.
Darkgem – Luminous Hag
There is vibrant energy and a sense of immediacy to these tracks, probably due to the purpose of the composition.
Caïna – Take Me Away From All This Death
Through a kaleidoscopic filter of electronic doom and mayhem, he explores the dark side of life.