EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Ov Shadows – Den Eld Som Tär Och Förvrider
The album is an exceptionally intense listen, certainly in the running for the best and most visceral release in this style this year.
Shezmu – À Travers Les Lambeaux
Dissonance and psychedelia and brutality..oh, my…
EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE: 0-NUN – Nihility Ascetics
Allow the three tracks to guide your exploration to the primal void and find what truth is to be had there.
Strike Anywhere – Nightmares of the West
Like all great punk rock, the band asks difficult questions, calling out the ills of society, but also deals with personal issues, like those we all deal with.
Xenoglyph – Mytharc
It makes sense that music about said reality should have some edge to it, and this does. In the end, this album is magnificent and majestic, while still directed and aggressive, a pitch perfect balance and a masterful release.
FULL ALBUM STREAM: Derhead – Irrational I
It’s as if Derhead has distilled rage and pain, beauty and misery into a concentrated form.
Putrefying Cadaverment – Indiscriminate Butchery
Listening to Putrefying Cadaverment is more like actually being present for the kill.
Helzgloriam – Decapitated Mystics Of The Serpent
They have created symphonic metal which is subdued enough to accent the essential darkness of their sound, instead of overwhelming it.
Edoma – Immemorial Existence
It races forward like a thoroughbred on the hunt, but has so many interesting and unique flourishes, time changes, and unexpected twists that it is clear the band are thoughtful composers.
Terminal Nation – Holocene Extinction
While the band is musically ugly, confrontational, and catastrophic, it is ultimately just the Mad Max vehicle for their message.