EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Ignominy – Visceral
Their patient building of terrifying atmosphere set them apart from contemporaries and make them well worth thirty-five minutes of your time.
EXCLUSIVE FULL ALBUM STREAM: 71TonMan – Of End Times
Layering sludge metal with noise and subtle blackening, 71TonMan join a very select few in creating a soundscape of palpable nihilistic dread.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Decipher – Altar of the Void
Lead guitar work adds nasty flourishes to a mesmeric track, while the rhythm section keeps everything moving the way raging waters keep the rapids moving.
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...
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...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Veilburner – Ruin
This one feels off-kilter, like it’s always about to tip over and crush the listener.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Dysgnostic – Eternal Recurrence
Like a serpent slithering forth from some dark corner, Scar Echoes crawls forth, reptilian and threatening.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Devenial Verdict – The Contemptor
Listening to these eight tracks requires a willingness to enter a harsh world, but the payoff is worth it.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Morbid Evils – Tormented
The albums that hit you this hard are few and far between, but the Finnish trio give us another worthy entry.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Heads for the Dead – The Bloodline
Perhaps we could call this atmospheric OSDM, but the atmosphere is one of blackest horror.