Neurosis – The Word As Law
The Word As Law is an existential romp through my teens and early 20’s.
Blood Tyrant/Departure Chandelier – Split 7″ EP
…both tracks are excellent examples of ways to approach modern black metal with a throw back attitude.
Breag Naofa – Cearo
The overall effect of this relatively brief release is devastation.
Venereal Baptism – Deviant Castigation Liturgy
This album is anything but boring, with the many tempo changes, and raw energy, it’s absolutely punishing.
Fell Ruin – To The Concrete Drifts
To The Concrete Drifts, much like all of the work by Detroit based Fell Ruin, is a complex and difficult album.
Craving Angel – Redemption
Old school as it comes, this one should go down as one of the better tributes to what is real old school metal.
Discarnatus – Death and Depravity
…this ability to compel the listener is very much present on this nearly twenty-six minute release. I find myself taken out of time and drawn into the particular corner of the void inhabited by this eight legged monster.
Ledge – Cold Hard Concrete
Ledge lurches forth from your speakers ready to devour.
Cormorant – Diaspora
If you haven’t heard this band before, they play big, dark, progressive metal with elements of black metal and even death metal embedded in the mix.
Hell – Hell
The void is strong with this one.