The Body and Full of Hell – One Day You Will Ache Like I Ache
I’m not sure that I can even say that I like the album. What I can say with certainty is that it is one of the most compelling listens I’ve heard all year.
Scorched – Echoes of Dismemberment
The opening riffs…seem to take their time clomping up the stairs with the realization that killing you may be more of a challenge than they thought.
Void Omnia – Dying Light
Dying Light is a rich, layered album full of black metal darkness.
Vrtra – My Bones Hold A Stillness
The rather vivid imagery in my head every time I listen to these roughly 30 minutes over three tracks is of being lost in sea. At night. In the eye of a brewing storm.
Sumerlands – Sumerlands
They remind me of the better bands of that generation before it went full hair metal, with even a touch of NWOBHM in the mix. Instead, they are really the new wave of American heavy metal.
Minenwerfer/1914 – Ich hatt einen Kameraden
As a historical album, really as an album in general, Ich hatt einen Kameraden (I have a comrade) is a masterpiece.
Cara Neir/Wildspeaker – Guilt and His Reflection
The final track on the album, His Reflection, is not only the best track on the album and the best work by Wildspeaker, but stands up well to any other crust track you care to name.
Sea of Bones/Ramlord – Split
The band plays a nasty blend of crust, hardcore punk, and black metal, creating a hybrid all their own. The sound is filthy, rotten, and drags you bodily into the void, caring nothing for scrapes and bruises inflicted on the way down.
Iron Gavel/Black Tar Prophet – Split
These beats drive the destructive feeling of their music along with their deep tones and overall style of playing.
Disevered – Hammers of Blasphemy
The six songs make you feel like you’re in the middle of street fight.