Category: Review
AZOTHYST opens sanguine oblivion upon revealing “Blood of Dead God”
For years a hushed pact of ill intent has been brooding in the Canadian underground, a conspiracy aimed at the mind and soul of any who would fancy themselves fanatics of the extreme. This entity …
ANTEDILUVIAN elevate & defile through “The Divine Punishment”
Sex and violence — Two foundational aspects of human nature that are as inseparable to us as the flesh we wear. No matter how we might ascend to higher planes of civility, the seeds remain, …
WITCHES HAMMER return with the elixir from the afterlife on “Damnation is My Salvation”
The ongoing existence of extreme metal is in its ability to constantly rewrite the rules of old styles and create new chapters of its existence. Within its limitations it can only be pushed to a …
BLOOD INCANTATION create a monolith to outlast time as we know it with “Hidden History Of The Human Race”
The proximity and motion of cosmic forces can be sensed in the works of human artists. The lesser brain functions of a slave species picking up wayward traces of unfathomable happenings taking place behind our …
TEITANBLOOD signals absolute Armageddon with “The Baneful Choir”
A society is reflected in the artistry it yields, and thereby we are sometimes able to see its face more clearly than any government or social movement could ever encapsulate. Like a mirror into the …
BLACK EARTH deliver a Pandora’s Box of torturous perfection on “Gnarled Ritual of Self Annihilation”
Fans of Abruptum and Gnaw Their Tongues take note! Black Earth present us with their sophomore release that can only be described as schizophrenia given form. Densely layered waves of noise, chaos, and pure black …
MEFITIS savagely ambush with a twisted, diabolic campaign on “Emberdawn”
2019 has seen massive releases and live acts of metal titans, such gods as Blut Aus Nord and the highly anticipated release of quickly medaled veterans Blood Incantation, but there are acts slipping through the …
BLACK DEATH CULT has manifested the sanity destroying, psychedelic egregore “Devil’s Paradise”
How often does something take you off guard, to such a point that you aren’t even sure you like it or hate it? The very nature of the thing strays from accepted paradigms and into …
PETER BJÄRGÖ goes beyond melancholy into the dust of ruin with “Structures and Downfall”
Peter Bjärgö is a household name to anyone worthy of calling themselves an underground music fan. A name that hearkens back to a vibrant and very exciting time in music, where artists on the fringes of …
UNDEATH ooze out two demos to redefine the death metal retro resurgence
Within the realms of death metal there are bands that represent the gravely serious depth of darkness to the gut wrenching, puke inducing gore fests, but there must come an entity that blacks out your …