Review: Prognostication – Collapse
Finally! A progressive technical death album with some true melodic flair and a styling of Native Construct and similar artists in the cleaner sections.
Review: Grace Hayhurst – Existence is Temporary
Heavy, yet airy. Punchy, yet uplifting. Aggressive, yet hopeful. Grace Hayhurst’s debut EP manages to crush you to pieces and pick you up to repeat it all over again.
Review: Erdve – Savigaila
A mixed bag of the most furious metallic hardcore this side of End… alongside a bunch of immersive psychedelic filler.
Review: Calliophis – Liquid Darkness
Melodic death doom that needs some work on the death part.
Review: Scattered Storm – Oblivion
Quality musicianship dragged down by poor mixing and a lack of originality.
Review: Gravestone – Ars Arcana
The songs take a lot of strange turns, with chord changes and melodies never quite leading where you expect, but ending up somewhere tasteful nonetheless.
Review: Cognitive – Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction
Looking to get pummeled over the head with a few cool turns along the way? This is for that mood.
Review: Ophidian I – Desolate
One of the most impressive tech-death albums I’ve ever heard, with absolutely blistering guitarwork and great songwriting to boot!
Review: Khabal – The Divine Deception
This blackened deathcore album will chill you with its brutally crushing downtuned riffs, and agonizing gutturals. If you’re not mentally prepared for this album, I’d turn elsewhere.
Review: Giant’s Knife – Oracle
A solid atmospheric, djenty debut album from a small band in Minnesota.