Review: Stone Healer – Conquistador
An unlikely but outstanding combination of Opethian grunge and blackened mindfuckery that’s honest, soulful, and relentlessly engaging.
Review: Cicada the Burrower – Corpseflower
This is a truly magical and utterly unique album filled with lush, mellow, hypnotic soundscapes that eerily distort themselves into blackened, pained harshness, without skipping a jazzy beat. You need to hear it to believe it.
Review: Massen – Contraesthetic
An utterly compelling folk metal record from Belarus!
Review: Æthĕrĭa Conscĭentĭa – Corrupted Pillars of Vanity
Sci-fi themed progressive black metal with massive dynamics, riffs, and jazzy saxophone? Yes please.
Review: Spire – Temple of Khronos
Cerebral and atmospheric black metal tackling the tyranny of time itself
Review: Izthmi – The Arrows of Our Ways
Style: Blackened Death Metal (harsh vocals)Review by: CallumCountry: US-WARelease date: 14 February, 2022 NOTE: This album was originally included in the “Albums We Missed in 2020” Issue of The Progressive Subway It always boggles my mind when a band’s debut album sounds as polished as a seasoned veteran’s, and even Read more…
Review: IER – 妖怪
A 95 minute behemoth that’s guaranteed to blow your socks off.
Review: The Chemical Mind – That Benign Terror
Some math-flavored blackgaze for your Nothing But Black Metal November.
Review: Ba’al – Ellipsism
Transcending the common tropes of Black Metal and bridging the gap with Post-Metal in style.
Review: Maladie – The Grand Aversion
An uncomfortable ride into the depths of black metal avant-garde – Maladie is sure to leave you flabbergasted!