Review: Ypres – Solypso
Crushing post metal with an unexpected twang
Review: Thy Darkened Shade – Liber Lvcifer II: Mahapralaya
While the lyrics may be trope-y black metal, the music is anything but (that fretless bass)…
Reports from the Underground: Halfway Through 2022
A run down of 18 of our favorite albums through the first half of the year.
Review: Wilderun – Epigone
Listening to Wilderun is like eating the best coffee ice cream you’ve ever tasted but you occasionally bite into coffee chunks that are a little too bitter for your senses.
Review: Riverwood – Shadows And Flames
Egyptian progressive/folk metal outfit Riverwood’s sophomore album Shadows And Flames is a bombastic release with many moving parts, but one that ultimately leaves you wishing for more.
Pensées Nocturnes – Douce Fange
An exemplary example of all a French black metal album should be, rejoicing in French heritage with tasteful, albeit crazy, cabaret orchestrations.
Review: The Dali Thundering Concept – All Mighty Men
This is one of my favorite, if not my actual favorite progressive metalcore/deathcore release in years.
Review: Aural Cadence – Aural Cadence
Great melody, excellent instrumental harmony, sappy vocals; is this not par for the course in most traditional prog metal?
Review: Aethereus – Leiden
A beautiful blend of melody and dissonance.
Review: Dark Millennium – Acid River
A glimpse into 90s death-doom from rose colored glasses.