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Missed Album Review: Massen – Gentle Brutality

Opener of the year, and a pretty damn good album too.

By Zach, 2 yearsDecember 5, 2023 ago
Album Reviews

Review: Vestígio – Vestígios

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. Caio Lemos, the forest spirit, my god, has a new band, and that’s worth screaming a little bit about.

By Andy, 2 yearsNovember 30, 2023 ago
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Review: Stortregn – Finitude

Stortregn follow one of my favorite tech death albums ever and arguably have improved…

By Andy, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2023 ago
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Review: Ars Moriendi – Lorsque les coeurs s’assèchent

Another promising experimental black metal solo project arising from the ashes of someone’s bedroom.

By Sam, 2 yearsSeptember 7, 2023 ago
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Missed Albums Review: Antipope – Rex Mundi

What happens when you throw every melodic metal genre out there into a black metal sauce? Antipope happens!

By Sam, 2 yearsFebruary 14, 2023 ago
Album Reviews

Review: Firtan – Marter

Firtan express bleak lyrical prose in a way only the German language can convey and combine it with a somber atmospheric black metal tonality.

By Francesco, 3 yearsNovember 6, 2022 ago
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Review: Clayshaper – Vampiric

The Shaper conjures up something wicked in his debut album but evil tends to come at a price…

By Sabrina, 3 yearsJune 1, 2022 ago
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Review: Fall of Stasis – The Chronophagist

Tech death musician tries to write about an album that’s not really tech death. Fails miserably. More at 11.

By Zach, 3 yearsApril 15, 2022 ago
Album Reviews

Review: Stortregn – Impermanence

Style: Melodic Black Metal, Technical Death Metal (harsh vocals)Pick by: ZachCountry: SwitzerlandRelease date: 12 March, 2021 NOTE: The album was originally included in the “Albums We Missed in 2021” Issue of The Progressive Subway Oh, the days when you just start diving right into subgenres. You shop around for a Read more…

By Zach, 4 yearsJanuary 19, 2022 ago
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Review: Dessiderium – Aria

A great progressive death album with a hint of optimism instead of the usual entirely brooding fare.

By Zach, 4 yearsDecember 29, 2021 ago

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