Eternal Torment – Blind to Reality
Death metal fans, and those interested in new releases should check them out.
Northless – Last Bastion of Cowardice
Though beautiful at points, Last Bastion of Cowardice is never a comfortable listen, nor should it be. That wouldn’t be Northless.
Catapult The Dead – A Universal Emptiness
Rhythm and repetition are used to draw in the listener and then hold them entranced in the journey.
Lihhamon – Doctrine
Lihhamon is a complex machine of destruction.
Batushka – Litourgiya
Litourgiya, in fact, may be my album of the decade.
Torturized – Omnivore
Omnivore becomes something of controlled chaos then, where anything can happen, but only within the cage built for the beast.
Tyakrah – Wintergedanken
Imagine a soft snowfall covering the corpses littering a battlefield at the end of an epic struggle and you’ll have some sense of the esprit of the album.
Ezerath – Overture: The Heir Apparent
The album is certainly a cohesive whole with an epic feel. There are dark moments, triumphant moments, emotional moments.
1000 Yard Stare – Parasites
While I don’t think Parasites fully captures everything they were live, it is a solid album with some exceptional moments. (SEE THEM LIVE!!!!)
Lark – Lark
Thick and melodic, this EP is a treat.