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Succumb – XXI
Everything here is to the point and meaningfully composed, a direct upgrade from the debut.
Worm – Foreverglade
Band - Worm Album - Foreverglade Country of Origin - USA Genre - Death/Doom Release Date - October 22, 2021 Label - 20 Buck Spin Author - Rz Talk about a fourth quarter surprise! Worm’s Foreverglade has been one of my most anticipated releases of the year since...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: 1000 Bone Cylinder Explosion – Dream of Floating
Hold tight through the gallop, then relax into the deep.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: ALKUHARMONIAN KANTAJA – The Hands of the Nebulah
Ominous keys frame the strange sense of unease rippling through this offering to the spirits of harmony. Pushed behind the theatrically strange vocals, rhythmic riffing adds to the trancelike subtleties of terror swimming like sharks beneath the surface.
Këkht Aräkh – Pale Swordsman
Pressing ‘play’ and the album begins… I hear the melancholy and the vibe of longing for something in the music almost immediately
Plum Green – Somnambulistic
Band - Plum Green Album - Somnambulistic Country of Origin - Australia Genre - Dreamfolk Release Date - September 17th, 2021 Label - Nefarious Industries Author - Gareth Mangan This album was a journey that really came as a surprise to me. Not to say that I had...
Kill The Con Man – Operation Just Cause
Operation Just Cause bangs hard by going straight for the jugular and never letting go.
Devour Every Star – Antiquity
This album is excellent – dreamy-in-an-unsettling-way and hypnotic – so it doesn’t matter what genre we call it, nor does it matter that it’s entirely instrumental.
Sol Kia – Zos Ethos
The intensity of Zos Ethos cannot be understated. … Let it be the deep experience it’s meant to be.
Lorna Shore – …And I Return to Nothingness
As someone who doesn’t really listen to deathcore all that much, I see this as a release for people who want some crossover between deathcore and black metal.
Lvcifyre – The Broken Seal
Band - Lvcifyre Album - The Broken Seal Country of Origin - UK Genre - Black/Death Release Date - September 10, 2021 Label -Dark Descent Records Author - Michael Litteral Black/death is something that doesn't have as much to offer compared to other subgenres,...
EXCLUSIVE TRACK STREAM: Vixen Maw – Cur
Though each band clearly has their own style, the whole is as cohesive as it is crushing, exquisite as it is eviscerating.
Gold Spire – Gold Spire
Gold Spire, set to release in early November, is a hodgepodge of dark and melancholic tones, chilling piano, and mystifying saxophone. The cover artwork, featuring hues found upon those soon-to-be crisping trees, was created by guitarist Påhl Sundström and is what first drew me in.
INTERVIEW: A Discussion with Forge from Norse
There needs to be moments of peace and quiet, sort of reflection, to really make the chaotic bits chaotic.
Zebulon Kosted – Under An Eternal Mirage Projected In The Sky
Under An Eternal Mirage Projected In The Sky is the best thing I’ve heard from this project. That, of course, is my subjective taste, but this release hits me hard with each listen. I love it.
Rübezahl – Remnants of Grief & Glory
The resulting atmosphere is one of fury and loss, ringing swords and weeping widows.
Sermon of Flames – I Have Seen The Light, And It Was Repulsive
If the first two tracks don’t spark your interest and you don’t willingly give in to the curiosity that will surely kill the cat, then I don’t what to tell you.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Skverna Liniya – Green Horror
Band - Skverna Liniya Album - В венке из воска ("In a Garland of Wax'') Country of Origin - Russia Genre - Progressive/Atmospheric Black Metal Release Date - October 1, 2021 Label - Casus Belli Musica/Beverina Productions Author - Hayduke X Green Horror begins...
Per Wiberg – All Is Well In The Land Of The Living, But For The Rest Of Us… Lights Out
Much of the music is catchy, but a track such as But For The Rest Of Us… shows an aptitude for engaging dissonance and deconstruction as well.
EXCLUSIVE TRACK PREMIERE: Norse – Useless
These eight tracks will get directly into your veins, addicting you to the malevolence writhing throughout.
Gexerott – Hallucinetic Violet Ignition
…Hallucinetic Violet Ignition is rich and flavorful, but you should keep some milk nearby, in case you can’t handle the heat.
Journey Into Darkness – Infinite Universe Infinite Death
Take in the chaos, the violence, and the noncognitive mayhem that is space!
Centenary – Death…The Final Frontier
Band - Centenary Album - Death...The Final Frontier Country of Origin - USA Genre - Detroit Chainsaw Metal Release Date - September 10, 2021 Label - CDN Records Author - Hayduke X The (metaphorical) chainsaw wielding maniacs from Detroit are on the loose again,...
Fawn Limbs – Darwin Falls
Music is often somewhat visual for me, but rarely is it as viscerally visual as this album.
