Rage and Frustration

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.

Greytomb – Monumental Microcosm

Sections are slow and oozing in it’s progressive speed

Hamka – Multiversal

Mixing symphonic majesty, superb shredding, and ethnic folk instruments

Dreadful Fate – The Sin of Sodom

This demo is classic thrash at its best

Shrine of the Serpent/Black Urn – Split

Doom heads will be right in their element. Just don’t dive in expecting eternal happiness, for here there is none. Only bleakness awaits.

Five Horse Johnson – Jake Leg Boogie

This album carries a kind of blues swagger that is just gritty and makes you want more.

Ultimately, what could have been a dizzying set of technical exercises actually breathes with life and vigor as a result of the melodic lines that make the whole affair quite entertaining and well worth a listen.

Corpsia – Genocides In the Name of God

It’s always good to hear a fresh take on some old thrash with modern twists.

Selbst – Selbst

Rage and Frustration Heavy Metal Reviews & Interviews Band - Selbst Album - Selbst Country of Origin - Venezuela Genre - Black Metal Release Date - June 5th, 2017 Label - Sun & Moon Records Author - Nathan Hassall … Of Solitary Ramblings Visions...