Minenwerfer/1914 – Ich hatt einen Kameraden
As a historical album, really as an album in general, Ich hatt einen Kameraden (I have a comrade) is a masterpiece.
Cara Neir/Wildspeaker – Guilt and His Reflection
The final track on the album, His Reflection, is not only the best track on the album and the best work by Wildspeaker, but stands up well to any other crust track you care to name.
Sea of Bones/Ramlord – Split
The band plays a nasty blend of crust, hardcore punk, and black metal, creating a hybrid all their own. The sound is filthy, rotten, and drags you bodily into the void, caring nothing for scrapes and bruises inflicted on the way down.
Iron Gavel/Black Tar Prophet – Split
These beats drive the destructive feeling of their music along with their deep tones and overall style of playing.
Guitar Force – Different Universe
Altogether, with these elements, you have a very good sounding heavy metal band that I could listen to on my way to work, getting hyped for a workout, or just making every day epic!
Disevered – Hammers of Blasphemy
The six songs make you feel like you’re in the middle of street fight.
Truckfighter – V
The music was heavy, gloomy, and all around wonderful.
Surgeon – Beast of Light
Surgeon is a different animal entirely, a feral hunting creature of controlled savagery.
Myrkur – Mausoleum
Mausoleum carries you deep into your own emotions, raw though they may be, and asks your to face them unflinchingly, to see the beauty and the light as well as the darkness and deep, deep sadness.
Death Requisite – Second Death
Sarasota, Florida-based Death Requisite offer up a 20+ minute EP of symphonic-blackened death metal that shows a lot of promise for their future.