When talking about underground extreme metal in the United States, it is almost impossible to not run into one of the many projects of a man who goes by “The Black Lourde of Crucifixion”, better known as Cazz Grant. Cazz started his metal journey in the year 1982 by finding a copy of OZZY OSBOURNE’S…
It is easy for technical precision to turn cold, just as it is easy for gothic grandeur to devolve into hollow melodrama. On The Silence Between the Stars, Galvanist avoids both traps entirely. Melding top-tier musicianship with a raw, bleeding-edge emotional core, the album rejects the cynical notion that modern, atmospheric heavy metal is merely…
Emerging from Finland’s underground, Vihameditaatio return with their latest offering, Aistiharhojen puutarhassa. Founded in 2017 by occultists A.S and P.K, the duo has spent a steady run of releases channeling the abrasive punishment of raw black metal through warped, psychedelic riffs, yielding an ironically vibrant sonic texture far beyond what most contemporary acts are doing….
– Written By ❄️ Mark ❄️ You know it, you’ve seen the cover image everywhere, and just to save you time yes it is in fact that good. True Iron Will is a band hailing from Austin Texas who before this album I actually had not heard of and had the fortunate experience of finding…
Hailing from the UK underground comes the black metal occultists Atavistic Passage. Their presence is powerful and punishing. Their two ritual demonstrations are powerful mastery over black metal. Noisy, crushing and cold, its a masterful display of the sound. Both of the releases stand on their own, but when listen to back to back, it…
Hailing from the Polish underground, the prolific Magic Man has conjured many disco hymns and has thrown many castle raves, where mystical melodies are blasted in a vibrant and tongue and cheek way. There’s a uniqueness to his music, yet a nostalgic familiarity that conjures a mystical view of the past. Both digital and fantastical….
Hailing from within the seedy underbelly of Austria comes the harsh noise kommando known as ANIMAL LUST. This is their first release of martial audial terror titled THE WORLD IS A SETTING SUN AND I DON’T HAVE FAITH IN ANYONE. With a title like that, one can only assume the type of experience they’ll get…
It’s rare to hear a demo so violently raw that it still manages to pull you in instead of pushing you away. Brùid play a savage, grinding mix of blackened death metal coated in a thick layer of lo-fi filth – the kind of production that feels like it’s trying to hide the riffs from…
When you utter the words “Finnish black metal” the word “lush” is probably not the first thing that comes to mind, not to discount the distinct melodicism that bands such as Satanic Warmaster and Horna possess, with riffs that are laden with emotion and power, however, If I had to call a Finnish black metal…
Hailing from the Montana underground death metal outfit Cellar Vessel returns with their latest release, Sermons In The Void. This is a brutal fusion of orchestral grace and punishing death grooves that grasps towards a nostalgic sound that is somewhat reminiscent of Opeth. Sweeping symphonic passages that transform into brutal breakdowns is always a charming…