Uncovered in an ancient tomb in the city of Byblos, in Lebanon, this demo tape created by the band known as θoʊθ, pronounced THOTH, is an artifact of the past. Recreating the sound of overly reproduced tapes from the early 90’s death metal tape trading days, this demo is an ode to the past when…
I love me some death metal, don’t get me wrong. Old school death metal like Death, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Possessed, among many others. But there’s just one type of death metal that I just never really clicked with. Its that early Cannibal Corpse style, half grindcore half not style of death metal that I…
Crying Orc brings us Këkht Aräkh’s second full length album, Pale Swordsman, a truly heart breaking album with impeccable musicianship. Continuing what he did on the first album, Crying Orc took the Transylvanian Hunger sound, with endless blast beats and cold guitar riffs that would chill anyone down to the bone, and took it in…
Hailing from the Swedish underground black metal scene, Wagner Ödegård, is legendary for his signature raw and lo-fi sound from his bands Tomhetand Wulkanaz. In the past, he’s released multiple albums under his own name in the past, though mainly sticking with the more ambient style. As of recently, he’s dipped his toes back into the…
Hailing from the US, Mäleficentt, brings us their second full length album, Night of Eternal Darkness.Its a very solid release, rooted in the sound of the second wave of black metal, with distorted melodic riffs and punchy drums all provided by one man who goes by Y. E. There’s plenty of clever song writing and…
Elijah Knutsen – Pink Dream Everyone needs a moment of rest in such a chaotic world we live in. And there’s no better way than to provide that moment of rest than music. Elijah Knutsen, an electronic ambient producer, brings us a twenty three minute moment of auditory bliss. Its thick production style adds a…
Bastärd – Midnight Of Medievil Hailing from the cold wastes of Siberia comes the band Bastärd, erecting a hellish monument to those of the black metal past. Taking major influences from bands like Bathoryand Venom, this album provides an old school first-wave black metal sound of grimy thrash riffs, demonic Venomstyle vocals, and a primitive d-beat…
COSMIC REAPER Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, come ‘Cosmic Reaper’, delivering us their first devastatingly powerful self titled full length album. With slow and heavy riffs with a thick fuzz that vibrates so heavy you can see it in the air. Immediately on starting the album, you’re greeted by the heavy fuzz of the bass,…