This is the third release from this California based tech-death metal band called In a Hideous Dream Made True. This is a compact and rather laid back album, with some high quality production and dissonant guitar riffs complimented by just as equally dissonant drum patters, that at first leave you a bit dizzy. But don’t…
Making waves across the underground, Primeval Well presents us with their second offering to the mountain gods. Talkin’ in Tongues with Mountain Spirits is a beautifully written and thoughtful album that really digs deep into the roots of the mystical and rather pagan nature of American folklore. Its sound is a clever and wonderful mixture…
Hailing from the far east, the land of the rising sun, Dark Fog Eruptionpresents their second ritual offering, 忘却と絢爛の幻想. I personally don’t know Japanese, but according to online translators it roughly translates to ‘Oblivion and Gorgeous Illusion’. This is an ethereal and atmospheric album with misty lofi production that helps create a rather mysterious nature…
Hailing from the hellish Richmond, Virginia underground comes the second bombing of Antichrist Siege Machine titled Purifying Bade. If you’re familiar with acts like Revenge, Black Witchery, Blasphemy, Conquerorand all the other bands who take up the moniker ‘war-metal’ then this should be something up your alley. These guys are pushing forward that iconic sound…
Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, comes the debut of a hellish underground black metal band Plaguefever, titled Crude Implements. Its a gnarly and grimy album combining the likes of black metal, thrash, and good ol’ rock to create an addicting and fresh sound that is still able to sound old school. After being greeted by a…
This mysterious act coming out of Florida brings us their second release titled Samael. This is coming off of the back of their first album Apparition, which are both very similar yet distinct in their own way and compliment each other very well when played back to back as if being told a story. A…
Hailing from the mountains of Appalachia, Forest of Jinnreleases their debut album Wendigo. This is a rather raw and straight forward black metal release. It has a lot of your typical trappings of a black metal album, but, these guys don’t just copy and past from other bands from the past. They wear their influences…
Another hellish release from under the Murder Records banner comes Primitive with their second ritual offering Metal Baphomet. This album is a monument in dedication to all things old and, well, primitive, when it comes to metal. Taking direct influence from Bathory, Hellhammer, Venom, Celtic Frost and others who toe the line between thrash and…
Hailing from New England comes Ktaadn, an atmospheric black metal band with folk influences and as described on their Bandcamp page they’re ‘dedicated to the natural beauty and history of its homeland, New England, and the preservation of the ancient ways of our European ancestors.’ The unique fusion of European paganism and the natural beauty…
Coming out of the decrepit swamps of Louisiana, Vide,presents us with their second full length LP, Death Roll. This is a chaotic and dense album filled with twisted riffs, gloomy atmosphere and hazy synths that tie it all together. While yes it does fall into many of the same trappings of other ‘lo-fi’ black metal…