Technical(ly) Death Metal A small departure from my last review, this time I am diving into the waters of “technical death metal”, according to Metal Archives. On deck we have Nightmarer with their 2nd full length album, “Deformity Adrift” due out May 5th, 2023 on Total Dissonance Worship. The reason I say “according to Metal…
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Thanatomass – Hades Review
Raw, Hateful Black Metal I recently took a business trip to the middle of butt-fuck nowhere, Tennessee. I can’t say much about why I was there, but if you Google what Oak Ridge, Tennessee is known for you might be able to figure out the nature of the trip. On the flight I had some…
Night Demon – Outsider Review
Meet Johnny Night Demon Outsider album cover Johnny is unhappy with his life, and leaves his town into the mysterious green mist to see what’s out there. This is how the beginning of the story goes for Night Demon’s 3rd album Outsider. A concept album, and a fascinating, original story. If the story reminds me…
Décryptal – Sabazios Culte Review
Festering death/doom. That’s how I would describe the debut demo by Québec Canada’s Décryptal. Released on March 15 2023 on cassette tape format on ME SACO UN OJO RECORDS in conjunction with ROTTED LIFE RECORDS Sabazios Culte just straight-up crushes you under a filthy mountain of horrifying yet hypnotic riffage combined with a grotesque vocal…
Unpure – Prophecies Ablaze Review
High Speed Black Unpure – Prophecies Ablaze (huh?) If you are old, like me, the name Unpure may sound familiar. They started in the mid 90’s and and did not turn many heads. They were signed to a then very underground Napalm Records, then after 2 albums, moved on to Drakkar Productions for one album,…
Ice Age – Waves of Loss and Power Review
Whenever I hear a new prog album from a band I’m unfamiliar with my thoughts seem to automatically default to something like, “Ugggghhh here we go… Prepare for wankery overload.” I picture a bunch of soccer dads with competing soul patches and collections of 20+ guitars. I guess I’m just traumatized in that regard. But…
Astriferous – Pulsations From the Black Orb
Astriferous – Pulsations From the Black Orb Dripping-dark-cave-death-metal Death metal doesn’t always benefit from technicality and clarity. You don’t always need to be impressed by musical ability, and speed. Death metal can be very challenging music to play, and often times, to listen to. The fact is, it doesn’t have to be. It just needs…
The Grifted – Doomsday & Salvation Review
Old School Swedish Death Metal From Old Swedes The Grifted – Doomsday & Salvation album cover To many of us, 1990s death metal was special. It was new, experimental, and violent. You felt like you were into something exclusive and unique. Enter Swedish death metal. Bands like Entombed, Dismember and Tiamat with their chunky, chainsaw…
Spirit Possession – Of The Sign… Review
Reverb, nasty, dark, fun! Spirit Possession – Of The Sign… This is some noisy shit. Vocal reverb that summons the likes of legends like Hellhammer, and Von. Voices that growl, screech, and “UUGHHH.” Drums are pounding, and often fast. The riffs are dirty, distorted, but quite catchy. Think bands like Desaster or Impaled Nazarene. There…
Eric’s Top Metal Albums Of 2022
Another year of heavy metal has come and gone. There was a TON of music that came out this year, some were absolute gems and others I wouldn’t wipe my ass with.So many enjoyable albums were released this year that my list went through multiple changes and re-writes, it doesn’t even resemble what I started…
