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Tribulation - Sub Rosa In Æternum
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Although The Formulas Of Death was long in the rear view mirror, Tribulation were still being described as ‘kings of gothic, deathly metal’ at the time of the release of their last record, Where The Gloom Becomes Sound. On Sub Rosa In Æternum, it’s safe to say that any lingering connections to the band’s more extreme beginnings have been almost entirely severed. Read more ›› |
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Vola - Friend Of A Phantom
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Vola are sticking rigidly to their 3-year album cycles, and Friend Of A Phantom arrives with the same regularity as its predecessors; it also comes with a regularity in style that's slightly surprising considering the band’s evolution up to this point. Read more ›› |
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Fit For An Autopsy - The Nothing That Is
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What the future held was... good. Read more ›› |
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Sordide - Ainsi Finit Le Jour
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Sordide have stripped black metal back to its very core, unleashing their most raw, dirty, and savage attack on us yet. Read more ›› |
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Isaurian - The Pulsing Rush
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Isaurian continues The Pulsing Rush of post-metal and doomgaze, this time offering their deepest insight into our human nature yet. Read more ›› |
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Pharmakon - Maggot Mass
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Pharmakon returning after a five year hiatus with a concept album is really cool, but didn't she sense that by naming her previous albums Abandon, Bestial Burden, Contact, and Devour, she created a Morbid Angel-esque naming pattern that was just broken? Read more ›› |
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Better Lovers - Highly Irresponsible
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Take a large scoop of Every Time I Die and add some The Dillinger Escape Plan and Fit For An Autopsy toppings. And I meant not just in sound but also in lineup. Read more ›› |
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Gaerea - Coma
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With first Swallow The Sun and now Gaerea, late October seems to be the time for established bands to undertake a bold new direction that may redefine perspectives of said groups. Coma is a somewhat radical next step for a band that have quickly established themselves as rising stars in black metal. Read more ›› |
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Thaw - Fading Backwards
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Do you sometimes think that post-metal is just not noisy enough? Read more ›› |
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Black Curse - Burning In Celestial Poison
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Do you ever feel like 80s extreme metal just wasn't extreme enough? Read more ›› |
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Vokonis - Transitions
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The aptly titled Transitions represents wholesale change for Vokonis on a number of fronts; however, the band is still musically recognizable as the one that graced us with Odyssey three years ago. Read more ›› |
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Toby Driver - Raven, I Know That You Can Give Me Anything
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What is it with prog guys and ravens? Can Toby Driver make the raven sing? Read more ›› |
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Godspeed You! Black Emperor - "No Title As Of 13 February 2024 28,340 Dead"
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I've been putting off this review for quite a long while because of how much this entire thing fills me with dread. Read more ›› |
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Jerry Cantrell - I Want Blood
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The last time there was an Alice In Chains album, Jerry Cantrell hadn't revived his solo career with two consecutive albums. Read more ›› |
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Melt-Banana - 3+5
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Somehow, after 30 years, Melt-Banana are even more bananas than ever. You guys ever wanted to hear the slamming noise punk version of the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack? Read more ›› |
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Cursed Cemetery - Magma Transmigration
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Can a spiritual journey through the Cursed Cemetery be any more unsettling? Read more ›› |