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ALBUM REVIEW: VoidCeremony – Abditum

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Today we delve into an experimental, cacophonous take on progressive death metal as VoidCeremony unveils their third full-length album, Abditum (20 Buck Spin Records). The band continues its search for meaning within chaotic riff structures, though this time the journey feels more fragmented than illuminating. Their trademark fusion of astral dissonance and technical precision remains intact, yet the cohesion that made their previous release, Threads of Unknowing, so compelling seems to have fractured. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: 1914 – Viribus Unitis

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Ukrainian blackened stoic sentinels 1914 conjure their fourth full-length pantheon, Viribus Unitis (Napalm Records), Latin for “With United Forces.” The colossi title unveils the resilience through destruction and malice brought from war, building on the band’s acclaimed concept, delving further into vehemence and severity. Continue reading →


EP REVIEW: Phobetor – A Solitary Sigil

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For Metal to feel its heaviest, it must also hold with the powerful attack of the guitar, a bleak emotional darkness to it, or it is just guitars beating your ears as fast as they can.
Phobetor has succeeded in finding the sweet spot here with their new album, A Solitary Sigil (Black Jasper Records).

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CONCERT REVIEW: Ulcerate – Autarkh Live at Poppodium 013

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Opening today are Tilburg locals Autarkh, whom I first discovered playing the 2021 Roadburn Redux show. Eclectic and heavy, the band mix electronics with metal elements, so much that Encyclopedia Metalum (a.k.a Metal Archives) doesn’t even consider them metal enough. Tonight, though, the band have a live drummer with them, who plays the angular beats with relish. Frontman and guitarist Michel Nienhuis (formerly Dodecahedron) is clearly very much in the groove. A groove expertly set by their temping bassist, who learned the complex material in only a week. It’s very hard to stick a genre on what Autarkh make, but I’d call them Avant-Garde Math Metal.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Drouth – The Teeth of Time

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Best known as a meticulous blend of Black and Death Metal that caters to the specific niche of Enslaved, Blut Aus Nord, and Spectral Wound fans, Drouth has been around for some time presenting apocalyptic sounds with brutal precision. Recently, they returned, delivering ferocious aggressions with the release of their third full-length entitled The Teeth of Time–out now via Eternal Warfare Records. Conceptually, this album narrates existentially profound topics and contemplative discourses such as the idea of decay, fate, and entropy, as well as defiance against the corrosion of time. It is also an album that exists as a form of revolt against the idea of nihilism, as a means of creative rebellion coming from Drouth.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Behemoth – Shit Ov God

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Polish Death Metal titans Behemoth arrive with a more epic and focused sound on Shit Ov God (Nuclear Blast). Continue reading →


CONCERT REVIEW: Cartilage – Unidad Trauma – Form Decay Live at Eli’s Mile High Club

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As the night starts getting late at Eli’s Mile High Club, people start flooding into the floor area from the bar to see local band Form Decay. With their short fast fast-paced set with very minimal breaks between songs, they just start their upcoming songs. Feo Berumen’s non-stop movement along the stage with several fans headbanging up close. Drummer Amar Khalasi’s non-stop jamming along with the guitarists Andre Toledo and Aakash Khalasi, making it feel more personal. The bassist Ian Deaderick also provided backup vocals. They have a new cassette tape titled Behold Horns that you can get now at shows and online. Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: The Infernal Deceit – The True Harmful Black

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A duo accompanied by an unofficial yet ever present third member, German Blackened Death Metal act The Infernal Deceit are back with second full length album The True Harmful Black (Personal Records). Formed in 2018, the pair from North Rhine-Westphalia go only by enigmatic single initials – guitarist/bassist C and vocalist R – while session drummer Jörg Uken gets to use his full name while pounding the living hell out of his kit.Continue reading →


ALBUM REVIEW: Fleshspoil – The Beginning Of The End

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Fleshspoil not only features the former drummer of Arsis but finds them attacking the Blackened Death Metal subgenre, with a catchier take than most. Their debut album The Beginning of the End finds their dissonant mix of atmosphere and thrashing striking a soothing discordance. They do not attack your ears with a bludgeoning hammering, but there is nuance to their intricate songwriting that holds the technical aspect of their sound check This album is produced in a manner that makes it sound like it came out twenty years ago, which plays to their favor.Continue reading →


INTERVIEW: Tom Osman Interviews Mark Kloeppel of Scour All About Their New Album “Gold”

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In this new episode, Tom Osman chats with Mark Kloeppel of Death Metal supergroup Scour and Misery Index about the debut Scour album, “Gold, out now on Nuclear Blast Records! Scour features members of Pantera, Agoraphobic Nosebleed, Misery Index, and ex- Cattle Decapitation members.Continue reading →