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dark ambient \ dark electronica \ dark industrial \ dark noise \ dark ritualistic ambient \ drone \ Eeli Helin \ Finland
Vorare – The Drainage Rituals (Dark Industrial Auricular Violation)
Another late entry into the review pile be this one, which I only decided to cover because I so rarely get good experimental stuff. Hell, I can’t even remember the last time I received any at all! But, anyway, what makes good experimental good? It’s rather simple, but perhaps we should start with what […]
Alabama \ Birmingham \ Dawnbreed Records \ Gurgling Gore \ punishing death metal \ United States \ war metal
Writhing Shadows – S/T (Seething War-Like Death Metal)
Now wasn’t this a nice little war-like surprise? Sometimes when I’m running through promos stuff gets missed, or, in this case, stuff is sent late and almost gets deleted for that fact. But the cover, which hearkens back to 1970s sci-fi sorcery, swords, and guns themes, made it worth at least a quick listen. […]
Germany \ haunting death metal \ Iron Bonehead Productions \ North Rhine-Westphalia
Abythic – Eden of the Doomed (No Blue Balls Haunting German Death Metal)
Dang, shit’s tight, and strangely there aren’t many reviews for it even though I’m a bit late on this one. Plus I normally avoid EPs, mainly because I rarely see the point in them. It’s like, you got a few good songs together, why not just fooking wait until you have more and let […]
groove grind \ Larvae Records \ Porto \ Portugal \ Rui Pires \ Selfmadegod Records \ Xaninho Discos
Holocausto Cannibal – Crueza Ferina (Dang Son Portuguese Groove Grind)
Lot let’s see if Facebook let’s me promote this one. I didn’t even look at the band name at first, thinking it was some vegan post-hardcore thing that tries to shock by showing real animal violence, but then I was like, oh, wait, nah this is like some Portuguese grind or something and I’m […]
Ainul Iblis \ California \ Los Angeles \ New York \ Osman Ramadanović \ plaintive black metal \ United States black metal \ USBM
Vaamatar – Medievalgeist (Plaintive Cries US Black Metal)
Well that’s a black metal logo, right? But that art…something…more to it…something sinister and plaintively classique perhaps? Whatever that vague feeling is, I knew it was going to totally crush. But wait, this is USBM, which sometimes like to think it crushes but makes us blushes from embarrassment? Not in this case. LA’s Vaamatar, […]
brutal death metal \ Ohio \ Patrick McDonagh \ Redefining Darkness Records \ Toledo \ United States
Mutilatred – Determined to Rot (Like What Do You Want Exactly Brutal Death Metal)
Well I took my time on this one, breaking my mantra of (usually) no reviews after release date, also of reviews of stuff that will totally blow your mind. But in my defense I already had this one ready to go, needed to listen to it more, and the connection at the place where […]
Ani Artworks \ atmospheric doom \ Chile \ funeral doom \ Lenore \ Meuse Music Records \ Natalia Drepina \ Natalia Drepina Photography \ Santiago
Rise to the Sky – Every Day, A Funeral (Super Good and Still Super Slow Funeral Doom)
Ah let us dampen the super bright weather we’ve been having with some funeral doom yay! One of the most difficult genres within the doom world, I’ve found very few bands skilled enough to give it soul I’d call super. The primary issue has always been that the subgenre is known for its extremely […]
ambient black metal \ dark ambient \ folk black metal \ oriental black metal \ Saudi Arabia \ Shaytan Productions
AlNamrood – Worship the Degenerate (Saudi Folk Black Metal Cool)
You’ve probably heard all the legends, so I won’t even bother starting there. Yes, this is that Saudi black metal band with folkish elements. And yes they’re probably the most recognized band from their country, which reputedly wants to kill them for even existing. I’ve sampled their work before, but honestly, though I enjoyed […]
blackened thrash punk \ Bogota \ Colombia \ Gothic thrash punk \ Ossuary Records \ Subhuman Illustrations
Ramera – Anarquía y Destrucción (So Angry Gothic Colombian Thrash Punk)
Typically I don’t consider promos this far past the release date, if at all (and we’re talking over a month here), but the album cover with the black/white scary hair, the hollow eyes of much brooding, the burning church, the band’s name (which translates to Harlot), and the fact that this is one angry […]
death doom \ dungeon doom \ dungeon synth \ Eleventh Key \ Pennsylvania \ Sign of Evil \ United States \ York
Cultic – Of Fire and Sorcery (Dungeon Death Doom)
I believe someone already said it in another review, or perhaps more than one individual, but regardless let me reiterate; this is probably going to be one of the top five releases of the year. Actually make that likely top one. Definitely one of the best of the decade. Get it? Cultic has sloughed […]
