Argul – Soledad And Orgullo Review
It’s been a minute since I’ve committed any significant amount of time to listening to doom. Any doom, really. From anywhere. Of any type. And not because there hasn’t been great doom the past few …
The Scepter – Shadows In The Tower Review
[Album artwork by Alexander Roivainen] There are apparently a great many music playing scepters in this world but this The Scepter is from Canada and plays heavy metal in the traditional sense–not unlike fellow countrymen …
Snorlax – Toxic Current Review
[Cover artwork by Rotting Reign] Having slept on the first few releases from Australia’s Snorlax, I approached Toxic Current—the Aussie one-man blackened death metal band’s third full-length—with fresh ears. I won’t bore you with any …
Stormkeep – The Nocturnes Of Iswylm Review
[Cover artwork by Simon Bisley] Stormkeep’s full-length debut, Tales of Othertime, caused quite a stir in 2021. And by that I mean it was quite popular. Deservedly. It was big. It was melodic. It had …
Yoth Iria – Gone With The Devil Review
[Album artwork by Harshanand Singh] The third album is in some ways a litmus test for a band’s longevity. Three albums is a sufficient sample size—you can generally tell where a band is headed, whether …
Konquest – Dark Waters Review
[Cover artwork by Luca “Zeero” Zironi] There was always something uniquely charming about Konquest’s brand of traditional heavy metal—an almost whimsical breeziness that still felt like a near perfect balance of playful and substantive. A …
Cryptworm – Infectious Pathological Waste Review
Cryptworm’s third LP, Infectious Pathological Waste, quite charmingly arrives at the perfect time for yours truly; the deeper, choppier musical waters I’ve been swimming in the past few weeks have made for an often rewarding …
Teratoma – Longing Voracity Review
Death metal’s primary function is, or perhaps should be, to whip the listener into a good old-fashioned frenzy with riffs aplenty. On Longing Voracity, their sophomore effort, Germany’s Teratoma zealously commit to and meet this …