Bekor Qilish – Consecrated Abysses Of Dread Review
[Cover art by STRX Art] If you listen to metal for long enough, you will inevitably encounter at least one of a plethora of solo projects. The modern state of recording tools has only made …
Diamonds & Rust: Cannibal Corpse Celebrates 20 Years Of Finding Out The Time To Kill Is NOW
[Cover art by Vince Locke – Duh] KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!! My apologies if that triggered your PTSD for that time you started your day with a cup of coffee and a pressing of the play button on Kill, …
Temple Of Void – The Crawl Review
[Cover art by Travis Smith] Personally, I enjoy it when a band opens an album by kicking in your door and lighting your home on fire. Detroit doesn’t have a Devil’s Night reputation for nothing …
Dwellnought – Monolith Of Ephemerality Review
Monolith Of Ephemerality is the ambitious debut of Italian quartet Dwellnought, which formed in 2023 and released one prior demo last year. The band proclaims it blends black metal and doom, but you’ll find moments …
Best Of 2025: Spencer Hotz – Slowly Smoothing Brain Syndrome
Dearest Reader(s?), I firmly believe the noodle soup in the can called my skull is starting to go bad. More than likely, you will agree with that sentiment when you finish reading this rather unhinged …
Phobocosm – Gateway Review
[Cover art by Lauri Laaksonen] Phobocosm’s fourth album, Gateway, is very much an album that sounds like its cover. It is a bleak, colorless, and intimidating swath of rocks with some room to breathe that …
Dead And Dripping – Nefarious Scintillations Review
[Cover art by sole band member Evan Daniele] I had a roommate in college who would regularly say, “I’m gonna spray noodles out your dome” after a few drinks (i.e. shoot your brains out of …
Stillbirth – Survival Protocol Review
[Cover art by Aghy R Purakusuma] If you’re reading this on the day it’s published, then it’s the middle of the week. Despite how popular that one Geico commercial was with the camel, real life …