Tag: Death
Immanifest – Qliphotic Review
There’s something strangely refreshing about coming across a band in this day and age that doesn’t give a toss about trends or trying to push heavy metal into unexplored territory. Case in point: Tampa, Florida’s …
Embryonic Devourment – Vivid Interpretations Of The Void Review
The last few years have seen an explosion of tech-death bands, some exciting and some not-so-much. California’s Embryonic Devourment (whose gore-grind-esque moniker belies their robotic technicality) isn’t quite new—Vivid Interpretations Of The Void is their …
Svart Crown – Witnessing The Fall Review
Jay: “Olaf, metal!” Jay: “That’s his fucking metal face.” Hipsters and “yeah bro, metal is cool”-types the world over love that scene. Why? Because fake Russian dudes are funny; because the movie is in black …
Hate – Erebos Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. I want to begin by doing a quick dissection of the 6.1 I’ve given to Erebos, Hate’s seventh full-length. In musicianship and production, Erebos received high marks. Hate does their interpretation of blackened death metal quite …
Pyrrhon – Fever Kingdoms Review
originally written by Chris McDonald A young new death metal project hailing from New York, Fever Kingdoms is Pyrrhon’s first official release aside from a demo distributed at shows in 2009. And you’d be hard …
Belphegor – Blood Magick Necromance Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. Instead of a protracted introduction I’ll just come out and say this new Belphegor album, Blood Magick Necromance, is, in colloquial terms, awesome. It rules. It kicks ass. I might even say it …
Abominant – Where Demons Dwell Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. I’m perfectly willing to admit that there are legions of death metal bands that I’ve never heard of despite plying their trade for a decade or more. Abominant, for example, now …
Mitochondrion – Parasignosis Review
Mitochondrion’s Parasignosis is their first album for Profound Lore, and it is a bruising, joyfully enervating listen that plays as one extended ritual. Taken as an organic whole, the effect is – believe it or …