Tag: Technical
Ad Nauseam – Nihil Quam Vacuitas Ordinatum Est Review
On its debut album, Nihil Quam Vacuitas Ordinatum Est, Italy’s Ad Nauseam offers a bizarre take on technical death metal that is complex, and jarring, but at the same time engaging and even astounding. Weird …
Polyptych – Illusorium Review
Look, I love the bestial black/death symposium that’s in full swing right now as much as the next guy, but it’s gotten to the point where the blowout is stacked to the rafters with enough …
Necrophagist – Epitaph Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Necrophagist is a name that has stirred up a lot of underground buzz in recent years, due in large part to their highly acclaimed debut Onset of Putrefaction, and the …
Fallujah – The Flesh Prevails Review
Originally written by Chris Redar 2014 has already brought us some stunning tech-death releases. From Inanimate Existence’s latest to… okay, 2014 is like every other year as far as tech-death goes. It’s a tough genre …
Inanimate Existence – A Never-Ending Cycle of Atonement Review
Originally written by Chris Redar The potential for never-ending boredom is so strong within A Never-Ending Cycle of Atonement, the latest from Inanimate Existence, that the temptation to skip it altogether weighed heavily on the ol’ noggin …
Alterbeast – Immortal Review
Originally written by Matt Longo The thing about being immortal is that you can never, well… RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE. With that lycanthrope-in-the-room Altered Beast reference out of the way, before moving to the music, …
Artificial Brain – Labyrinth Constellation Review
One of the foremost preoccupations of science fiction is imagining the myriad ways in which new technologies affect society. Science fiction written after the advent of the computer age was thus given a new set …
Soreption – Engineering The Void Review
This album should not be good. There are more mediocre technical death metal bands than there are fish in the sea, and as a whole, the style has been approaching self-parody for years. Recently, the …