Tag: Technical
Eryn Non Dae – Hydra Lernaia Review
originally written by Chris McDonald As the explosions of metalcore and deathcore can attest, the bridge that has for so long separated heavy metal and hardcore has essentially fallen in for good. Any true fan …
Mothra – Dyes Review
The bio info for Poland’s Mothra namechecks the likes of Burnt By The Sun, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Converge, and rightly so. The band’s mathematical metalcore certainly evokes those bands, as well as Meshuggah and …
Pestilence – Resurrection Macabre Review
Sasha Horn’s take: “Resurrected to rot once more….” ‘Nuff said. “Singer”/Guitarist and all-around Pestilence owner, Patrick Mameli, sums it up best when phlegming out this first line in the title track, and to me that …
Obscura – Cosmogenesis Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Quite honestly, it’s tough to swallow another helping of technical death metal at this point. Everything from the band name (come on, guys), the computer-generated cover art, and the maddingly …
Psyopus – Odd Senses Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Despite featuring numerous traits that I generally find deplorable in extreme music, something about Psyopus’ off-kilter instrumental prowess and peculiar sense of almost sarcastic self-awareness has held on to my …
The Faceless – Planetary Duality Review
Some other reviews will say a lot about The Faceless’ previous -core leanings and make a big deal about this album’s movement away from that style and toward a stricter technical death metal approach. The …
Severed Savior – Servile Insurrection Review
Originally written by Kris Yancey Christ on a fucking pogo stick, I really liked Severed Savior before. Now I really, really like Severed Savior. In a completely homoerotic fashion. But I can’t commit to them …
Devast – Art Of Extermination Review
originally written by Chris McDonald I seriously thought that after hearing Mindly Rotten and Dripping that I had experienced the weirdest stuff that ultra-brootal death metal had to offer. Turns out I was wrong. The …