Come to think of it, there really are two Blut Aus Nords, don’t you think? On the one hand, you have the masters of atmospheric black metal akin to Ulver‘s Bergtatt, the version of the band we hear on the Memoria Vetusta albums and 2019’s Hallucinogen (yes, it’s trippy, but it’s still very similar in …
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Despite its ultra-clean cover and the premise of its title, 2021’s Ultrapop was anything but a vibrantly chill and melodic record. On the contrary, it found experimental hardcore troupe The Armed dishing out some of their most aggressively manic and avant-garde material to date. Ironically enough, though, follow-up Perfect Saviors is far more deserving of …
In a world where everything is changing so fast, it’s nice to know that some things haven’t changed. You likely know of Uada and how they’ve quickly risen to the top of the USBM scene. I’ve been a solid fan of everything this band has released since the very beginning and I particularly loved 2020’s …
HARD Summer and Insomniac Events made their triumphant return to the city of Los Angeles this past weekend. It was the first full scale electronic music festival to be held in the city in a decade; the first since HARD Summer last took place at LA State Historic Park in 2013. The city has been …
Horrendous is one of the most exciting bands in the entire realm of extreme metal. In the past decade and a half they’ve given us three really solid LPs and two noteworthy EPs. Their 2018 release on Season of Mist, Idol, was particularly stellar. It was one of the very best death metal records of …
Crypta is able to blend a clear love for classic death metal with a modern sound. This band reminds me of death metal’s glory days in the late ’80s but in a way that isn’t just all about nostalgia. Rather, it’s a clear appreciation for the roots of the genre but mixed with a very …
Consisting of a single 24-minute track, Fleshvessel’s introductory EP (2020’s Bile of Man Reborn) was—to reference our own review—an admirably challenging and sundry evocation of Demilich, The Mahavishnu Orchestra, Yes, Kayo Dot, and Shostakovich. In other words, it pinpointed just how multidimensional and skillful the Chicago experimental death metal quartet were right out of the …
I really love Mutoid Man, mostly because I’ve been a huge fan of Stephen Brodsky‘s (vocals/guitar) work since his first record with the astoundingly brilliant Cave In. It’s been a real treat for me then to get a new Mutoid Man record just one year after the last Cave In LP hit the streets. Advertisement. …
Sevendust has had a long, consistent and successful career. Their first three albums went gold, and they’ve done well on the charts. Several records landed in the top 30 of Billboard’s album chart, and their last five albums have topped out at either number one or two on the Hard Rock chart. They have also …