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After determining Norway’s Issolei was my favorite discovery of 2021, I realized I should have called it a tie with Cosmic Putrefaction. The Horizons Towards Which Splendour Withers by COSMIC
Continue readingCosmic Putrefaction [Sci-Fi Blackened Death Metal] [Italy]
…Head-banging anthems that will live on for generations. Now in very-late 2021, Phrenelith has offered a top contender for Best Death Metal Album of the Year. … Continue reading“Chimera” by Phrenelith — Death Metal Album Of The Year?
The End by Manetheren Bandcamp Manetheren is a two man band from Minneapolis, Minnesota in the United States of America. Formed in the year 2003. They have 3 albums, The
Continue readingManetheren “The Sun That Bled” (American Black Metal)
is an American experimental metal band formed in 2005 in New York City. … Continue readingImperial Triumphant [Blackened Death-Jazz]
Seven Evils Spawned of Seven Heads by Swampbeast Blackened-yet-oldschool death metal of the finest kind. What a great find this band is! They absolutely nailed the classic death metal sound
Continue readingSwampbeast – Seven Evils Spawned of Seven Heads [Death Metal]
This band has been my favorite discovery lately. Sentient Ruin has been on fire with the hot releases for a while. This one’s special among the special. https://sentientruin.bandcamp.com/album/dyspnea
Novae Militiae are on my growing list of bands who play the “evil” card perfectly, properly avoiding doing anything too traditionally, unless we count the tradition of blasting the listener into submission, with technical precision and free-flowing style. I’m impressed. … Continue readingNovae Militiae – Topheth [Blackened Death Metal]
Spectral Voice is one of those bands that is both slow and fast. Importantly, they’re always crushingly heavy. My favorite moments from Spectral Voice, as a biased blast-beat fanatic, are when things get fast. The doom parts are also very enjoyable, convincing me to “give the doom side a chance” when I’m usually… … Continue readingSpectral Voice – Eroded Corridors Of Unbeing [Death Metal] [Death-Doom]
