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Author: Dave Schalek
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Pillorian – Obsidian Arc Review
The breakup of Agalloch in 2016 caught many fans by surprise. Agalloch were riding high on the success of a …
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Tomb Mold – Primordial Malignity Review
Toronto’s Tomb Mold got some tongues wagging late last year when their second demo, The Bottomless Perdition, garnered a great …
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Hour Of Penance – Cast The First Stone Review
Italy’s Hour Of Penance, a brutal death metal powerhouse, returns with Cast The First Stone, their seventh full-length album. They …
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Kreator – Gods Of Violence Review
If the time was ever ripe for a new Kreator album, I can’t think of a better one than now. …
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Spectral Apparition – Manifestation Review
There is scant information available about the U.K.’s Spectral Apparition other than Manifestation being the first recorded output from the …
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Ash Borer – The Irrepassable Gate Review
Not much has been heard from Cascadian black metal lately. Largely dominated by Wolves In The Throne Room and Agalloch, …
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Bolzer – Hero Review
Bölzer, a duo from Switzerland, made perhaps the biggest splash of 2013 with the release of Aura, a three-song EP …
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Witchery – In His Infernal Majesty’s Service Review
Sweden’s solid blackened thrash metal outfit Witchery return with In His Infernal Majesty’s Service, their sixth full-length album, and their …
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Gravehill/Mordbrand – Skullbearer/In Nighted Waters Review
Skullbearer/In Nighted Waters is a nine-song split LP released on vinyl from Doomentia Records featuring Gravehill and Mordbrand. Both bands …
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Ravencult – Force Of Profanation Review
Greece’s Ravencult are one of black metal’s most underrated bands. Their second album, 2011’s Morbid Blood, made my top ten …
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Vader – The Empire Review
Poland’s death metal war machine Vader return with The Empire, the twelfth full-length studio album from this pioneering death metal …
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Demilich, Hooded Menace and Vastum Concert Review + Photos
Due to a busy work and personal schedule, I’ve not been to many shows lately. Truth be told, I’ve seen …
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Anaal Nathrakh – The Whole Of The Law Review
The U.K. duo Anaal Nathrakh largely sit alone at the intersection of three seemingly unrelated subgenres. Blackened industrial grindcore is an …
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Obituary – Ten Thousand Ways To Die Review
Florida’s death metal kings Obituary return with a fix up album of sorts in Ten Thousand Ways To Die. Consisting …
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Wormrot – Voices Review
Singapore’s grindcore maelstrom Wormrot return with Voices, the trio’s first full-length album since 2011’s Dirge. They did release a 5 …
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Gatecreeper – Sonoran Depravation Review
A great deal of hype has been building around the imminent full-length debut from Arizona’s Gatecreeper, a buildup that resembles …
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Negura Bunget – Zi Review
In 2006, Romania’s Negură Bunget released one of the all time great albums of black metal with Om. The much …
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Drudkh / Grift – Betrayed By The Sun/Hagringar Split Review
Ukrainian veterans Drudkh return very quickly after their last full-length from last year (A Furrow Cut Short), this time for …
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Cobalt and Mantar Concert Review and Photos
The latest Cobalt album, Slow Forever, may be one of 2016’s most polarizing releases, but it’s also one of the …
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Black Funeral – Ankou And The Death Fire Review
Michael W. Ford from Houston, Texas has long been the creative force behind Black Funeral, a long running act within …
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Kerasphorus – Kerasphorus Review
This is a compilation from Kerasphorus, a face melting blackened death metal outfit from San Francisco. Currently, all of the …
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SubRosa – For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages Review
Along with Windhand, Salt Lake City’s SubRosa have captured the imaginations of fans of doom metal everywhere. By now it’s …
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Blood Incantation – Starspawn Review
Much to my personal delight, more bands are mining cosmic themes for inspiration. Just within the last few weeks (or …