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REVIEW: Towards Atlantis Lights – Dust of Aeons (Transcending Obscurity)
Powerfully emotional, Towards Atlantis Lights draws from historical moments and blends folk, doom, death, and black metal elements together in order to bring their story to life on Dust of Aeons. And, by story, I mean an epic spanning four tracks, one of which is a whopping 30 minutes (The Bunker of Life) and the… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Antichrist – Pax Moriendi (Iron Bonehead Productions)
If you’re going to be blatantly blasphemous in a predominantly Christian country, you had better be able to back it up. Doom heavyweights, Antichrist, do exactly this on their crushing debut LP, Pax Moriendi. Hailing from western South America, Antichrist has been raising the finger to mainstream religion since 2004. Navigating Peru’s murky metal underground with a series of… Continue reading
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JANUARY 2018 PICKS
Here it comes, another completely unnecessary list of bands! Every month I\’ll be looking at the top three bands, of those I\’ve personally reviewed, that I feel are stand outs. I\’ve not listened to every band that comes my way, there isn\’t enough hours in the day. This is strictly opinion based, so feel free… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Grave Spirit – The Beast Unburdened by Flesh (Iron Bonehead)
Releasing as a 7\” EP this year, The Beast Unburdened by Flesh is the first offering by black/death metal trio Grave Spirit. It\’s only fitting this EP would be put on wax, as the EP features a distinctive LoFi sound – the next best option would, no doubt, be cassette (but we all know how… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Vargrav – Netherstorm (Werewolf Records)
Hyvinkaa, Finland’s Vargrav have far exceeded the trappings of your average black metal act. Brilliantly masterminded by multi-instrumentalist, V-KhaoZ, Netherstorm is quickly proving to be a crucial piece of Finnish metal history. With its precise execution and terrifying undertones, this outstanding debut appears to have but one missive on its agenda-Finnish Black Metal Supremacy. Adorned… Continue reading
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QUICK REVIEW: Apathy Noir – Black Soil
Apathy Noir\’s doom-like progression is more reminiscent of something like recent My Dying Bride, rather then drawing from too many death or black metal influences – though the vocals of either are here, along with a bevy of tremolo picking, initially. The \’death\’ bit is more along the lines of melodic death, rather then more… Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Marcus Lawrence of Grethor
[K] It’s been quite a while, 3 years, since the EP ‘Cloaked in Decay’ – how would you say the band has evolved since then? MARCUS: We had Mike Lewis on guitar then. He left, and was replaced by Tony Petrocelly. Tony contributed quite a bit to the song structure, and he mainly produced this… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Ancst – Ghosts of the Timeless Void
Way back, I had the chance to review Ancst\’s Compilation \’In Turmoil\’ and, though Direnotes was certainly in it\’s infancy then, I clearly remember Ancst having a vastly different sound. In fact, I believe I even compared it to black metal and blackgaze. Now, certainly there are some faint hints of that between the fine… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Arketh – 12 Winter Moons Comes The Witches Brew
Experimentation is a word often thrown around within the extreme metal spectrum, usually when a particular subgenre decides to cross with another. You got black metal crossing with just about any genre these days, its almost common to the point that straight-forward black metal has become somewhat rarer. Though, I don\’t know if there has… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Abused – Another Day, Another Step Away From God
ABUSED\’ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER STEP AWAY FROM GOD\’CALIFORNIA, USA (Reposted from BrubbADubb) Yes, the holidays are upon us and, I don\’t know about you, but I needed some unadulterated rage to get me through. All the stress of picking gifts for people, some of which you are aware will not be appreciated, the insane crowds, and… Continue reading