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May 25, 2019

[REVIEW ROUNDUP] Age Of The Wolf, Catafalque, HEX, Kavara, Handful of Hate, and EVIL ANGEL.

FRIDAY, MAY 24th, 2019 Age Of The Wolf – Ouroboric Trances Aural Music Ouroboric Trances is a cumulation of all the most hectic and dark moments of Stoner/Doom and noise rock. Age of the Wolf has created something sinister, foreboding, and heavier then even the heaviest efforts put forth by the subgenre\’s heavyweights. It\’s… Continue reading

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February 11, 2018

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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February 3, 2018

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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February 3, 2018

REVIEW: Jupiterian – Terraforming (Transcending Obscurity Records)

I do most of my review listening through headphones just before bed. It’s a habit I picked up years ago that has just stuck. I find the tenuous space between wakefulness and sleep most conducive to penetrating the dark heart of a musical piece. Once in awhile, though I come across an album that sends… Continue reading

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January 30, 2018

REVIEW: Et Moriemur – Epigrammata (Transcending Obscurity Records)

Featuring members of Dissolving of Prodigy, Self-Hatred, and Silent Stream of Godless Elegy – the Czech Repulic based \’supergroup\’, Et Moriemur, aims to pull in all manner of artists and talent from across a bevy of genres. Amazingly, it all seems to be in the hopes of creating a singular extreme metal masterpiece. Initally, I… Continue reading

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January 15, 2018

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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transcending obscurity

[REVIEW ROUNDUP] Age Of The Wolf, Catafalque, HEX, Kavara, Handful of Hate, and EVIL ANGEL.

REVIEW: Towards Atlantis Lights – Dust of Aeons (Transcending Obscurity)

JANUARY 2018 PICKS

REVIEW: Jupiterian – Terraforming (Transcending Obscurity Records)

REVIEW: Et Moriemur – Epigrammata (Transcending Obscurity Records)

REVIEW: Arketh – 12 Winter Moons Comes The Witches Brew