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"Blood Incantation took a chance and won, expanding their sound and creating their best effort yet."
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"Blood Incantation took a chance and won, expanding their sound and creating their best effort yet."
"If this is the new face of slam, the genre's in for a much-needed face-lift."
Every Bridge Burning shows that the Nails M.O. remains the same: to do as much damage in as little time as possible.
"The Underworld Awaits Us All remains compelling as it wades in the same waters Nile has called home for the past three decades years."
"It's refreshing to hear a band operate within a musical sphere that's decidedly off the deep end with this much clarity of purpose."
"Ulcerate treads the line between death metal’s experimental frontier, and its savage foundations."
"Umbra Vitae aptly represents an approach to extreme metal that isn't afraid to play by feeling and emotion."
"The primal anger at the center of Umbilical remains palpable, making it one of Thou's most memorable efforts to date."
"Overwhelming, yet calming, Botanist continues to find new ways of bringing their sound into new territories."
"Backdrops and inspirations aside, this is music for rumbling the depths of the soul."
"This album isn't one for genre purists, but lovers of pure expression created by people with a deep understanding of multiple types of music."
"Their work with Dis Fig shows their innate ability to create beauty from ugliness, and how easily they can transcend metal and plant their...
"These guys have a unique vision for the genre and should be in the limelight for anyone looking for bands doing the genre right."
"Udåd legitimizes the existence of lo-fi black metal even after the genre at large has evolved so much."
"Isenordal points back to a time during the mid-'90s when fringe artists weren't operating under any assumptions of what they needed to sound like."
"While it'll be interesting to see how the pit warriors respond to this doubling down on prog, Job For A Cowboy is anything but...
"In a career marked by smart creative decisions, it's good to hear Silent Planet's latest album accomplish more than being 'the one with electronic...
"Year Of The Knife is one of the strongest bands running the hardcore circuit right now."
"Venera could have easily been a forgettable fluke ('Remember that weird album from the Korn guitarist?'), but it actually plays remarkably well in the...
"Fans of modern deathcore will find what they should expect, but the songwriting at play here is no laughing matter."
"At only 45 minutes long, Prosaic provides consistently killer Mizmor tunes with no filler in sight."
"If In Exile proves anything, it’s that 1476 will remain a band deserving of attention whenever they drop new music."
With bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit enjoying retrospective kudos, it’s only fair to shed light on overlooked groups from the nu metal troop.
