Hi, what are you looking for?
"While it still technically falls under the blackened deathcore umbrella, Ritual Hymns finds Worm Shepherd proving how versatile this micro-genre can be."
"Bands like Shadow Of Intent give us hope for the future. They are completely past the era of petty genre bickering and proudly wear...
Wilderun becomes more characteristic and commendable, carving out their own vital place within their stylistic landscape.
"Although None But a Pure Heart Can Sing clocks in at a fairly brief 32 minutes, So Hideous ... is both vicious and refined,...
"Moonflowers is less expansive and unpredictable than its predecessor, yes, but it's also more focused and selective. In other words, it feels more poised...
"More violent than a Walmart opening on Black Friday, Persona Non Grata is, frankly, a lot more than I expected."
"Spinning the record reveals harrowing atmospherics, a sense of grandiosity, devastating emotional weight and wrenching mood swings all woven around a diverse stanchion of...
"This is Obscura standing more unencumbered and iconoclastically as they push the quality of their own work."
"Noktvrn is not your traditional black metal record, but fans of the genre will find so much in it to satisfy them."
"Adventurousness comes in the form of an expanded exploration of their melodic side, making it at once the band's 'least' death metal but most...
"Cryptopsy, Beneath The Massacre, Beyond Creation and Gorguts have all left their mark, but Archspire seem to be the new leaders of the pack."
"Hushed and Grim is the most mature, demanding, and emotionally resonant journey of Mastodon's career."
"Mixing and mastering qualms aside, Lutharo have arrived with one of the most thrilling metal records of 2021."
"The new Swedish death metal band Grand Cadaver brings together veterans of the scene for their old school debut Into the Maw of Death."
"The album is a grandiose, 70s revival that would make our metal ancestors proud."
"On their third album Where Fear and Weapons Meet, 1914 paints a tragic, gritty and human portrait of WWI with musical bombast and emotional...
"Here, the creation is one of a mood similar to that of the best cliff hanger that's already had the viewer/reader on the edge...
The debut KK's Priest album Sermons of the Sinner hearkens back to days of Downing-era Judas Priest.
"Ultimately, Classics succeeds because the quirks that makes it so hard to describe also make them a commanding presence in the genre."
The Work is by far the group’s most cohesive, ambitious, meditative, and varied effort, with greater uses of philosophical significance and transcendental respites.
"Employed to Serve sounds like they’re playing the music they’ve always wanted to write, and it’s hard not to love them for it."
"Don’t be surprised if the name starts cropping up in future conversations and on year-end lists."
Music that we really connect with and always spin every year is a rare thing. Usually, you’ll grow tired of a release after a...
