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"This is Obscura standing more unencumbered and iconoclastically as they push the quality of their own work."
A few things need to be said about Obscura. They are an extremely talented band. Their progressive style incorporates a lot of melodic tones...
Speed is Obscura’s strength; always has, always will be, apparently. A definite showing of this is exhibited in how even the rocket-paced tracks are...
Discounting the formative, retrospectively uncharacteristic Retribution – well received at the time but juvenilia in hindsight – Obscura launched themselves to the forefront of...
Steffen Kummerer fronts two successful and respected German extreme metal bands. Both Obscura and Thulcandra were started in the early 2000s. Obscura plays progressive/technical...
"Deathrattle Sing For Me at its best is some of the best Norma Jean we've heard, and I don't use that praise lightly."
"This debut LP lands in the rare territory of balancing havoc and slight restraint, resulting in a genuinely impactful release."
If there’s one thing – well, one more thing – we can dump into the lap of the Covid-19 pandemic it’s the amplification of...
Despite less unpredictability and variety than its predecessor, Seven Pathways to Annihilation is a mostly enjoyable sophomore effort.
Hate Eternal is never one for reinventing the wheels of death metal and yet, there is hardly ever a bad Hate Eternal album. While...
While some of my favorite albums excel because of their superb creativity and unmatched innovation, the most pleasing and significant records tend to be...
I find it fascinating that the styles of certain musicians can vary to such depths depending on what other artists they are joined by....
Bands like Aura Noir serve an important purpose in the world of extreme metal: keeping thrash weird. These sons of Hades may have carved...
This New Jersey band's debut is much more than a complex piece of rigidly structured virtuosity.
Howling Sycamore is one of those new projects that immediately struck gold. Labeling this simply as progressive metal would not be doing this act...
Witchcraft mounts over the doom scene with the ethereal and mystical music of Jess And The Ancient Ones
Relentless Mutation is a great step forward for Archspire, as the writing is vastly improved and more consistent than on previous records. And it’s...
There is probably not going to be a better death metal record coming out this year. But should we even bother calling this death...
Nile demands our attention whenever they leap onto their chariots into battle. Their latest ride is entitled, What Should not be Unearthed. And the...
Justin Broadrick hasn't been this focused in years.
To be honest, I’m not exactly sure what angle to take in this review. Do I try a purely fair assessment of Bloodtruth’s abilities...
Canada has a knack for producing strange metal. The country has birthed avant-garde proggers uneXpect, thrash weirdos Voivod and the mad genius Devin Townsend. Most would connect Norway...
