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"These guys have a unique vision for the genre and should be in the limelight for anyone looking for bands doing the genre right."
"After all, you really can't have too much good blackened death metal in your life."
"While Karkosa's style isn't new, they put an excellent spin on it and have created a genuinely thrilling listen on Esoterrorcult."
"Fall proves that Borknagar is a band that, even 12 albums in, can still deliver fresh material enrobed in their signature sound."
"With nine short and punchy tracks from Helfró, this is a record for those who like their blackened death metal at a pretty fast...
"Bathed in a Black Sun proves that the great sorcerer Mackintosh, of course, continues to act as a tireless innovator."
"At only 45 minutes long, Prosaic provides consistently killer Mizmor tunes with no filler in sight."
"These re-recordings highlight the immense strength of the source material, which deserves wider appeal and recognition."
"In fact, the band’s ninth full-length is definitely the most robust since their return from hiatus in 2009/2010 and, to go out on a...
Immortal return with their latest album, War Against All.
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...
"I don't want to give the impression that Scorched is a poor or lackluster release."
"Without any doubt, Dust is going to stay in my regular listening rotation for many months to come. Don't pass this record over."
"There are 13 tracks in total here and not a single bit of filler on any of 'em."
"Warlocks Grim and Withered Hags bursts with growth and a mature exploration of different avenues of darkness and eeriness while maintaining that original high...
"All Out War's brand of blackened-core shows that there are many iterations of this style that can succeed as more than a novelty."
"Ploughshare's new album raises some interesting questions for fans of black and death metal."
"Regenesis is an essential USBM record without any doubt. If you haven't taken notice of Black Anvil yet, now is most definitely the time...
"[This is for] those of us who wish Dawn made more than two albums. Or who wish Vinterland didn't stop after Welcome My Last...
"An analogy would be if death metal was the History Channel and Ripped To Shreds was the new indie documentary streaming service that's come...
"It's exactly what you expected and in a world where everything is changing all the time, it's exactly what you very well might need."
Every society has institutions dedicated to keeping certain cultural traditions alive. American state capitals often have buildings earmarked for operas or symphony orchestras. Most...
"Valborg certainly takes a chance by playing more hard and less pretty as they age."
