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"Tighter, more consistent and still absolutely punishing, Heritage is an album that will turn more than a few heads in Distant's direction."
A modern band that sounds classic? Sign us up!
Emerging out of the rough-edged husk of lineup changes and label unrest - including a six year gap (2003-2009) between releases - is a...
"With nine short and punchy tracks from Helfró, this is a record for those who like their blackened death metal at a pretty fast...
"Not just of one of the very best black USBM records of the year, this is one of the very best black metal records...
"Blackbraid leaves no doubt. This is the most exciting act in black metal."
'Boundless Domain' is a meaty, well-constructive work of deadly metal.
Immortal return with their latest album, War Against All.
"If you aren't a current fan, this most recent record is a very appropriate entree into the band."
"Ultimately, 72 Seasons is a record that sits sonically somewhere between The Black Album and Reload, if those records immediately came after Kill 'Em...
"Tombs is a hard working band and they keep on chugging along churning out some stellar rock and roll."
"We're loving the new portals the band have opened and explored and, to paraphrase Lee Dorian and Cathedral, are totally feeling the groove."
"Bleed From Within showcases a willingness to do what the song needs, while still pushing themselves as songwriters."
"Here's the thing with Abbath – you essentially know what to expect, but then you listen to the record and you're smacked with surprise...
"Boris super-fans will continue to experience the breadth of the trio's journey and worship accordingly. People who find that minimalism doesn't push enough air...
"It's raw, yet unabashedly refined at the same time. Frankly, this might be Lock Up's best recorded work in their twenty plus years of...
At it’s heart, Infinite Granite is not a metal record, but an above-average shoegaze/indie rock record.
Utgard is not only a superb successor to E, but also a great modernization of Enslaved's ever-evolving aesthetic in general.
A good chunk of May You Be Held finds Sumac leaving metal behind in favor of non-linear, textural explorations.
Pharos is perhaps the most succinct yet powerful example yet of Ihsahn's knack for crafting beautifully dense, emotional, and intense compositions.
Pitfalls extends beyond most music to educate, empathize, and entertain in equal measure.
Cloak revel in the dark. Metal explores the nightside of human existence from many angles. Some mournful, some angry, some unstable. All of it...
Black metal and the works of Friedrich Nietzche share a profound sense of awe and grandeur at the natural world, and a refusal to...
