Album Review: The Number Twelve Looks Just Like You – Wild Gods

The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Wild Gods September 20th, 2019 Mathcore Overlord Records Bergen County, New Jersey, USA I remember years ago when I was in high school and just getting into heavier music there was a day when myself and a few friends of mine were browsing bands on the now severely …

Album Review: Novembers Doom – Nephilim Grove

Novembers Doom - Nephilim Grove November 1st, 2019 Gothic Metal / Death-Doom Prophecy Productions Chicago, Illinois, USA Chicago, Illinois death-doom act Novembers Doom hold the distinct title of being one of the longest running death-doom bands from the United States. Having been active since 1989 the band has released eleven studio albums, with Nephilim Grove being the latest …

Album Review: Swallow the Sun – When a Shadow is Forced into the Light

Swallow the Sun - When a Shadow is Forced into the Light January 25th, 2019 Gothic Metal / Death-Doom Century Media Records Jyväskylä, Finland I'll be completely honest in that I can't say I'm exactly familiar with Swallow the Sun's primary material. The Finnish Gothic metal band that combines elements of melodic death metal, doom metal …

Album Review: Abbath – Outstrider

Abbath - Outstrider July 5th, 2019 Black Metal Season of Mist Bergen, Norway The master triumphant has returned. Following the tragic near-dissolution of Immortal in 2015 when frontman and guitarist Abbath Doom Occulta departed the group due to personal differences, it was unknown what the future of both parties would be. Would Demonaz and Horgh continue …

EP Review: Zao – Decoding Transmissions from the Möbius Strip

Zao - Decoding Transmissions from the Möbius Strip February 8th, 2019 Metalcore Observed/Observer Recordings Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA Pennsylvania metalcore legends Zao are part of the original wave of metalcore bands that a lot of so-called 'metalcore kids' seem to ignore. What most people refer to as metalcore today (bands like August Burns Red, As I Lay …

Album Review: Torche – Admission

Torche - Admission July 12th, 2019 Sludge Metal Relapse Records Miami, Florida, USA From the first second of this record Torche launches into an all out assault on the senses. The floor tom rolls on the drum kit combined with the band's heavy-as-hell sludgey guitar and bass tones make the album opener "From Here" an …

EP Review: Ghost – Seven Inches of Satanic Panic

Ghost - Seven Inches of Satanic Panic September 13th, 2019 Occult Rock / Psychedelic Rock Loma Vista Recordings Linköping, Sweden Ghost is a name that has within the past few years taken ownership of the title of "most divisive band in metal", and for good reason. They're not really metal are they? At least that's what a good …

Album Review: Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas

Cattle Decapitation - Death Atlas November 29th, 2019 Grindcore / Deathgrind Metal Blade Records San Diego, California, USA San Diego grindcore masters Cattle Decapitation have quickly risen to the top of my favourite-bands-in-the-genre list within the last few years, due in no small part to my girlfriend turning me on to them as well as my …

Album Review: Born of Osiris – The Simulation

Born of Osiris - The Simulation January 11th, 2019 Progressive Deathcore Sumerian Records Palatine, Illinois, USA Illinois progressive deathcore group Born of Osiris have certainly been no stranger to criticism or controversy over their almost two decade career. Between the mixed reception of their post-The Discovery material and the brouhaha surrounding guitar virtuoso Jason Richardson's firing from …

Album Review: Chelsea Wolfe – Birth of Violence

Chelsea Wolfe - Birth of Violence September 13th, 2019 Neofolk / Gothic Country Sargent House Sacramento, California, USA I've been in love with the music of Sacramento singer songwriter Chelsea Wolfe ever since I heard her rather intense and electrifying single "Feral Love". The song was used in a trailer for the fourth season of the …