Album Review: Carach Angren – Franckensteina Strataemontanus

"Liquid brains oozing from his nose, hatching vermin worming through his head. Draped in filthy graveyard clothes. Scourged ghoul undead." Carach Angren - Franckensteina StrataemontanusJune 26th, 2020Symphonic Black MetalSeason of MistLandgraaf, Netherlands I still remember the first time I heard Carach Angren. They were unlike any other black metal band or project I had heard …

Album Review: Periphery – Periphery IV: Hail Stan

"Stampede in the room like a buffalo, raise me up in my throes." Periphery - Periphery IV: Hail StanApril 5th, 2019Progressive Metal / Djent3DOT RecordingsWashington, D.C., United States Aside from Meshuggah there isn't a single other band that can be credited with the popularization of the djent genre as Periphery. And I know what you're …

Album Review: Crypt Sermon – The Ruins of Fading Light

"Begging for scraps at the master's table. The table's bare, the legs are unstable. I've never tasted a crumb." Crypt Sermon - The Ruins of Fading LightSeptember 13th, 2019Epic Doom MetalDark Descent RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States It's rare to listen to a band in the modern age that gives the great old ones a run …

Album Review: Fen – The Dead Light

"And so I condemn a species that thrives on its own terror." Fen - The Dead LightDecember 6th, 2019Atmospheric Black MetalProphecy ProductionsLondon, England, United Kingdom Fen is a band that holds a special place in my heart since they were one of my earliest introductions to black metal. While I didn't fully embrace the genre …

Album Review: The Acacia Strain – Slow Decay

"We flee like rats, feasting upon the scraps. Clear skies, sunshine, living on borrowed time." The Acacia Strain - Slow DecayJuly 24th, 2020DeathcoreRise RecordsChicopee, Massachusetts, USA If you read my review of the last release from The Acacia Strain, It Comes in Waves, which was released at the tail end of 2019, then you already …