EP Review: Narcömancer – Narcömancer

"Narcomancer! Alchemist psychonaut!" Narcomancer - NarcomancerApril 13th, 2020Black Metal / MetalpunkIndependently ReleasedPorto, Portugal I was first put on to the existence of Narcomancer by my pal Robert who has over the years introduced me to a number of different bands that I've found to be interesting. When I first threw this on, however, I wasn't …

Album Review: Frozen Soul – Crypt of Ice

"Your bones, they twist and crack. You feel your skin contract. You start to slow. Behold your crypt of ice." Frozen Soul - Crypt of IceJanuary 8th, 2021Death MetalCentury Media RecordsFort Worth, Texas, USA I've spoken a great deal about the new wave of old school death metal on this blog before, having reviewed the …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2020

10. Midnight - Rebirth by Blasphemy It's undeniable that Midnight's sound has changed a little bit over the years, and that change of sound has culminated in the band's most recent effort, 2020's Rebirth by Blasphemy. With higher production value the group has lost a little bit of their roughshod and raw sound but has …

Album Review: Haken – Virus

"One, one less, one less life, one less life for us to live." Haken - VirusJuly 24th, 2020Progressive MetalInsideOut MusicLondon, England, UK Right out of the gate I'll say that I'm not super familiar with the work of Haken. I've heard a song here and there from these well known English progressive metallers but I …

Album Review: Unleash the Archers – Abyss

Now to the edge of imagination. Open my eyes to phenomenon and hope. Unleash the Archers - AbyssAugust 21st, 2020Power MetalNapalm RecordsVictoria, British Columbia, Canada “Holy. Shit”. That was my initial reaction the first time I finished listening to Abyss, the fifth album from Canadian power metal group Unleash the Archers. But it was also …

Album Review: Vampire – Rex

Vampire - RexJune 19th, 2020Melodic Death MetalCentury Media RecordsGothenburg, Sweden The 'Gothenburg sound', as it is so called, is one of the most well known stylistic movements in the metal world, emerging in the early 90's with bands like At the Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquility and Arch Enemy (arguably the 'big four' of this …

Underground Resistance: Defcon – Defcon

Defcon - Defcon February 7th, 2020 Thrash Metal Independently Released St. Louis, Missouri, USA One of my part time jobs is that of a touring musician. I'm lucky enough to know the right people that I've been on the road three times so far to gig across the United States and its been a sincerely eye …

Album Review: Grand Magus – Wolf God

Grand Magus - Wolf God April 19th, 2019 Traditional Heavy Metal / Doom Metal Nuclear Blast Records Stockholm, Sweden As with many of the artists I've reviewed in the last year who have new albums that came out in 2019, Grand Magus is one whose existence I was certainly aware of but who I wasn't really …

Single Review: Alaena – “Holy Mess”

Alaena - "Holy Mess" (ft. CRSNT) October 10th, 2019 Alternative Pop / Dark Pop Kobalt Music Group Upland, California, USA Alaena, formerly known by the name of Alana Potocnik, was once best known as the keyboardist for the symphonic deathcore band Winds of Plague. In the time since her departure from Winds of Plague in …