Album Review: Tzompantli – Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force

Tzompantli - Beating the Drums of Ancestral ForceMay 17th, 2024Death / Doom Metal20 Buck SpinPomona, California, USA I've been aware of Tzompantli for a hot minute but it wasn't until the release of their sophomore album, Beating the Drums of Ancestral Force, that I really decided to delve into this band. This may be some …

Album Review: Dissimulator – Lower Form Resistance

"Yearn for fictive meaning surged through labour and toil." Dissimulator - Lower Form ResistanceJanuary 26th, 2024Technical Death / Thrash Metal20 Buck SpinMontreal, Quebec, Canada Montreal death thrashers Dissimulator are a new group that have emerged from the frozen northern wastes of Canada's metal capital, and really it should be no surprise that this city and …

Album Review: Vastum – Inward to Gethsemane

"Stillborn entity, representing the absentee, time spent seeking eternity." Vastum - Inward to GethsemaneNovember 10th, 2023Death Metal20 Buck SpinSan Francisco, California, USA I was first introduced to Vastum this past year by my friend and bandmate Tyler who has been a fan of them for some time. I'm always a little apprehensive about his music …

Album Review: Gravesend – Gowanus Death Stomp

Gravesend - Gowanus Death StompOctober 27th, 2023Blackened Grindcore20 Buck SpinNew York City, New York, USA New York City blackened grind extremophiles Gravesend are back with their second full length record, Gowanus Death Stomp. I first was put on to this band through my partner who was a huge fan of both their first demo and …

Album Review: Tomb Mold – The Enduring Spirit

"Every word primes the nerves. They dissolve our euphoric cluster. We are at each other's mercy, but what pushes you onwards?" Tomb Mold - The Enduring SpiritSeptember 15th, 2023Progressive Death Metal20 Buck SpinToronto, Ontario, Canada Canadian death metal heavyweights Tomb Mold are back with their fourth full length record since their formation in 2015. The …

Album Review: Ulthar – Helionomicon

"Wrapped octagons... of perpetual spinning angles... enter seven spectral points". Ulthar - HelionomiconFebruary 17th, 2023Technical / Blackened Death Metal20 Buck SpinOakland, California / Alexandria, Virginia / Portland, Oregon, USA Continuing with the theme from yesterday, we now move on to the second album released by Ulthar in 2023, Helionomicon, the second part of what could …

Album Review: Ulthar – Anthronomicon

"Thirsting dust absorb the verdant, light the pyre to banish snakes, writhe inside the hole and wither, seed the mother a totem." Ulthar - AnthronomiconFebruary 17th, 2023Technical / Blackened Death Metal20 Buck SpinOakland, California / Alexandria, Virginia / Portland, Oregon, USA Ulthar first crossed my radar after the release of their second full length record …

Demo Review: Skeleton – Ordainment of Divinity

Skeleton - Ordainment of DivinityFebruary 12th, 2021Black Metal20 Buck SpinAustin, Texas, USA Those who read this blog regularly will no doubt know that I was a big fan of the debut record from Texas blackened thrash metal outfit Skeleton. While the self-titled record didn't quite make my year end Best of 2020 list, I still …

Album Review: Skeleton – Skeleton

I create a circle of flame, power from above comes to me, on the other plane, the circle of flame is all I see. Skeleton - SkeletonJuly 10th, 2020Blackened Punk20 Buck SpinAustin, Texas, USA There's been something of a black metal-influenced metal renaissance going on in the underground world within the past few years. With …