Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Heliocentric

"And God said let there be lights." The Ocean - HeliocentricApril 12th, 2010Progressive MetalMetal Blade RecordsBerlin, Germany After the past week we finally come to the end of Discography Deep Dive as it relates to The Ocean with their fifth full length record, Heliocentric. Dropping in 2010, this album came out at the exact perfect …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Precambrian

"We're distracted with excuses, why we can't reach for the stars, and so we never spring to arms." The Ocean - PrecambrianNovember 27th, 2007Progressive Metal / Sludge MetalMetal Blade RecordsBerlin, Germany Coming to the fourth album from German progressive metal sextet The Ocean we are treated to the group's longest and most ambitious effort yet. …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Aeolian

"Lo! Death has reared himself a throne!" The Ocean - AeolianNovember 28th, 2005Progressive Sludge Metal / Metalcore / Post MetalMetal Blade RecordsBerlin, Germany We continue Discography Deep Dive this month with the third album from German post metal and progressive metal outfit The Ocean, Aeolian. Upon revisiting the discography of this band I was shocked …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Fluxion

The Ocean - FluxionNovember 2004Progressive Sludge Metal / Post MetalMake My Day RecordsBerlin, Germany 2004 would mark The Ocean Collective's return with a revamped lineup and a much more ambitious sophomore effort than their thirty minute instrumental debut, Fogdiver. Fluxion clocks in nearly an hour across nine tracks of sonically mysterious, complex and textured riffology. …

Discography Deep Dive: The Ocean – Fogdiver

The Ocean - FogdiverSeptember 1st, 2003Progressive Metal / Post MetalMake My DayBerlin, Germany The Ocean, or The Ocean Collective as they are sometimes known, have been around the block for quite some time. Active since 2000 the band, which originally started as a four piece, has since ballooned to include a six member lineup. While …

Album Review: Vulture – Sentinels

"Where there's a whip, there is a way, succumb to the rhythm of our drill." Vulture - SentinelsApril 12th, 2024Thrash MetalMetal Blade RecordsDortmund, Germany I was first made aware of Vulture last year when I discovered their record Dealin' Death on a YouTube channel dedicated to the new wave of old school thrash metal, and …

Album Review: KMFDM – Let Go

"Turn the lights on, the roaches run for cover." KMFDM - Let GoFebruary 2nd, 2024Industrial Metal / RockMetropolis RecordsHamburg, Germany Unlike Ministry who have still managed to maintain a certain level of heaviness and aggression over the course of their career, KMFDM seems like the opposite. As someone who grew up listening to some of …

Album Review: Chapel of Disease – Echoes of Light

"And with heart, I'll destroy all worlds, and with grave, I'll make mine burn." Chapel of Disease - Echoes of LightFebruary 9th, 2024Progressive / Blackened Heavy MetalVán RecordsCologne, Germany I hadn't heard of Chapel of Disease up until this year with the release of this, their fourth full length record, Echoes of Light. From what …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2023

The time has come to deliver my list of my personal favourite records of 2023. Please remember that this is not an objective list of albums considered the best. It's just my opinion that these are the best because I liked them more than anything else that came out this year. 10. Øbelisk - The …

Album Review: Cruel Force – Dawn of the Axe

"Storms, ride laying waste to the land, run for your death is at hand, see the gallows are calling for you, as the axes seal your doom." Cruel Force - Dawn of the AxeAugust 18th, 2023Blackened Thrash MetalShadow Kingdom RecordsMannheim, Germany I first discovered Cruel Force when YouTube recommended me their killer fucking music video …