Album Review: Omnivide – A Tale of Fire

"Tearing my own flesh down to the bone, such pain to erase all I’ve ever known." Omnivide - A Tale of FireMarch 22nd, 2024Progressive / Technical / Symphonic Death MetalIndependently ReleasedMoncton, New Brunswick, Canada Moncton is perhaps an unlikely place to expect to hear the brand of music represented in the mainstream by such bands …

Album Review: Cave Sermon – Divine Laughter

"My grotesque identity heals, some parts are cauterized, other parts are sewn together for the first time." Cave Sermon - Divine LaughterJanuary 18th, 2024Post Metal / Progressive / Dissonant Death MetalIndependently ReleasedMelbourne, Australia Cave Sermon is the one person extreme metal project of one Charlie Park from Melbourne, Australia, and its a project I only …

Akhenaten’s Best EPs of 2023

While 2023 was full of tons of incredible full length releases, it was also a great year for EPs. I found myself digging through a cornucopia of excellent short form releases that came out, many of which are from right here in Montreal where I'm based. Read on to discover the top five extended plays …

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 …

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: Gorod – The Orb

"We are not that prone to the fear of destroying." Gorod - The OrbMarch 10th, 2023Technical Death MetalIndependently ReleasedBordeaux, France Gorod are a pretty legendary band within the realm of technical death metal. Active since 2005 the band has released seven full length albums, with The Orb being the latest. They're known for their combination …

Album Review: Horrendous – Ontological Mysterium

"Beat me back but I'll keep on climbing!" Horrendous - Ontological MysteriumAugust 18th, 2023Progressive Death MetalSeason of MistPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania / Columbia, South Carolina, USA I was first introduced to Horrendous by a friend of mine who said that Ontological Mysterium was one of his favourite if not the best records of 2023. Knowing how much …

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 …

Single Review: Blood Incantation – Luminescent Bridge

Blood Incantation - Luminescent BridgeSeptember 29th, 2023Death MetalCentury Media RecordsDenver, Colorado, USA Blood Incantation is one of those bands that gets both lauded and derided at seemingly comparable levels in the world of the extreme metal underground. The band has attracted audiences from all across the metal spectrum, from the typical bearded, long-haired elitists to …

Discography Deep Dive: Gojira – L’Enfant Sauvage

"I owe myself life." Gojira - L'Enfant SauvageJune 26th, 2012Progressive Death Metal / Groove MetalRoadrunner RecordsOndres, France And so we come to the final installment of Discography Deep Dive here at Where Strides the Behemoth as it pertains to the oeuvre of French death metal masterminds Gojira. The band's fifth record, L'Enfant Sauvage, released in …