EP Review: Spiter – Enter the Gates of Fucking Hell

Spiter - Enter the Gates of Fucking HellMay 24th, 2024Blackened Speed Metal / MetalpunkHells Headbangers RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Anyone who's been reading this blog for a while will know that I'm a huge fan of the particular breed of metalpunk that has been emerging from Philadelphia over the past several years. Whether it's Devil Master …

Live from the Pit: Spiter @ Piranha Bar – 05/26/2024

Spiter @ Piranha Barw/ Desolus, Shroud, MistwalkerMay 26th, 2024Dungeon Works ProductionsMontreal, Quebec, Canada I've been a fan of Spiter since the release of their first album, Bathe the Babe in Bats' Blood, which completely ripped my head off in a way that I wasn't expecting. I was stoked the first time I caught them live …

EP Review: Occult Blood – The Room in the Ground

Occult Blood - The Room in the GroundAugust 18th, 2023Blackened Punk / Black MetalIndependently ReleasedEugene, Oregon, USA I first happened upon Occult Blood when I was listening to some other band that falls within the purview of blackened punk and blackened heavy metal. It may have been Darkthrone. It may have been Devil Master. I …

EP Review: Melissa – II

Melissa - IIMarch 24th, 2023Blackened PunkUrge RecordsBrooklyn, New York, USA Melissa first came across my dashboard thanks to my partner who had previously discovered them and showed them to me. This was around the time the band's first EP, the self-titled, was released. I thought that EP, while perhaps rough around the edges, was a …

Album Review: Zorn – Zorn

"Stuck like a nail to the cross, before you've started you already lost." Zorn - ZornMarch 25th, 2023Blackened Punk / MetalpunkIndependently ReleasedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA I got into Zorn around the same time I got into a bunch of different Philadelphia-associated metal bands like Devil Master, Poison Ruin, and Spiter. It's no surprise considering these bands …

EP Review: The Lousy – Shut Up I’m Talking

"Murderous ritual, chaos reigns, Brainsaw only lives to slay!" The Lousy - Shut Up I'm TalkingFebruary 4th, 2022MetalpunkIndependently ReleasedBoston, Massachusetts, USA Now I know what you're thinking. The Lousy just released a brand new EP, Another Lousy Tape, a mere few weeks ago. Why aren't you reviewing that one? Well, I haven't actually gotten around …

EP Review: Oblivion Throne – Voidgazer

Oblivion Throne - VoidgazerJanuary 25th, 2023Blackened Thrash / Speed MetalIndependently ReleasedAsheville, North Carolina, USA I'd never heard of Oblivion Throne before until I came across a recommendation for them on Metal Twitter from more than one account hyping up their new EP, Voidgazer. Of course, I missed the group's 2021 demo Infernal Savage and their …

Akhenaten’s Best Albums of 2022

2022 had an absurd amount of good and great music release, most of which I haven't even skimmed the surface of on this here blog. However, of all the music I did listen to and did manage to review, these are the top ten records that really stood out to me. I'm going to continue …

Live from the Pit: Spiter @ Turbo Haus – 09/16/2022

Spiter @ Turbo HausW/ Cell Press, Glowing Orb, GreberSeptember 16th, 2022 If you read my review of Spiter's debut record, Bathe the Babe in Bat's Blood, yesterday, you knew this was coming. Having become a massive fan of this band since that record dropped I knew I'd have to go see these guys at Turbo …

Album Review: Spiter – Bathe the Babe in Bats’ Blood

Spiter - Bathe the Babe in Bats' BloodMay 18th, 2022Blackened Speed Metal / MetalpunkHells Headbangers RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA I honestly forget how I first came across this record and this band, but I took one look at this completely badass and insane album art and knew I had to check out this record. Philadelphia's Spiter …