Hideous Divinity

Hideous Divinity – Unextinct Review

Hideous Divinity – Unextinct Review

By GardensTale on March 27, 2024 in Reviews, Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, 51 comments

“Hideous Divinity has been on a blazing trajectory in their recent career, culminating in the excellent Simulacrum. My former list buddy Ferrous, whose disappearance requires no police investigation I assure you, was rather enthused by that record, and it was one of the few overlapping entries on both our listicles that year. The Italians have earned their pedigree through battering brutality anchored to semi-progressive song structures and rendered with tight technical wizardry. No wonder that expectations are high for Unextinct” Hideous or glorious?

Interview with: Noise of Kanonenfieber, Leiþa and Non Est Deus

Interview with: Noise of Kanonenfieber, Leiþa and Non Est Deus

By Carcharodon on May 7, 2023 in Interviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, 34 comments

“One gloomy evening in early April, I sat down for a Zoom call with German black metal machine, Noise, the mysterious creative mind behind Kanonenfieber, Leiþa and Non Est Deus. As something of a fanboy—Kanonenfieber’s outstanding Menschenmühle was my 2021 Album of the Year and this year’s Leiþa scored ROTM for January—it would be fair to say I was excited.” Noise exposure.

Exocrine – The Hybrid Suns Review

Exocrine – The Hybrid Suns Review

By Kenstrosity on June 20, 2022 in Reviews, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 42 comments

“Like so many other extreme metal acts, Exocrine crave evolution in their skills and sound. That being the case, it should come at no surprise that The Hybrid Suns abandons many of the stylistic choices that defined Maelstrom and Molten Giant while still respecting those albums’ imprint on the band’s career. Exocrine’s compositions retain a similar sense of grandeur despite the stripped down instrumentation. The Hybrid Suns is also a heavier and noticeably more br00tal record.”Evolution of the wicked.

Devoid of Thought – Outer World Graves Review

Devoid of Thought – Outer World Graves Review

By Dear Hollow on August 19, 2021 in Reviews, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 41 comments

“Do you remember when Blood Incantation was the poster-boy of radical and boundary-pushing death metal? Pepperidge Farm remembers. Since then, however, it’s become cool to hate on the hype, and your favorite ancient alien-loving Denverites have become the flavor of “ugh, those pretentious bastards?” in spite of Hidden History of the Human Race earning a roaring 4.0 from the illustrious L. Saunders and earning acclaim from across the metalverse. Their use of OSDM with cosmic themes and enough psychedelic flourishes to get you to start smelling space colors was ambitious and thoughtful, and I believe, undeserving of the hate. I hope you like Blood Incantation, because Devoid of Thought does.”” Stare into devoid.

Nero Di Marte – Immoto Review

Nero Di Marte – Immoto Review

By Carcharodon on January 23, 2020 in 2020, Italian Metal, Post-metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Season of Mist, Uncategorized, Post-Metal, Progressive Metal, 32 comments

“I am a big post-metal fan. I have admitted to this before without shame, despite the unkind words that are thrown around about the genre, including in the skull pit by my fellow word slaves scribes. And, as a fan of the genre, I firmly believe that The Ocean, Cult of Luna and others have shown it can be so much more than ten-minute, riff-less songs that feature sudden eruptions of heaviness. Despite this categorical proof, a number of ‘post-metal’ bands appear not to have got the message.” Post-memo.

Hideous Divinity – Simulacrum Review

Hideous Divinity – Simulacrum Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 14, 2019 in 2019, Century Media, Death Metal, Italian Metal, Reviews, Technical Death Metal, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 60 comments

“Simulacrum forges even further ahead with myriad permutations of an already mutated theme. The angelic atrocity that inhabits the front of Adveniens now appears mottled and in tormented flux as it attempts to assume a new form. The result is ugly and twisted but, for better or worse, remains affixed to the foundation from which it first drew such terrible life. The message couldn’t be clearer: some pain will last.” Agony as ecstasy.

Body Harvest – Parasitic Slavery Review

Body Harvest – Parasitic Slavery Review

By Ferrous Beuller on May 15, 2019 in 2019, Comatose Music, Death Metal, English Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 63 comments

“Our very own Eldritch Elitist recently posited that death metal is at its peak when following either one of two separate paths: an unapologetic flogging or creative innovation. He’s not wrong. But there is also a third route worthy of consideration. The one unashamedly paved with the gilded bones of the genre’s revered forefathers. How do we quantify those bands who patch their material together from piecemeal legacy? It’s an easy approach to snub, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest the potential for success.” Ripping off the oldies.

Oblivion – The Path Towards… Review

Oblivion – The Path Towards… Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 28, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Technical Death Metal, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 48 comments

“Having generated quite the buzz with their debut album thanks, in no small part, to the reputation of frontman, Dr. Nick Vasallo, whose legacy as musical professor, composer extraordinaire and deathcore wizard continues to precede him, expectations were set justifiably high.” The path to tech-wank.