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Forteresse – Thèmes pour la Rébellion Review

By El Cuervo on June 15, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, Canadian Metal, Reviews, Sepulchral Productions, Black Metal, 17 comments

“I’m largely done with black metal as it was in Norway in 1993. That raw, lo-fi, stripped-back approach to black metal had its place and developed metal in so many ways but it’s definitely had its time. Bands such as Ulver, Emperor and Enslaved were already beginning to move the sound into unprecedented regions in the mid-late 90s. Now in 2016 it’s rare that I listen to that sort of no frills attached, no genre cross-over, nothing added to that furious, godless formula.” But there are always exceptions.

Blut Aus Nord/AEvangelist – Codex Obscura Nomina [split] Review

By Grymm on June 14, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Black Metal, Debemur Morti, French Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 14 comments

“Ever since the release of 2003’s The Work Which Transforms God, French black metal pioneers Blut Aus Nord took the constrictions of the standard black metal envelope, stretched them out to ridiculous lengths and dimensions, and repackaged them to the point where you only vaguely remember there being an envelope in front of you. In other words, they, along with fellow Frenchmen Deathspell Omega, redefined black metal as we know it.” And here we have a split with a band they influenced mightily. Master and Apprentice if you will.

The Vision Bleak – The Unknown Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on June 14, 2016 in 2016, German Metal, Gothic Metal, Prophecy Productions, Reviews, Gothic Metal, 86 comments

“Though The Vision Bleak’s newest opus, The Unknown, was late in getting to the AMG offices, no review is too late for one of my favorite bands. Since discovering them in 2006, the band’s entire discography must be spun and loved in order to become a new member of the Grier household. It is law and bound by contract. Yes, animals included.” For some the saw is the law, but with the good doctor, The Vision is the mission.

Nails – You Will Never Be One of Us Review

By Grymm on June 13, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Grind, Nuclear Blast, Powerviolence, Punk, Reviews, Uncategorized, Powerviolence, Punk, 21 comments

“There’s a lot of hype building up to You Will Never Be One of Us, the third full-length by Southern Californian powerviolence trio Nails. Known for being unrelenting in their seething anger, both 2010’s Unsilent Death and 2013’s cataclysmic Abandon All Life garnered the trio an army of loyal followers, and rightfully so. There’s no fluff, no compromise, and no bullshit when it comes to their militaristic approach.” Powerviolence is a real thing.

Deceptionist – Initializing Irreversible Process

By Kronos on June 13, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, Italian Metal, Reviews, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 24 comments

“Another day, another release from Unique Leader; yet there is no release for me. As the de facto tech-death guru at the AMG offices, I’m caught in a near perpetual state of mild frustration as streams of 16th notes tickle my cochleae and bearded men scream putrid nothings into my ear. While the year thus far has been pretty kind to the genre, Sturgeon’s law is still in effect, and Deceptionist’s debut, Initializing Irreversible Process, is my latest helping of the caviar of middlingness.” Somebody needs a staycation.

Yer Metal Is Olde: Morbid Angel – Blessed Are the Sick

By Mark Z. on June 11, 2016 in American Metal, Death Metal, Earache Records, Yer Metal Is Olde, 49 comments

“Let’s go ahead and acknowledge this up front: of all the big-name old school death metal bands, Morbid Angel has arguably fared the worst. Sure, they had a few stumbles over the years – 1995’s Domination had some serious clunkers, and 2003’s Heretic was supposedly singlehandedly responsible for getting the group dropped from Earache – but the real deathblow came in 2011, with a little record called Illud Divinum Insanus.” Are you still morbid?

Angry Metal-Fi: Finding Provenance

By Steel Druhm on June 10, 2016 in Angry Metal-Fi, Blog Posts, 63 comments

Angry Metal-Fi is a series of articles that are cross posted on Angry Metal Guy and Metal-Fi as a collaborative effort to evangelize dynamics in metal. This time we examine the all-important issue of provenance.

Jute Gyte – Perdurance Review

By Kronos on June 10, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Avante Garde, Black Metal, Jehsimoth Entertainment, Reviews, Black Metal, 31 comments

“Perdurance is the most difficult album you’ll hear until Jute Gyte releases its follow up. Toiling for years with little recognition and no label support, the one man black metal/ electronic/ lowercase/ ambient/ etc. band of Adam Kalmbach has produced vast quantities of what is hands down the most forward-thinking and complex music metal has to offer.” Here at AMG, we like difficult people and difficult music.

Grave Desecrator – Dust to Lust Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on June 9, 2016 in 2016, Brazilian Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Season of Mist, Death Metal, 24 comments

“Having been rather busy as of late doing a paper on Edmund Husserl, I should probably be able to come up with a phenomenal introduction but instead find myself facing the Crisis of Angry Metal Guy Ledes head-on. I suppose a riff on how Grave Desecrator’s fourth full-length Dust to Lust works amusingly with Coffin Dust and Coffin Lust because coffins go with graves and chronologically Dr. A.N. Grier’s typically great work on the former came before my thoughts on the latter like the album name, but that’s not how you bait the clicks.” With a click o’ the switch, she’ll bait you sky high!

Skin Drone – Evocation Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on June 9, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Avante Garde, Bluntface Records, Death Metal, Industrial Metal, Reviews, Avante Garde, Death Metal, Industrial Metal, 16 comments

“Not to be confused with skindrone dot com (a website promoting “5 Proven Home Remedies for Seborrheic Dermatitis on the Scalp”), the Skin Drone of interest here turns out to be a tech-death group from Massachusetts/Arkansas. Formed by Bluntface Records founder Otto Kinzel, Skin Drone fuses traditional tech-death with blackish avante-garde—the latter flavorings being the most interesting.” Why isn’t there a band named Seborrheic?