A Wake in Providence

Mental Cruelty – Zwielicht Review

By Kenstrosity on June 22, 2023 in Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Deathcore, Melodic Black Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Slam, Symphonic Metal, 51 comments

“A Hill to Die Upon represents the steepest improvement between two albums that I encountered during my overextended employment at AMG Torture Racks and Surgical Paraphernalia. After the disappointing sophomore slump that was Inferis, I assumed the German troupe responsible for the mighty Purgatorium, a veritable clinic on killer slam riffs and technical prowess, burned too brightly too soon. But A Hill to Die Upon gained a well-deserved rating upgrade and remains one of my most revisited albums in the entire deathcore pantheon.” Hill kills.

Ov Sulfur – The Burden Ov Faith Review

By Thus Spoke on March 24, 2023 in Reviews, 36 comments

“I’m sure it was cool once, and it can be funny sometimes, but the whole using “v”s instead of “f”s thing is a pet peeve of mine and it really hinders my ability to take a band seriously. I would have been more forgiving had the artwork been less…questionable. As an album that purports to quite seriously tackle the corruptions and injustices of organized religion, one can only hope that the contents of the package are deeper and more rewarding than their wrapper. Ov Sulfur play blackened deathcore that overall reminds me of a less bombastic A Wake in Providence.” Ov gloves ov deathcore.

Stuck in the Filter: November & December’s Angry Misses

By Kenstrosity on January 31, 2023 in Blog Posts, Reviews, 41 comments

“It’s a new year, and with it comes a sense of determination to make 2023 our best and most awesomest year to date. Part of that goal involves digging deep and cleaning out the Filter of the last dregs from the final months of 2022. We caught most of the notable gems in our promo sump, but as always there were those few that fell into the wrong chute. This, the first Stuck in the Filter of 2023, is a register of our semi-precious finds!” Who finds “precious finds” in the filter?

Grymm’s Top Ten(ish) of 2022

By Grymm on December 30, 2022 in Blog Posts, Lists, 134 comments

Grymm has tidings of musical wisdom in his Top Ten(ish) of 2022. Partake of it.

A Wake in Providence – Eternity Review

By Thus Spoke on October 30, 2022 in Reviews, Deathcore, 44 comments

“A mere week after Lorna Shore release their first full-length featuring new vocalist and (Youtube) sensation Will Ramos, comes the latest offering from A Wake in Providence, which just so happens to be the band with whom Ramos made his debut. With Adam Mercer providing pipes since 2017, this band were a key player in the rising subgenre of symphonic deathcore. As they are proud to point out, they were part of the “OG” gang that got the style started.” Wake up deathcore.