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Super Massive Black Holes – Calculations of the Ancients Review

Super Massive Black Holes – Calculations of the Ancients Review

By Kronos on April 26, 2014 in 2014, Canadian Metal, Minotauro Records, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Experimental Metal, Progressive Metal, 8 comments

“Have you ever listened to Between the Buried and Me and thought “Wow, wouldn’t it be great if there was a band just like this, but with even worse vocals?” I sure have, so it’s a good thing that Calgary’s Super Massive Black Holes are about to release their début album, Calculations of the Ancients. This experimental metal quartet has crafted a suite of tracks for the proggiest of them all, playing tuneful basslines and intricate riffs while filling the vocal skill gap between Between the Buried and Me and me.” Kronos wrestled this straight from the snapping jaws of a great white! Was it worth the fight?

Thomas Giles – Pulse Review

Thomas Giles – Pulse Review

By Angry Metal Guy on January 26, 2011 in 2011, 4.5, Metal Blade, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Electronica, Progressive Metal, 3 comments

Oh man, the Internetz are abuzz with love for this record already. Apparently everyone and their dog who runs a review website got this album 3 months ago and has been subsequently shitting themselves over the awesome!!!! that is Thomas Giles’ Pulse. A bit of background information as to why that might be. Yeah, because this is the vocalist from Between the Buried and Me. Yup. That’s it. I want to state with all certainty that if this were an independent record put out by a dude actually named Thomas Giles who wasn’t in a band that was well-respected even though being associated with a scene that everyone hates, this record would not be listened to by metal guys or reviewed on a metal website. Because this record is not metal. It contains minor bits o’ metal, but it for the large part a progressive-indie-electronica record. So be forewarned.

Arkona – Goi, Rode Goi! Review

Arkona – Goi, Rode Goi! Review

By Angry Metal Guy on November 2, 2009 in 2009, 4.0, Folk Metal, Napalm Records, Reviews, Folk Metal, 8 comments

Sure, folk metal is Europe’s deathcore, but somehow it’s so much more enjoyable as a genre! It probably has something to do with the accordions. Oh, and the lack of breakdowns. If folk metal is Europe’s deathcore, than I’d have to say that Arkona is the equivalent of The Red Chord or Between the Buried and Me: so much better than the genre-title implies. Many have come to associate folk metal with the silliness of Korpiklaani and written it off as too much for their tastes. Then there are other people who get a little bit nervous about the sort of nationalistic shit that could easily be associated with a band like Arkona in a land where right wing extremists are definitely an issue. But as far as this Angry Metal Guy is concerned: Arkona is not your average folk metal band and Goi, Rode, Goi! is definitely not your average folk metal record.

Between the Buried and Me Done with New Record

By Angry Metal Guy on July 7, 2009 in 2009, American Metal, Blog Posts, MySpace, Progressive Metal, Releases, Sporadicore, Progressive Metal, 0 comments

Tommy from Between the Buried and Me has posted a message on their MySpace page updating about their studio process. After 5 weeks of recording they have finished with their new album, The Great Misdirect. It is scheduled to be out on the 27th of October. Here’s the post: hello everyone… writing to update everyone […]

Iron Thrones – Visions of Light

Iron Thrones – Visions of Light

By Angry Metal Guy on May 27, 2009 in 2008, American Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Death, Reviews, Unsigned Bands, Death Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal, 1 comment

It’s maybe just me that falls for this kind of stuff, but sometimes bands just jump out of nowhere and bite you in the ass and present to you their own version of exactly what it is you appreciate in the music that surrounds you. In this case, what it is in the underground scene that still appeals to you even though you’re getting old, bitter and disconnected from a lot of the modern bands that people are pissing themselves over. Iron Thrones are just that band, that band that makes you jealous as a musician, that makes you excited about the future of metal and makes you totally, ridiculously confused as to why on earth they’re unsigned!