Infernal Coil

Instigate – Unheeded Warnings of Decay Review

By Dear Hollow on June 27, 2022 in Reviews, Death Metal, Groove Metal, Technical Death Metal, 31 comments

“If you’ve read my reviews before, you know how cautious I am about the riff. While hordes of metal maniacs revel in it and many even choose metal entirely for it, I’m about the atmosphere. That being said, if the riff sticks, it sticks hard. Death metal albums like Dyscarnate’s With All Their Might and Infernal Coil’s Within a World Forgotten offer high octane insanity aplenty with just enough variety and atmosphere, giving further weight to the riff. Italian quartet Instigate invokes the riff – and hard.” Riffy sense.

Thorn – Yawning Depths Review

By Dear Hollow on February 7, 2022 in Reviews, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Post-Metal, 22 comments

“Thorn, a one-man act from Arizona, used to dwell in the chunky sloth of death/doom with debut Crawling Worship, focusing heartily on concrete-thick slogs and hell-scraping gutturals. Amping the tempo while letting old habits die hard, sophomore effort Yawning Depths offers a beatdown not unlike sole member Brennen Westermeyer’s other brutal deathgrind project Fluids. Borrowing influences from post-metal and doom, it’s a shape-shifting experience that is as relentless as it is meditative.” Sleepy bulldozers.

Sermon of Flames – I Have Seen the Light, and It Was Repulsive Review

By Dear Hollow on August 31, 2021 in Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, Electronic Metal, Industrial Metal, Noise, 27 comments

“I was more than ready to write off Sermon of Flames as just another dissodeath album. It meets all the criteria: lurching riffs, wormy dissonance, bellowing insanity, and above all, violent disregard for its listeners. Its black/death breed recalls the mighty Mitochondrion or Abyssal with its hellish intensity and atmosphere – like many albums of its ilk. Just like every person, Sermon of Flames’ debut I Have Seen the Light, and It Was Repulsive is full of flaws and inconsistencies, highlights and strengths.” Things that cannot be unseen.

Noctambulist – The Barren Form Review

By Dear Hollow on June 29, 2021 in Reviews, Death Metal, 25 comments

“Noctambulist is a blackened death metal band from Denver. Their 2019 debut album Atmospheres of Desolation was an interesting and twisty take on the brutal arts, aptly reflecting its name through an onslaught of vicious vocals, shredding riffs, and relentless percussion, through a contemplative dissonant melodic template. According to the illustrious Kronos, it still needed to hone its songwriting and set out on its own non-Ulcerate-ordained path.” Form and friction.

Of Feather and Bone – Sulfuric Disintegration Review

By Kenstrosity on November 9, 2020 in Reviews, Death Metal, 58 comments

“I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am extremely ticklish. Even the void where my bloodpump is supposed to be can be tickled with the right stimulus. Death metal is usually the best option to that end, especially when it writhes like a thrashing pit of jacked snakes. After hearing tell of the badassery of Denver’s Of Feather and Bone, I knew that they would deliver that which tickles my most demanding fancy. With their third full-length, Sulfuric Disintegration, these nasty motherfuckers show no mercy. Believe me when I say I lose molecular cohesion every time I play it.” Funny bones.

The Osedax – Meridians Review

By GardensTale on January 17, 2020 in 2020, American Metal, Doom Metal, Post-metal, Reviews, Self-released, Sludge Metal, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, 22 comments

“2019 was a very good year for doom metal in general. However, I never got to review the real quality stuff, unless you count Hollow Leg which I would call sludge first, doom second. So I set upon Meridians with high hopes to see this changed for the better and claim my slice of the awesome doom pie.” Bone pie.

Rat King – Vicious Inhumanity Review

By Dear Hollow on January 15, 2020 in 2020, American Metal, Death Metal, Grind, Reviews, Sludge, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Within the Mind Records, Death Metal, Grind, Sludge Metal, 12 comments

“Do you want your face ripped off? Are you desiring to have your skull bludgeoned to concussive proportions? Do you want both at once?? Look no further, ’cause deathgrind’s got you covered. From the swanky animal-lovin’ veganity of Cattle Decapitation, the hardcore crusty punch of Misery Index, the tech wankery of Dying Fetus, or the murky brutality of Infernal Coil, it’s a style characterized by one focus: knocking your lights out hard and fast. In spite of the savage atmosphere, it’s a style royally ruled by the the upper echelon of the aforementioned acts, and a trickle-down effect of its underlings.” Reaganomics killing you.

Grymm’s and Kronos’ Top Ten of 2018

By Steel Druhm on December 23, 2018 in 2018, Blog Posts, 137 comments

Grymm and Kronos have been a this metal review thing a long, long time. Therefore, their Top Ten lists should be considered essential reading. Read and learn.

Ferrous Beuller’s and GardensTale’s Top Ten of 2018

By Ferrous Beuller on December 21, 2018 in 2018, Blog Posts, Lists, 139 comments

Ferrous Beuller and GardensTale need to unburden themselves and share all their picks for the best of 2018. Be polite and sit quietly until they’re done, then you can go outside and get a cupcake.

Infernal Coil – Within a World Forgotten [Things You Might Have Missed 2018]

By Kronos on December 2, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Black Metal, Death Metal, Grind, Profound Lore Records, Reviews, Things You Might Have Missed 2018, Black Metal, Death Metal, 80 comments

“I have not seen the sun for ten days except through a haze of ash. A fire the size of Chicago has been burning for as long upwind of me. Every day I am breathing as dust the lives it destroyed. The fire will not reach me, but it will not stop burning soon. There has never been a fire like this one before. I can do nothing about it even though I fueled a tiny part of it every day of my life. I cannot stop the next fire. I cannot know when or where the next horrible thing will happen. But this has happened, this will happen, and this will get worse. Amid my guilt and powerlessness, I seek art that reflects life. Nothing could better match the ash entering my lungs than Infernal Coil’s Within a World Forgotten.” Music for days of fire.