Nov17

No Return – The Curse Within Review

By GardensTale on November 22, 2017 in 2017, French Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Mighty Music, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 37 comments

“My first plunge on that trip occurred somewhere late 2003, almost half a lifetime ago. It was the release of Dance of Death by Iron Maiden, though I had been primed by popular bands such as Rammstein and System of a Down, and my father’s extensive classic rock collection before that. Soon I found myself rocking out to the unprecedented brutality of Children of Bodom and Norther, diving headfirst into the world of melodic death metal. Listening to No Return, I am transported back to those halcyon days, despite never hearing the French band before picking The Curse Within from the promo bin.” History-core for dummies.

Godflesh – Post Self Review

By Akerblogger on November 21, 2017 in 2017, Avalanche Recordings, British Metal, Industrial Metal, Reviews, Industrial Metal, 49 comments

“Many fans breathed a sigh of relief when A World Only Lit by Fire sounded like a cleaner Streetcleaner , and so did I to a certain extent, however part of me wanted Godflesh to channel the softness of Hymns, the atmospherics of Jesu, and the electronic denseness of JK Flesh into their unforgiving sound. When Godflesh announced that Post Self would embody a lot of different sounds, I was both intrigued and concerned.” Post notes.

Perihelion – Örvény Review

By Huck N Roll on November 20, 2017 in 2017, Apathia Records, Hungarian Metal, Post-metal, Post-Rock, Reviews, Post-Metal, 51 comments

“After four long months, the moratorium on Huck N Roll reviewing albums with non-English singing has come to an end. And as luck would have it, this venerable reviewer managed to snag something from Hungary, AKA the Old Country. Perihelion isn’t a very Hungarian word, but the band makes up for that with a plethora of umlauts, accents, double acute accents, and other glyphs throughout their song titles. That automatically makes the band trve and is worth 0.5 bonus marks ” Umlat what your country can do for you.

Under the Church – Supernatural Punishment Review

By Diabolus in Muzaka on November 20, 2017 in 2017, Death Metal, International Metal, Pulverised Records, Reviews, Death Metal, 49 comments

“‘Pils’ is great for indulging rather heavily; it’s not too alcoholic, so you can just have it as background for hours and feel great. On the other hand, ‘bier’ is to be savored, enjoyed with great company and conversation, and not quaffed whatsoever but cherished, with every note of the flavor just being so right. One beer is fun, but tastes rather mass produced; it has its purpose, but certainly isn’t an extremely memorable thing (excepting the incredible cult following of CaraPils, the best-worst Belgian beer to ever exist). The other is worth the time, money, and attention; in other words, it’s simply worth savoring. Under the Church is a Swe-death band that’s essentially “pils” beer in musical form and Supernatural Punishment definitely goes down easy.” Beer and Swedeath – the start to many a regrettable evening.

V – Pathogenisis Review

By Steel Druhm on November 18, 2017 in 2017, Doom Metal, Post-metal, Reviews, Suicide Records, Swedish Metal, Doom Metal, Hardcore, Post-Metal, 53 comments

“V is a project of Daniel Liljekvist (In Mourning, ex-Katatonia) and on their Pathogenisis debut they’re peddling a take on post-metal that clings close to the early days of the style, while also incorporating a good dose of doom. The hardcore element that’s slowly becoming watered down in much modern post-metal is quite prominent here, making V’s sound muscular, aggressive and confrontation. Most importantly of all, it’s chocked full of spleen softening riffs.” V is for Post-metal?

Cloak – To Venomous Depths Review

By Eldritch Elitist on November 18, 2017 in 2017, American Metal, Black Metal, Reviews, Season of Mist, Black Metal, 20 comments

“I like myself a good homage, but Atlanta, Georgia upstarts Cloak are a bit of a weird one. Admittedly, I’m being presumptuous by calling them an homage act but, man, does their debut album ever recall memories of Tribulation’s two-years-young The Children of the Night, and the fact that the band’s first demo dropped six months after that album’s release doesn’t help my suspicions.” Trials and Tribulations.

No Amnesty – Psychopathy Review

By Dr. Wvrm on November 17, 2017 in 2017, Reviews, Spanish Metal, Thrash Metal, Xtreem Music, Thrash Metal, 45 comments

“If you ever wanted to hear nineteen-eighty-pick-a-year aped by some little shits who never lived through Cliff Burton-‘tallica, 2017 delivered in spades. Barcelona’s young bucks No Amnesty should have been getting their braces off at 15, not hitting the stage. Now older, wiser, and still ineligible for a beer in the US, the world is their öyster.” Thrash knows no age of consent.

Ketha – Zero Hours Starlight Review

By Kronos on November 17, 2017 in 2017, Avante Garde, Djent, Polish Metal, Reviews, Selfmadegod Records, Djent, 71 comments

“It takes something else to make music that, even if it has obvious roots, seems to have been produced entirely out of these normal cycles. Such was the case with #!%16.7, the last release from Krakow’s oddball djent group Ketha. It had everything you’d never expect; grind-length grooves, a horn section, and even that Casio patch that’s just a dude grunting. Zero Hours Starlight is a wholly more conventional effort, but it still refuses easy categorization.” There’s a mole in my pigeonhole!

Over The Voids – Over The Voids Review

By Grymm on November 17, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Nordvis Produktion, Polish Metal, Reviews, Black Metal, 20 comments

“In my stint with Angry Metal Guy, I’ve encountered not one, but two overly congested forms of black metal. I’ve either encountered black metal that goes beyond its initial consume-by date, or I’ve been bombarded by one-man basement metal, with the latter only impressing me here and there. So when I get a 4-song, 34-minute album with two of the songs dipping below the 7-minute mark, let’s just say the hairs on my neck and back shoot up straighter than those on Don King’s head.” Basement king or cellar fail?

Auðn – Farvegir Fyrndar Review

By Grymm on November 16, 2017 in 2017, Black Metal, Icelandic Metal, Reviews, Season of Mist, Black Metal, 51 comments

“Hveragerði’s Auðn constructed themselves a respectable following with their self-titled debut back in 2014, blending bits of Primordial’s folkier approach to their music. With Farvegir Fyrndar, the five-piece aims to broaden their scope, simultaneously crafting a denser atmosphere while retaining their ferocity when the situation demands.” Black Ice(land) strikes again.