Relentless Mutation

Record(s) o’ the Month – September 2017

Record(s) o’ the Month – September 2017

By Angry Metal Guy on October 16, 2017 in 2017, Blog Posts, Record o' the Month, 185 comments

“Following a groundswell of excellent music in August, September showed itself to be an excellent month. There was a bumper crop of suggestions for Record o’ the Month in September, which I thoroughly enjoyed ignoring. Instead, I followed my gut—the primary thinking instrument of the decisive leader. I welcome your wailing and gnashing of teeth below. I revel in licking the salt of your tears from your face. I live for your suffering and desperate cries for the redress of grievances! All of which I will meet with a glorious, hearty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Power is the sweetest thing imaginable.” Caligula Metal Guy.

Archspire – Relentless Mutation Review

Archspire – Relentless Mutation Review

By Kronos on September 21, 2017 in 2017, Canadian Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Death, Reviews, Season of Mist, Technical Death Metal, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 97 comments

“The Lucid Collective may have made Archspire’s career, but Relentless Mutation is the album that will make their legacy. Three years ago, Archspire’s second record dropped, followed by the mandible of many a tech death fan. Just when we thought the late 2000s tech death sound generated by the Sumerian/Unique Leader cohort was finally on its way out, here was an album that took the style and sprinted away with it, not even pausing at the finish line to let your ears catch up. It was concise, brutal, and spectacularly tight, setting new standards of both performance and writing, simultaneously catchy and indulgent. I would have been quite pleased to see Relentless Mutation recap the whole thing. But that’s not what happened.” Evolve via mutation.