Technical Metal

Alkaloid – The Malkuth Grimoire Review

By Saunders on March 18, 2015 in 2015, Death Metal, International Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 58 comments

“When guitarist Christian Muenzner (Spawn of Possession, ex-Necrophagist) and drummer Hannes Grossman (Blotted Science, ex-Necrophagist) departed Obscura last year, needless to say I was pretty bummed. The duo was an integral part of the band’s sparkling technical and progressive death metal formula that yielded back-to-back masterworks in Cosmogenesis and Omnivium. So while Obscura’s future looks uncertain, the gifted pair have forged ahead with a brand spankin’ new outfit called Alkaloid featuring an all-star line-up….” Dudes from the big names in tech-death coming together in a new super project? Are your slide rulers in a tangled knot of anticipation yet?

Psycroptic – Psycroptic Review

By Kronos on March 12, 2015 in 2015, Australian Metal, Death Metal, Prosthetic Records, Reviews, Death Metal, 33 comments

“Well, would you look at this? The world’s second favorite population of satanic Tasmanians have produced a work about which they feel strongly enough to imbue it with their own name.” Ah, the late career eponymous album. We love those.

Sumac – The Deal Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on February 16, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Post-metal, Profound Lore Records, Post-Metal, 10 comments

“One of my favorite things about metal is just how small of a world it can be. Like all metalheads out there, I have my favorite bands and musicians. Many of these musicians have a tendency to venture out into new projects and/or genres and I stalk them from band to band and genre to genre.” And this creepy stalking has led him to a bad case of…Sumac.

Yer Metal Is (Five Years) Olde! Fleshgod Apocalypse – Oracles

By Kronos on December 24, 2014 in Blog Posts, Death Metal, Yer Metal Is Olde, Death Metal, 16 comments

“Yer Metal Is Olde was started to honor records that we’re 10, 20, or 30 years old. Kronos noticed, however, that we’ve never reviewed Fleshgod Apocalypse’s magnum opus and, not only that, but that Oracles has turned five in 2014! So in honor of one of the best brutal/technical death metal records ever made, here’s a Yer Metal Is (Not Particularly) Olde for this brilliant work of art.”

Job for a Cowboy – Sun Eater Review

By Saunders on November 11, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Death Metal, Metal Blade, Reviews, Death Metal, 16 comments

“Say what you will about Arizona’s Job for a Cowboy, but the divisive modern death metal unit certainly inspires fierce debate between metalheads on either side of the fence. I haven’t found much reason to form a strong opinion for the band one way or another, aside from their preposterous choice of moniker, and frankly I’ve been fairly nonplussed about their career thus far. Of course, for many they got off on the wrong foot from the beginning with the dreaded deathcore tag hanging heavily over their 2005 debut Doom EP.” God, I hate this band name so damn much.

Fallujah – The Flesh Prevails Review

By Kronos on July 14, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Technical Death Metal, 134 comments

“The hype train chugs along, never stopping, continuously boarding and ejecting passengers. Such is the way of the metal press; we collectively run to cling on to the sides of the cars as they pass by, only to jump from their doors days later, hit the ground rolling, and dust ourselves off as we search for a new ride. Recently, as you’ve probably noticed, coal has been heaped into the firebox as metal zines blow the horn for the juggernaut’s latest destination, Fallujah’s The Flesh Prevails.” The Hype Train is a fickle mistress.