genres: atmospheric death metal + black metal While overall it’s been a phenomenal year for heavy music, there haven’t been any true standouts in the most extreme genre corners. Sure, deathcore stepped up in a big way with Whitechapel and Lorna Shore elevating that subgenre to new heights, but there’s been little in the veinContinue reading “Vertebra Atlantis – Lustral Purge in Cerulean Bliss”
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Mourn – The Next Life
genres: deathgaze (or post-hardcore + shoegaze + deathcore) If you threw Sunbather era Deafheaven and Like Moths to Flames into a blender, then added a bit of beatdown hardcore to the mix, whatever popped out would sound a whole lot like Mourn. This is a totally unrelenting wall of sound that trends towards the heavierContinue reading “Mourn – The Next Life”
1914 – Where Fear And Weapons Meet
genres: blackened symphonic death metal Their music can speak for itself, but there may not be a band more important in modern metal than 1914, so I’m going to talk about themes and lyrics first today. There’s tons of bands in the scene glorifying war and nationalistic heroes, often to uncomfortable degrees. This band alsoContinue reading “1914 – Where Fear And Weapons Meet”
Aether Realm – Redneck Vikings from Hell
genres: melodic death metal + everything Melodic death metal is a tough genre to standout in. If we’re talking about saturation, there’s few genres that have been more thoroughly explored than this one. Even the gimmicky extensions have been saturated. Pirate metal? Everyone’s done that by now. Viking metal? Endless. Space wizards? Werewolf priests? YupContinue reading “Aether Realm – Redneck Vikings from Hell”
Black Crown Initiate – Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape
genres: death metal + progressive rock for fans of: Vildhjarta, King Crimson, Between The Buried And Me Black Crown Initiate play a style of metal that’s hard to nail down. Much more accessible than many of their more technical brethren, their style offers a blend of the immediacy of deathcore tempered by retro takes onContinue reading “Black Crown Initiate – Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape”
Ulcerate – Stare Into Death And Be Still
genres: death metal + art rock for fans of: Wake, Underoath, Obscura Hailed as one of the most influential bands in the development of “dissonant death metal”, one would expect the music of Ulcerate to be ugly and violent. Instead, Stare Into Death And Be Still is one of the most beautiful and serene entriesContinue reading “Ulcerate – Stare Into Death And Be Still”
Wake – Confluence
genres: post-rock + black metal + death metal + grindcore for fans of: Ulcerate, Deafheaven, Sigor Ros When I think of post-rock, I think of grand instrumental soundscapes that build over many minutes. When I think of grindcore, I think of searingly short songs built around shrieking vocals and blistering guitars. So how do oneContinue reading “Wake – Confluence”
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