metal
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The experimental, ambient, and frighteningly noisy musical project Gnaw Their Tongues moves into more of a straight up black metal vibe with this new release, and it’s lead to a much more intense experience. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Another track drops from the forthcoming Nachtmystium album, Silencing Machine, and it’s just as anthemic and awesome as the previous track to drop from this LP. This album is dropping at the end of this month via Century Media, and it seems to be shaping up to be a
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Ultra-technical, ultra-progressive madmen Dysrhythmia have a new album on the way from Profound Lore. The title: Test of Submission. The title track is streaming above, the album is looking at an August 28th release date. The band features underground metal icons Kevin Hufnagel (Byla, Gorguts, While Heaven Wept) and Colin
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Confluence by Ghostlimb On Confluence, Ghostlimb brings some blisteringly fast, loud, and aggressive post-hardcore, which is evenly mixed with elements of metal music, too. Stream the album above, and grab it for five bones on Bandcamp.
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With some new and improved production, Deathspell Omega’s ultra-dense approach to progressive metal is sounding more brutal than ever. WATCH THE REVIEW
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Faustian Echoes by Agalloch When I first heard Portland metal outfit Agalloch was going to be dropping a new EP, I didn’t think for a second the release would basically be a single, 21-minute track. The band certainly lives up to the grandiose assumptions that comes with a track
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The legendary Swedish doom metal band Candlemass have a new record out bearing the exceptionally metal title Psalms For the Dead. The single “Dancing In The Temple Of The Mad Queen Bee” is a highlight, despite (or perhaps because of) its silly title. The vocals and lyrics are pretty campy,
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Toxic Waste by Municipal Waste / Toxic Holocaust Appropriately titled Toxic Waste, Toxic Holocaust and Municipal Waste have a new split out via Tank Crimes. It’s totally downloadable and free on Bandcamp. Woot! If there are two groups to check out in this new era of bands keeping thrash alive,
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I dunno if it’s the eerie organ, heavy riffs, or the devilish lyrics, but this new Greenleaf track just has me thinking of all this cult imagery: Robes, candles. Everything! Eh, it’s probably a combination of all three. Greenleaf hails from Sweden, and Nest of Vipers is the
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Baroness rides a pretty familiar chord progression on this new track titled “March to the Sea,” but they really trick it out with their trademark vocals, some great strings, and a pretty epic chorus. Look for the band’s new album, Yellow & Green, on July 17th via Relapse Records.
