metal
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With Alphaville, Imperial Triumphant upholds its blend of extreme metal and jazz without sounding like a novelty. Sorry for not recognizing tracks 8 and 9 as bonus covers. They aren’t labeled on some platforms, but I should’ve expected the unexpected from this band. Normally I don’t take
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Im Wald stretches Paysage d’Hiver’s most threadbare material to an arduous two hours.
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Mestarin kynsi would be a very good introduction to Oranssi Pazuzu’s unique fusion of psychedelia, avant-rock, and black metal.
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The magical monthly segment where Anthony briefly touches down on a gauntlet of albums he didn’t get a chance to review over the past…several months. These are just his short, straightforward, passionate, biased opinions.
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Xibalba’s latest album is best when it’s at its most pummeling.
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As a Converge-affiliated deathcore supergroup, Umbra Vitae is maybe more exciting on paper than in execution.
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Black Curse displays great foundational elements on its debut album, but also runs short on ideas.
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Spirituality and Distortion might just be Igorrr’s most uncompromising album so far—for better or worse.
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Code Orange updates metalcore for the 2020s on their latest album.
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The impact of Loathe’s ferocious riffs is sometimes dampened by the band’s obvious points of influence.
