2023
Awegust Roundup
Written by Westin, Kep, and Kirk August was a pretty light month as far as releases goes, especially compared to the seven months of 2023 that preceded it. Or at least it was until August […]
Kep Reviews
2023
Album Review: Białywilk – “Zmora” (Atmospheric Black Metal)
Written by Kep Białywilk – Zmora> Atmospheric black metal> California, US> Releasing September 1> Vita Detestabilis Records The sheer range of styles and production values within black metal is so vast that a simple subgenre descriptor really […]
2023
Album Review: Celestial Sanctuary – “Insatiable Thirst for Torment” (Death Metal)
Written by Kep Celestial Sanctuary – Insatiable Thirst for Torment> Death metal> UK> Releasing August 25> Church Road Records Friends, Celestial Sanctuary have leveled up. You had to know this was coming. After all, there was little to be […]
2023
Album Review: Orphalis – “As the Ashes Settle” (Technical/Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Orphalis – As the Ashes Settle> Technical/brutal death metal> Germany> Releasing August 25> Transcending Obscurity Records There are a few bands that I consider to be, for lack of a better word, mine. These […]
2023
Album Review: Dead and Dripping – “Blackened Cerebral Rifts” (Technical Brutal Death Metal)
Written by Kep Dead and Dripping – Blackened Cerebral Rifts> Technical brutal death metal> New Jersey, US> Releasing August 11> Transcending Obscurity Records Sometimes I enjoy listening to shit that makes me feel like my brain might […]
2023
No Ju-LIE, We Love These July Albums
Written by Westin, Kep, Ellis, Rae-Aila, and Kirk Hi folks, Kep here. Yeah, I tried a little too hard for that pun. No, I don’t feel bad about it. Another month down. Another load of […]
2023
Album Review: Fleshvessel – “Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed” (Experimental Death Metal)
Written by Kep Fleshvessel – Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed> Experimental death metal> Illinois, US> Releasing July 28> I, Voidhanger Records There are few albums I’ve anticipated as eagerly as Yearning: Promethean Fates Sealed. In fact, I’ve been hanging […]
2023
Interview: Alex and Sakda of Fleshvessel
Written by Kep I recently had the pleasure of picking the brains of Alexander Torres (guitar, drum programming, several other things) and Sakda Srikoetkhruen (fretless bass, guitar, phin), one half of uber-progressive experimental death metal outfit […]
2023
Album Review: Djinn-Ghül – “Opulence” (Industrial Deathcore)
Written by Kep Djinn-Ghül – Opulence> Industrial deathcore> Colorado, US / Venezuela> Releasing July 14> Vicious Instinct Records For ages untold humanity has asked one question: what if Anaal Nathrakh and Fear Factory had a baby, and that baby was a […]
2023
Kep’s 2023 Mid-year Top 10
As is my tradition, I’m marking the midpoint of the year with a top 10 list. The second half of the year is already looked stacked, so expect a good deal of change between now […]