2026
April Release Spotlight
Phew, that sure was a month, eh? As usual, we’ve rounded up our favorite releases of the month to spotlight for you here. Ellis also have Terror‘s new record a full review and I (Kep) […]
Metal
2026
Album Review: Necropia – “Our Kingdom Befouled” (Technical Deathcore)
Written by Kep Necropia – Our Kingdom Befouled> Technical deathcore> New York, US> Releasing May 1> Independent/self-release Welcome to the review, folks. Hold on one second… “BATHE IN THE FILTH OF DECAYING LOVED ONES” Sorry, had to get […]
2026
March Release Spotlight
It’s April and you know what that means. It means that March fucking flew in, punched us in the nose, and left. Thank the metal gods we’ve got music to keep us steady. We had […]
Barlovv
Barlovv’s Best of 2022 (so far)
Written by Barlovv It’s June, which means we are half way through 2022 – so lets talk best albums of the year. The albums are not listed in any particular order, but – because this […]
2022
Melinda’s Mid Year Selections
We made it to the halfway point of another fucked up year, woo. For those who enjoy these kinds of lists, here’s the coolest shit I (Melinda aka Carcassbomb) has heard this year. 20 albums, […]
2022
Album Review: Predatory Light – “Death and the Twilight Hours” (Black Metal)
Written by Kep >Predatory Light – Death and the Twilight Hours>Black metal>New Mexico/Washington, USA>Released May 20, 2022>via 20 Buck Spin Here’s what makes Predatory Light such an interesting black metal outfit, in my opinion: I don’t find their sound […]
2022
Album Review: Assumption – “Hadean Tides”
Written by Kep Assumption – Hadean TidesDeath/doom from ItalyReleasing May 20 via Everlasting Spew Records Here’s a question I’ve addressed on Twitter before: what exactly is death/doom? It’s more than just slow death metal, after all. Obviously […]
2022
Album Review: Tzompantli – “Tlazcaltiliztli”
Written by Kep Tzompantli – TlazcaltiliztliDeath/doom from California, USReleasing May 5 via 20 Buck Spin There’s a movement of indigenous metal happening in the underground right before our very eyes, and not a moment too soon if […]
2022
Album Review: Suppression – “The Sorrow of Soul Through Flesh”
Written by Kep Suppression – The Sorrow of Soul Through FleshDeath metal from ChileReleasing April 25 via Unspeakable Axe Records From Unspeakable Axe Records, the label that brought us last year’s most unexpected killer death metal release—Malformity’s Monumental […]
2022
Split Review: Dimwind / Breaths – “Seasons”
Written by Kep Dimwind / Breaths – Seasons (split)Post-metal / blackgaze/post-metal from Sweden / USReleasing April 15 via Trepanation Recordings Last year in June I reviewed Slow Wave Violence, the debut album from Swedish post-metal instrumental duo Dimwind. I was […]