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Written by Kep Mære –  …and the Universe Keeps Silent> Dissonant death metal> Germany> Releasing April 19> Transcending Obscurity Records German dissonant death outfit Mære prefer their existence and their music alike be shrouded in the thick shadows of […]

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Written by Kep Replicant – Infinite Mortality> Dissonant death metal> New Jersey, US> Releasing April 12> Transcending Obscurity Records I listen to a lot of metal. I listen to it a lot. So much so that I’m […]

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Album Review: Resin Tomb – “Cerebral Purgatory” (Sludge/Death Metal)

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Written by Kep Resin Tomb – Cerebral Purgatory> Sludge/death metal> Queensland, Australia> Releasing January 19> Transcending Obscurity Records I’m a well-established fan of pretty much every project that multi-instrumentalist and Resin Tomb guitarist Brendan Auld is involved in. In fact, my review of […]

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Album Review: Terra Builder – “Solar Temple” (Deathgrind)

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Written by Ellis Terra Builder – Solar Temple> Deathgrind> Germany> Releasing September 29> Transcending Obscurity Records Transcending Obscurity are pretty much always good for a particularly extreme kind of W and this debut album from […]

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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 […]

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Album Review: Dead and Dripping – “Blackened Cerebral Rifts” (Technical Brutal Death Metal)

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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 […]

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