2025
Kep’s Best Albums of 2025
Happy New Year, folks. It’s still before midnight here in Pacific Standard Time (aka the only time zone that matters) so legally speaking I’ve managed to fire this off while it’s still 2025. I listened […]
Deathcore
2025
Halloween Bloodbath: 6(66) All Hallows Releases You Need to Hear
Written by Kep Metal and Halloween go together like blood and guts. In fact, there’s usually a flood of metal releases on 10/31 even when it falls on a non-standard release day, just because so […]
2025
Album Review: Thus Spoke Zarathustra – “I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm” (Deathcore)
Thus Spoke Zarathustra – I’m Done With Self Care, It’s Time for Others’ Harm> Deathcore> Maryland, US> Releasing May 23> Prosthetic Records Deathcore is so back right now isn’t it? Like proper deathcore that is, […]
2024
Album Review: Cyborg Octopus – “Bottom Feeder” (Progressive Metal)
Written by Jangel Cyborg Octopus – Bottom Feeder> Progressive metal> California, US> Releasing September 27> Silent Pendulum Records Be sure to catch Cyborg Octopus on their Bottom Feeder-supporting tour of the Eastern US starting on […]
2024
Album Review: Anna Pest – “You and Me at the End of the Fucking World” (Technical/Progressive Deathcore)
Written by Kirk Anna Pest – You and Me at the End of the Fucking World> Technical/progressive deathcore> Québec, Canada> Releasing August 30> Independent/self-release WHAT THE FUCK IS UP, NOOB HEAVY READER? It is I, Kirk, […]
2024
Album Review: Protosequence – “Bestiary” (Technical Death Metal/Deathcore)
Written by Westin Protosequence – Bestiary> Technical death metal/deathcore> Canada> Releasing April 5> Lacerated Enemy Records It’s been a while since my last review – anyone who follows me on Twitter knows I’d been doing […]
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
Album Review: Blindfolded and Led to the Woods – “Rejecting Obliteration” (Avant-garde Death Metal)
Written by Kep Blindfolded and Led to the Woods – Rejecting Obliteration> Avant-garde death metal> New Zealand> Releasing May 19> Prosthetic Records When you think about unique career trajectories, certain bands stand out. There’s Ulver, starting out as […]
2023
Album Review: Incandesca – “Destronomer” (Progressive Deathcore)
Written by Kirk Incandesca – Destronomer> Progressive deathcore> Maine, US> Releasing April 21> Alien Swarm Records It doesn’t take much to see that the world around us is burning. Economies collapsing across the globe, climate […]
2023
EP Review: Dragoncorpse – “The Drakketh Saga” (Power Metal/Deathcore)
Written by Barlovv Dragoncorpse – The Drakketh Saga> Powerdeath> Australia> Released February 10> Lethal Records “Hide me from the sun Drown me in the dark And pray all that I’ve done Won’t see the light […]