2024
Westin’s Top Albums of 2024
Written by Westin 2024 has been a year. Dealt with an overwhelmingly strong identity crisis, a serious burnout from that crisis resulting in a scant handful of full reviews from me, and got a new […]
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2024
2024
Album Review: Mære – “…and the Universe Keeps Silent” (Dissonant Death Metal)
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 […]
2024
Album Review: Resin Tomb – “Cerebral Purgatory” (Sludge/Death Metal)
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 […]
2023
Album Review: Nightmarer – “Deformity Adrift” (Dissonant Death Metal)
Written by Kep Nightmarer – Deformity Adrift> Dissonant death metal> US/Germany> Releasing May 5> Total Dissonance Worship In the scope of the modern death metal scene, dissonant and avant-garde bands have carved out a real niche of […]
2023
Album Review: Mithridatum – “Harrowing” (Dissonant Death Metal)
Written by Kep Mithridatum – Harrowing> Dissonant death metal> US> Releasing February 3> Willowtip Records I love an album that feels like being stuck in a morass of black quicksand while felt but unseen eldritch horrors scream […]