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 […]
Dissonant death metal
2024
Kep’s Best of 2024
Written by Kep Welcome in, folks! This year, I decided to mix things up in the interest of shouting out the maximum amount of albums that deserve it: rather than a standard ordered list, I’m […]
2024
Halloween Horrors Death Metal Massacre
Written by Westin October is upon us, smoke bellows from the crematorium and unbeknownst to all until too late is that the acid rain begins to fall – it is a deadly month for death […]
2024
2024
The Best of 2024…So Far
Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, Kirk, and Espi Kvlt Welcome to the midpoint of 2024! This year we’re mixing it up, and instead of a June release roundup, we’re doing individual quick-hit best album lists. […]
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 […]
20 Buck Spin
Album Review: Atræ Bilis – “Aumicide” (Technical Death Metal)
Written by Kep Atræ Bilis – Aumicide> Technical death metal> British Columbia, CA> Releasing April 19> 20 Buck Spin Vancouver four-piece Atræ Bilis burst onto the scene in the back half of 2020, right when we all were locked […]
2024
Album Review: Replicant – “Infinite Mortality” (Dissonant Death Metal)
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 […]
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
No(thingbutbangers)vember
Written by Kep, Westin, Ellis, and Kirk Look, I’m not gonna lie to you. We slacked off a little in November. Life was busy, especially for your friendly editor. But you know who didn’t slack […]