DESPISED ICON – “Shadow Work” (Review)
Deathcore – my genre préféré de choix, my favorite choice of genre. The Quebecois gang in Despised Icon are considered by many to be in the upper pantheon of the…
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Saif Shaikh
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"Engineer, Doctor, Guitarist, Writer"
SANGUISUGABOGG – “Hideous Aftermath” (Review)
The Brutal Death/Slam band Sanguisugabogg is back with their third record, Hideous Aftermath. Following 2023’s Homicidal Ecstasy, the band continues to push further into the grime and muck of death…
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ORBIT CULTURE – “Death Above Life” (Review)
Orbit Culture is one of those bands you cannot help but root for. The Swedish melodic death/groove metal band has been around for over ten years now, releasing four records…
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CARACH ANGREN – “The Cult Of Kariba” [EP] (Review)
The Dutch symphonic black metallers, Carach Angren, are back, five years after their last release, to treat us with more horror-laced goodness. Their new EP, The Cult of Kariba, is…
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REVOCATION – “New Gods, New Masters” (Review)
Thrash metal and I have a complicated relationship. While I recognize the greatness of its many famous bands that laid the foundation upon which more extreme genres grew, I do…
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I PREVAIL – “Violent Nature” (Review)
Modern pop-infused metalcore is having its day. Bands in this genre are finding audiences from various subcultures and appealing to wider mainstream non-metal listeners as well. With bands like Falling…
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LORNA SHORE – “I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me” (Review)
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, shill for ‘em, or think ‘em overrated, Lorna Shore is one of the most important bands in the proliferation of extreme metal today. They have…
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SIGNS OF THE SWARM – “To Rid Myself of Truth” (Review)
Deathcore has become my pet genre. Having watched the genre evolve through many phases with varying influences has made the pursuit of this style almost academic. The downside of taking…
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AVERSIONS CROWN – “A Voice From the Outer Dark” [EP] (Review)
After five years of radio silence, the Brisbane technical deathcore quartet finally returns, albeit with an EP, A Voice From the Outer Dark. If these three new songs are anything…
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SLAUGHTER TO PREVAIL – “Grizzly” (Review)
For those who have made our nests in a particular family of subgenres, some pros and cons come with the territory. The pros are that we keep our fingers on…
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