Feb 24, 2021
0:25-5:44
SPIRE
(AU)
Hymn III
— Textural black metal slowed down to
moody and reflective. The vocalist adds multiple dimensions with
low growls, high shrieks, chanting and an overall thundering
performance.
7:03-13:55
SENYAWA
(Indonesia)
Istana
— Written-up by the NYT, Senyawa is
an incredible part of the huge...
Feb 17, 2021
0:25-7:42
AD NAUSEAM
(Italy)
Inexorably Ousted Sente
— Frenetic black and pummeling,
technical death hurtling against each other, creating a universe of
density, breaking into rippling, meandering, brain melting
compositions.
8:51-12:51
EMPTINESS
(Belgium)
On n'en finit pas
— A bleak, unrefined goth mixed with
some...
Feb 3, 2021
0:25-4:17
PORTRAYAL OF GUILT
(Austin)
Masochistic Oath
— Broken shards of bleak
hardcore mixed with a demonic vocalist and grind, electronic,
melodic pop.
5:49-17:05
THE RUINS OF
BEVERAST (Germany)
The Tundra Shines
— One of my favorite metal
bands, whose 2017 album made it to my top 20 of the last 20 years.
Another...