Feb 28, 2023
0:25-4:36
CARNOSUS
(Sweden)
Calamity Crawl
— A proggy dance with limbs flailing,
until it mashes to a blast-beated death and thrash, a tumbling
avalanche of vocals, and proggy guitar compositions. One of
the best already.
5:35-11:56
OAK PANTHEON
(MN)
Listen!
— Galloping death, heartbreaking
rocking post-metal, with vocals that ride high and lyrics to
memorize. Reminded me of Tool and Opeth.
12:25-19:19
OMEGA INFINITY
(AU)
Iron Age (feat Adrienne
Cowan)
— Album cover is perfect to couple
with the sound. Black metal textured with reverb and
keyboards twinkling, creating atmospheric space to allow your brain
to float.
19:42-23:48
DEVISER
(Greece)
Absence of Heaven
— Melancholy, doomy melodic black
metal, a sharply bladed vocalist to cut through. The heavy
metal guitar ballads were welcome.
24:35-30:10
GRAVEHUFFER
(MS)
The Cryptid and the Iron
Bird
— Hardcore-influenced chomping
atmospheric death with builds and immense riffs.
30:37-37:58
CULT OF FIRE
(Slovakia)
Jai Maa!
— Sure, an Indian Hare Krishna
melodic is definitely a good/normal addition to a savage black
metal. This band made it to my Best of 2020 list.
38:16-42:33
SARCOPTES
(CA)
Spanish Flu
— Clutching pearls. This is a
driving black metal and a swoop of energetic thrash that makes this
deliciously head-churning.
43:26-50:58
ELDERSEER
(UK)
This Aesthetic Life
— A beautiful sultry death with
meditative stillness and beautiful piano.
51:21-END
AHAB
(Germany)
Prof. Arronax’ descent into the vast
oceans feat. Ultha
— Experimental doom, oppressive and
introspective.