山の神 — Undescended alpine spirits and the mutated souls of the ever-living exist as a natural residue of […]
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The finality of triumph, regained sanity, and all musing upon respite and “peace” beyond cosmically strewn war are […]
A partial bung in their pipeline for years, the second full-length from Oulu-based trio Black Mass Pervertor represents […]
Crucifixion would at least incite a sympathetic response from a certain percentage of the crowd, perhaps even driving […]
“Here lies a wretched corpse of wretched soul bereft: Seek not my name: a plague consume you wicked […]
What exactly St. Petersburg, Russia-based extreme metal quartet Second to Sun intends to be is either intentionally amorphous […]
Unwrapped to reveal its curved onyx hilt and wringing ungracefully spattering blood from filthy, crusted years-old muslin, so […]
A PILE OF BODIES part three of a year-long feature in the form of a list devoted to […]
Erroneous doctrines set to extinguish light — Here a mounting confederacy of ruthless deceivers and their endeavors to […]
As a social practice, the pre-concieved notion that death metal is primarily an outlet for youthful free expression […]
…FROM THE TOMB is a weekly feature in the form of a list grouping albums from the current […]
What divine habit, ‘God’ or unchanging self-definition bears weight when a life’s work denatures the irrational respite of […]
…FROM THE TOMB is a weekly feature in the form of a list grouping albums from the current […]
A PILE OF BODIES part two of a yearlong feature in the form of a list devoted to […]
OVERLOOKED RELEASES are the weight in hand and a task engaged in random order! This will be a […]
As it turns out the ‘return’ of Ripper in late 2019 was more or less a final push-through […]
…FROM THE TOMB is a weekly feature in the form of a list grouping albums from the current […]
SYNCHRONY is a weekly feature focusing on relevant heavy music news, new releases, upcoming releases, as well as […]
A PILE OF BODIES part one of a yearlong feature in the form of a list devoted to […]
From the valley of armageddon sinks a vortex of black and graying sighs from the cart-pusher, his rig […]