Ex Eye — Ex Eye — ALBUM REVIEW
The formation of avant-metal super-quartet Ex Eye was something which excited me from the moment I first heard about it. Among this group’s membership are experimental saxophonist extraordinaire Colin Stetson … Continue reading
Elder — Reflections of a Floating World — ALBUM REVIEW
I first stumbled upon stoner/doom metal band Elder back in 2015. The end of the year revealed to me a lot of praise for the Massachusetts band’s third studio album, … Continue reading
YOB – “Clearing the Path to Ascend” – ALBUM REVIEW
YOB “Clearing the Path to Ascend” The shortest song on this album is eleven minutes and twenty two seconds. Just a fair warning. Anyway, YOB is an Oregon-based doom metal/sludge … Continue reading
Code Orange – “I Am King” – ALBUM REVIEW
Code Orange “I Am King” Back in 2012, I familiarized myself with famed hardcore music label Deathwish Inc. The label was founded in the late ’90s by Converge vocalist Jacob … Continue reading
Mastodon – “Once More ‘Round the Sun” – ALBUM REVIEW
Mastodon “Once More ‘Round the Sun” Atlantan progressive metal group Mastodon has been consistent in remaining one of the genre’s most charismatic and talented bands. The group effortlessly combines sludge … Continue reading
Indian – “From All Purity” – ALBUM REVIEW
Indian “From All Purity” Chicago doom metal act Indian has been crafting horrific, disgusting, mind-altering music for ten years and I can’t believe I haven’t listened to them until now. … Continue reading
The Body – “Christs, Redeemers” – ALBUM REVIEW
The Body “Christs, Redeemers” American sludge metal act The Body have been around for over a decade, but “Christs, Redeemers” is only their third album, which I suppose can be … Continue reading
Vattnet Viskar – “Sky Swallower” – ALBUM REVIEW
Vattnet Viskar “Sky Swallower” The past decade has been exciting and strange for the excitingly strange and polarizing subcategory of metal known as black metal. For those who aren’t aware … Continue reading
Dead In The Dirt – “The Blind Hole” – ALBUM REVIEW
Dead In The Dirt “The Blind Hole” When it comes to your more extreme genres of music, it rarely gets more extreme than grindcore, in terms of speed and volume. … Continue reading
Stone Titan – “Scratch N’ Sniff” – ALBUM REVIEW
Stone Titan “Scratch N’ Sniff” Stone Titan is a Connecticut-based doom metal/sludge metal band that play angrier-than-Samuel-L-Jackson, louder-than-a-My-Bloody-Valentine-concert, crazier-than-Charles-Manson music, with guitars that are so insanely heavy that they almost … Continue reading
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