Amazing atmospheric progressive death metal with blackened edges! As connected as I think I am sometimes, I am constantly amazed at not only the number of bands that fly under the radar, but also the number of bands that I just don’t know about. Two months ago, I had never even heard of Sweden’s An […]
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Samurai symphonic death metal from Finland! I love finding new bands, particularly when they push genre boundaries and aren’t afraid of bombast and complexity. Such is the case with “Perdition,” the brand new release from Finland’s Karu. The most basic description would be symphonic death metal, but this is so much more, an orchestral cinematic
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Epic progressive black metal that sets the standard! I don’t remember how I stumbled across Atlanta’s Tómarúm (maybe an IG ad?), but I have been enamored with their latest release ever since I started listening to it. If you have read any of my reviews, you know I like stuff that isn’t straightforward, has plenty
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Beautiful Brutality at its finest! Bay Area extreme metallers Dawn of Ouroboros released their latest album last weekend, “Bioluminescence,” and I absolutely LOVE it. I take my extreme metal in smaller doses and prefer it to have great melodies and unique qualities, and this does both in spades. This is blackened death metal with heavy
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