Under the Ash Tree [ALBUM REVIEW]
Jul20

Under the Ash Tree [ALBUM REVIEW]

Atrocity and the Complications is a local deathrock band in Lexington, KY. The Atrocity is the drum machine, synth and samples; the Complications are Jo (vocals, 12 string guitar, programming), Lucia (backing vocals, 6 string guitar), Maria (bass) and Kristy (backing vocals, keyboards). Under the Ash Tree is the latest release of the band.

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Friday the 13th [EP REVIEW]
Jun30

Friday the 13th [EP REVIEW]

Just days before the announcement that the original Misfits would be reuniting, on Friday the 13th last month The Misfits also announced the release of a new EP entitled Friday the 13th. The music is performed by the current lineup.

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Cremationem Jesus Lacrimam [ALBUM REVIEW]
May11

Cremationem Jesus Lacrimam [ALBUM REVIEW]

Forfeit Thee Untrue wield a sprawling arsenal of metallic weaponry with which to combat contemporary complacency, annihilating the false and fake in an effort to striving for the real in every aspect of life.

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Downstream [ALBUM REVIEW]
Mar09

Downstream [ALBUM REVIEW]

In 2009 two members of the black/death metal band Sickrites conjured into being the unfathomable entity that is Goatpsalm. The line-up of Goatpsalm has been as free flowing as their music, spirits arrive and spirits depart and after the release of their second album, Erset La Tari, which delved into the black beliefs, lore and legend of Babylon and Mesopotamia, they were joined by multi-instrumentalist Vaarwel, also of Frozen Ocean. The result of this injection of creativity and vision is Downstream.

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Nyctophilian [ALBUM REVIEW]
Feb17

Nyctophilian [ALBUM REVIEW]

Formed in 2012, Then Comes Silence have returned and as suggested by the title of their newest outing, Darkness is again ever present. With Nyctophilian, the Swedish Stockholm quartet debarks from escalating gloomy evil and fear. Production is trimmed of any excess to produce a tight, distorted and crepuscularly devastated postcard of human misery.

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Eye of the Needle [ALBUM REVIEW]
Jan13

Eye of the Needle [ALBUM REVIEW]

UK doom metal band, My Silent Wake, has made quite an impact on the metal scene over the past ten years and they now put their doom elements to use in an ambient/experimental album. Though this album was released digitally last year it just recently became available on CD.

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Straight to Hell [ALBUM REVIEW]
Dec02

Straight to Hell [ALBUM REVIEW]

Grave Robber has been horrifying the masses since they debuted on the scene in 2005. Their first album Be Afraid got quite a bit of attention as did their subsequent releases (Inner Sanctum, Exhumed, You’re All Gonna Die). Combining their horror punk and metal roots they’ve built quite a diverse fan base, and to keep us satisfied they’ve given us a taste of things to come with their new EP Straight to Hell.

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1260 Days [ALBUM REVIEW]
Nov11

1260 Days [ALBUM REVIEW]

There is little information floating throughout the vast compendiums of metal scattered around the internet about Scandinavian black metal band, Skald In Veum; a dark and driving force with one mission: a violent and visceral baptism by way of complete immersion in brutalizing black metal. (This un-black quartet is here to re-establish the true darkness of the genre for all of you who are sick of symphonic, atmospheric melodic crap.) 1260 Days is their debut release on Rottweiler Records.

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Damnatio Memoriae [ALBUM REVIEW]
Sep04

Damnatio Memoriae [ALBUM REVIEW]

Damnatio Memoriae marks the eighth release for British Gothic doom/death metal band, My Silent Wake. Headed by Ian Arkley (guitars, vocals, keys), the band welcomes new members Addam Westlake (bass) and Gareth Arlett (drums).

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Sacrificial Acts of Transcendence [ALBUM REVIEW]
Jul24

Sacrificial Acts of Transcendence [ALBUM REVIEW]

I’ve followed Judgehydrogen since his first release, Atheistic God, in 2007. In this album he forges a new apocalyptic mythos that foreshadows his future works. Sonorous female vocals and lush atmospheres, music that seems to take you on a mental journey. Printed in a handsome slip case and a few surprises. His deepest album to date.

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Chirality [ALBUM REVIEW]
Aug31

Chirality [ALBUM REVIEW]

I was instantly reminded of those dark textures when first hearing Italian darkwave band The Frozen Autumn. Their image, aesthetics, and atmosphere present on their latest album Chirality is something sorely lacking in today’s “oontz oontz” dark music scene.

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