tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88811918513594016442024-03-13T23:56:18.640-07:00THUNDER CVNTChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-52543289831606096812017-07-08T18:08:00.003-07:002017-07-08T18:08:31.966-07:00Bestia Arcana - Holókauston<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2560990641/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="http://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hol-kauston">Holókauston by Bestia Arcana</a></iframe>chimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172909314192944485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-65838112323912419892017-05-10T21:43:00.003-07:002017-05-10T21:43:10.106-07:00Funeralium - Of Throes and Blight<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=82757309/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="http://funeralium.bandcamp.com/album/of-throes-and-blight">Of Throes and Blight by Funeralium</a></iframe>chimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172909314192944485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-47997534497176315432017-04-10T20:18:00.001-07:002017-04-10T20:18:51.428-07:00Nightbringer - Terra Damnata<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3463760511/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="http://nightbringer.bandcamp.com/album/terra-damnata">Terra Damnata by Nightbringer</a></iframe>chimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172909314192944485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-29504751291151463372017-04-10T20:08:00.001-07:002017-04-10T20:08:53.688-07:00Phrenelith - Desolate Endscape<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2222433188/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="http://phrenelith.bandcamp.com/album/desolate-endscape">Desolate Endscape by Phrenelith</a></iframe>chimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172909314192944485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-55738259081843450982017-03-10T17:02:00.002-08:002017-03-10T17:02:29.945-08:00Mosaic - Old Man's Wyntar<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=339700984/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="http://mosaicofthefallenone.bandcamp.com/album/old-mans-wyntar">Old Man's Wyntar by MOSAIC</a></iframe>chimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172909314192944485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-91280894286012984272017-03-03T18:35:00.001-08:002017-03-03T18:35:09.334-08:00Spectral Lore - Gnosis<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1346096771/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="http://thronerecords.bandcamp.com/album/gnosis">Gnosis by SPECTRAL LORE</a></iframe>chimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172909314192944485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-41223155162123982562017-03-03T18:29:00.001-08:002017-03-03T18:29:31.475-08:00Devouring Star - Antihedron<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=206274945/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 470px; width: 350px;"><a href="http://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/antihedron">Antihedron by Devouring Star</a></iframe>chimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172909314192944485noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-44477490212850044152017-01-01T12:56:00.002-08:002017-01-02T07:44:10.109-08:00Chris' Top 40 Metal Releases of 20162016 sucked. It was a year filled to brim with epic lows socially, politically, and for me personally. I've never felt cursed, but near the end I began to wonder if 2016 wronged an old gypsy woman somewhere down the line and fucked us all for 365 days. Heavy metal was more important to me than ever this past year; it kept me grounded, solidified bonds, and helped me process the endless torrent of emotions I felt. So, it is with maniacal joy that I say "Fuck You 2016!" And with that, here are the 40 albums that saved my sanity.
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40. Vektor – Terminal Redux<br />
39. Chthe’ilist – Le Dernier Crepuscule<br />
38. Nadra - Allir vegir til glötunar<br />
37. Cantique Lépreux - Cendres Célestes<br />
36. Nucleus – Sentient<br />
35. Weregoat – Slave Bitch of the Black Ram Master<br />
34. Celestial Grave – Burial Ground Trance<br />
33. Rïcïnn - Lïan<br />
32. Mizmor – Yodh<br />
31. Void Omnia – Dying Light<br />
30. Blood Incantation - Starspawn<br />
29. Predatory Light – Predatory Light<br />
28. Lycus – Chasms<br />
27. Hammers of Misfortune – Dead Revolution<br />
26. Furia - Księżyc milczy luty<br />
25. Sacrificio – Guerra Eterna<br />
24. Void Meditation Cult – Utter the Tongue of the Dead<br />
23. Moonknight – Zhora<br />
22. Profanatica – The Curling Flame of Blasphemy<br />
21. Dakhma – Astiwihad-Zohr<br />
20. Jassa – Lights in the Howling Wilderness<br />
19. Arkhtinn – III<br />
18. Circle of Salt/Taggarik – Split Cassette<br />
17. Ithaqua – The Black Mass Sabbath Pulse<br />
16. Panphage – Drengskapr<br />
15. Agatus – The Eternalist<br />
14. Gevurah – Hallelujah!<br />
13. Darkthrone - Arctic Thunder<br />
12. Utzalu – Drowning in Sanguine Screams<br />
11. Mortichnia – Heir to Scoria and Ash<br />
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SubRosa occupies an interesting section of the doom underground. Sure they're heavy, but it's the attention to detail, storytelling, and instrumentation that set them apart from their contemporaries. 2016 saw SubRosa operating at a level most bands will never touch. </div>
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I know a LOT of people were disappointed in the new Bölzer album, but I'm not one of them. Once I let go of the idea that this band would reclaim the glory of "Entranced By the Wolfshook" I discovered a nuanced, interesting, and amazingly well crafted album in <i>Hero.</i> Drop your pretension and just listen to the damn music. </div>
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After 5 years without an album, I wasn't sure what to expect from the new Moonsorrow. I've been a fan for a long time, but I haven't been listening to much folk black metal recently so I didn't know how this would strike me. Well, it fucking rules. It rules so hard. Ferocious, fun, and expertly played. This confirms my suspicions that Moonsorrow are incapable of putting out a bad record. </div>
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When I heard Altarage's 2015 demo I was intrigued, but only slightly. The band showed a lot of promise, but I wasn't losing my mind over their brand of cavernous death metal. At the beginning of 2016 Altarage released <i>Nihl</i> and it blew my fucking mind. I don't know how they did it, but these Spaniards put out one of the best death metal albums I've heard in a long long time. <i>Nihl </i>is suffocating, bleak, burly, and full of rolling riffs that carry you from one track to the next. It's like drowning in a sea of distorted bass. Amazing.</div>
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2016 saw a lot of great death metal releases, but no band can touch the creative majesty of Howls of Ebb's latest opus. This hulking mass of hyperactive filth represents everything death metal <i>can</i> be, without ignoring where it came from. The way <i>Cursus Impasse</i> moves from track to track is incredible, and provided one of the most satisfying full album listening experiences I've had in years. Essential. <b> </b></div>
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If Autopsy played some sort of technical sci fi death metal.Gravemouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264982089495469331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-48738580268995833452016-11-27T14:11:00.001-08:002016-11-27T14:30:08.866-08:00Predatory Light - Predatory Light<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2132755953/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://predatorylight.bandcamp.com/album/predatory-light">PREDATORY LIGHT by Predatory Light</a></iframe> <br> <br>
One of my favorite releases of this year. Reverb laden abyssal black/doom.Gravemouthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264982089495469331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-8258540339257484682016-10-28T18:22:00.004-07:002016-10-28T18:24:00.872-07:00Ulcerate - Shrines of Paralysis<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3550011887/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://ulcerate.bandcamp.com/album/shrines-of-paralysis">Shrines of Paralysis by Ulcerate</a></iframe>
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I love everything about the new Spectral Apparition EP. From the plodding drums to the melodic guitars slightly buried in the mix, everything about this release strokes my metal sensibilities. You could call this black metal, blackened death metal, or even black doom. Whatever you decide to call <i>Manifestation</i>, it should be come after the word "great."
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Jacob Buczarski (sole member of Mare Cognitum) is back after a 2 year break with a new full-length album and, spoiler alert, it fucking rules! I'll be the first to admit I'm a sucker for the type of cosmic black metal played by the likes of Mare Cognitum, Darkspace, Spectral Lore, and Pangaea; Science Fiction is the perfect fodder for black metal exploration in my mind. Everything I loved about Mare Cognitum's 2014 album <i>Phobos Monolith</i> is refined and enhanced on <i>Luminiferous Aether</i>. The guitar riffs are beautiful and melancholy, the blast beats grind and pulsate like twin ion cannons, and the solos sweep through the light-less void like shooting stars. If you have even the slightest interest in atmospheric black metal, this is your new bread and butter.
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Hails y'all. Christopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-59409280667031905922016-08-29T17:50:00.001-07:002016-08-29T17:50:29.465-07:00Satan's Host - Metal from Hell<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XBB-LrQ3CY8" width="480"></iframe><br><br>Did you ever listen to Helstar, Sanctuary, or (Walls of Jericho era) Helloween and thought "this fucking kicks ass but I wish this was as satanic and sloppy as Hellhammer?"<br><br>Well, get ready to scratch that itch till it fucking bleeds.<br><br>Praise and worship. processeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408240536818815070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-21711477186439578082016-08-22T16:12:00.000-07:002016-08-22T16:12:59.990-07:00Mortichnia - Heir to Scoria and Ash<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L2KFql0psms" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Hails y'all.Christopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-85422371104110431062016-08-16T15:08:00.000-07:002016-08-16T15:08:09.790-07:00Profanatica - The Curling Flame of Blasphemy<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1963446262/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://profanatica-us.bandcamp.com/album/the-curling-flame-of-blasphemy">The Curling Flame Of Blasphemy by PROFANATICA</a></iframe>
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New and great.
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Hails y'all.Christopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-89245361345508009132016-08-01T15:07:00.000-07:002016-08-01T15:07:41.070-07:00Howls of Ebb - Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows <iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2128602817/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://nuclearwarnowproductions.bandcamp.com/album/cursus-impasse-the-pendlomic-vows">Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows by Howls of Ebb</a></iframe>
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This album is incredible, and you need to hear it. Howls of Ebb have created an album that sounds like everything and nothing all at once. I've been listening to <b><i>Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows</i></b> since its release in May, and realized I had yet to write about it on the site. Any description I can give you of the music herein wouldn't do justice to the experience of listening to it, so please push play and bask in the merciless glory of one of the best albums I've heard in ages.
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Hails y'allChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-35722724665451809592016-07-31T09:22:00.001-07:002016-07-31T09:22:22.220-07:00Know Your Patches: Nagelfar - Virus West<iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/82yPrvqLRK8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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This edition of Know Your Patches highlights one of the most criminally underrated black metal albums of all time, Nagelfar's <b><i>Virus West</i></b>. Nagelfar was founded in Germany in 1993 by Zorn. After a few years of unstable lineup changes, splits and demos, the band finally released their first full length, <b><i>Hünengrab im Herbst</i></b>, in 1997. The main songwriting talent here lies in the combination of Zorn and Alexander von Meilenwald (the sole member of The Ruins of Beverast). Nagelfar's final album, 2001's <b><i>Virus West</i></b>, is damn near perfect. This is a testament to black metal in every way; grinding, intricate, varied, and beautiful. If you don't know this album, stop what you're doing and listen. <b><i>Virus West</i></b> is a true classic and sets the bar so high, few have reached it since.
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Hails y'allChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-78312979632707843172016-07-29T10:54:00.000-07:002016-07-29T10:54:56.129-07:00Necromancing the Stone - Jewel of the Vile<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=124921267/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://necromancingthestone.bandcamp.com/album/jewel-of-the-vile">Jewel of the Vile by Necromancing The Stone</a></iframe>
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When I read this band's name I was all geared up to hate everything about them...then I pushed play. Call it a guilty pleasure if you must, but this shit rips so fucking hard. It scratches my itch for riff-driven NWOBHM in a BIG way, and the vocals are the perfect mix of bravado and croon. Necromancing the Stone are a "super group," featuring Jeff Loomis (Nevermore), James Malone (Arsis), Bart Williams (The Black Dhalia Murder), and Jeramie Kling (Ribspreader), in addition to vocalist John Williams (not that one) and guitarist Justin Wood. So, yeah, their name is a pretty obvious and lame pun–but this album is super fun. Don't we deserve some fun?
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<br> Hails y'allChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-51692157444339579602016-07-29T10:20:00.000-07:002016-07-29T10:20:57.159-07:00Anal Blasphemy - Western Decadence <iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1883955703/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://ironboneheadproductions.bandcamp.com/album/anal-blasphemy-western-decadence">Anal Blasphemy - Western Decadence by Iron Bonehead Productions</a></iframe>
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Another in a long line of filth covered Finnish black metal, Anal Blasphemy is the unholy brainchild of Molester Kadotus. Based on the name and imagery you might expect Anal Blasphemy to play bestial black metal, but you'd be wrong. The music here is plodding and full of melody, placing it firmly in the melodic black metal oeuvre. <b>Western Decadence</b>, the fourth full length from AB, is out now via Iron Bonehead Productions.
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Hails y'allChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-85373815939983820482016-07-27T06:14:00.000-07:002016-07-27T06:14:15.343-07:00Gilead Media release new Mizmor track<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2146190803/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://gileadmedia.bandcamp.com/album/yodh">Yodh by מזמור</a></iframe>
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Mizmor (מזמור) is a blackened doom band from Portland, OR. A.L.N., the sole member, also plays in Hell and Urzeit. Gilead Media will release Mizmor's new album <b>Yodh</b> on August 12th, but you can stream the first track now. If the first track is any indication, this album is gonna crush.
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Hails y'all Christopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-3964929950267536562016-07-22T21:25:00.001-07:002016-07-22T21:25:36.595-07:00Gloam - Hex of Nine Heads<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2942333097/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://gloam666.bandcamp.com/album/hex-of-nine-heads">Hex of Nine Heads by Gloam</a></iframe>
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Blackened doom from Santa Cruz, CA. Gilead Media is re-issuing this album on LP later this year.
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Hails y'allChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-55057200079382516322016-07-22T14:39:00.001-07:002016-07-22T14:39:28.368-07:00Fallen Empire release a track from the forthcoming Jassa album<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1465426162/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://jassa1227.bandcamp.com/album/lights-in-the-howling-wilderness-2">Lights in the Howling Wilderness by Jassa</a></iframe>
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I'll be honest, I hate the font Jassa use for their logo; so much that I avoided listening to this track for a few weeks. I finally gave in and was pleasantly surprised by the cacophonous and melodic black metal these Russians spit out. Give it a spin, ignore the shitty font, and get pumped for the full album coming later this year.
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Hails y'allChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881191851359401644.post-6688625826614428642016-07-22T14:15:00.002-07:002016-07-22T21:26:19.072-07:00Vanhelgd - Temple of Phobos<iframe style="border: 0; width: 350px; height: 470px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2659353319/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=0f91ff/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" seamless><a href="http://darkdescentrecords.bandcamp.com/album/temple-of-phobos">Temple of Phobos by Vanhelgd</a></iframe>
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Vanhelgd play an interesting style of death metal. On one hand, it scratches the same itch as Swedish DM bands like Entombed, Unleashed, and Grave–but on the other hand, it churns and grinds in a far more complex way than the aforementioned traditionalists. There is a melodic quality to Vanhelgd keeping things grounded and moving forward, but those same melodic riffs tend to drone on and collapse in on themselves. The band's latest album <i><b>Temple of Phobos</b></i>, recently released via Dark Descent, is certainly worth spending some time with. I'm still on the fence about this one, but I'm leaning toward "great."
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Hails y'allChristopher Mattixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01058876433944558121noreply@blogger.com0