Xisuma's Musical Journey

  Hopefully paving the path to a new record, German outfit Chaosbay have been dropping singles, now wrapped into this three track EP. Showc...

  Birthed as a fictional band through the Foo Fighter's Studio 666 movie, mastermind Dave Grohl brings his youthful adorations to the li...

     Pulling no surprises, another intense installment of Symphonic Black Metal plunges into a familiar abyss. Using blast beats as its unre...

Following up on the competently executed yet mediocre Riddles Of The Sycophants , this debut record managed to grab more of my attention. De...

  Far beyond the prime of their active years as a band, Dimmu Borgir blow the dust of old covers alongside new offerings. Its a release of ...

  Even as I sit to write, the words don't come to me. Riddles Of The Sycophants is fantastically competent and yet distinctly generic. T...

  Competently entertaining yet lacking a defining feature, 3TEETH returns, armed with a force of subdued aggression that gets wrapped up in...

  Scouring the web for more unturned stones within Symphonic Black Metal, I found my way to fellow Brits Bal-Sagoth. Although not akin to my...

     As a band past the peak of their creative edge, the use of this albums title to make a statement was a curious one. I have no idea wher...

  With a lyric plucked from Absolute Sole Right as its title, Dust Of Cold Memories accompanies the recent Remixed & Remastered celebra...

  With sourness from Pain Remains still lingering, the timely arrival of She Must Burn 's sophomore effort satisfies that yearning for ...

  You'd be hard pressed to get me excited about a remaster or anniversary release. My radar for its release was off, given the prior Pur...

  With the huge springboard of viral success from last years To The Hellfire single, Lorna Shore have ample opportunity to stake claim in M...

  Breaking from lengthy absences between their prior two efforts, Slipknot storm back onto the scene with haste and inspiration afoot. Reest...

   Four years on from The Outer Ones , Davidson returns with another matured refinement of fleshy metallic complexities, toying darkly atmos...

  In the coming weeks there will be entries here moaning my pains about the dull, repetitive state of modern Metal. Coincidentally, I decide...

Reminded of thee band who helped shape Pantera 's sound, it was time to revisit an old record I only knew of briefly upon learning about...

  With surprise struck off, the stakes were high. As a result, 2 Billion had a harder time leaving its mark. As one of my favorite discoveri...

  For some time I've wanted to get around to this band. Born out of the Swedish Melodic Death Metal scene, I found their Thrash adjacent...

Not every band has to bring something new to the table, especially when in a stride most appetizing to the listener. Blut Aus Nord's lat...