Xisuma's Musical Journey

  Here lies a classic from the early years of youthful Metal discovery that I fortuitously happened upon, a shadowy, venomous breed of dark,...

   Ears perked by Spotify's shuffle of heavy freshness, No Cure's brief 8 track, twenty minute EP I Hope I Die Here has been a curio...

  Ever evolving, plunging deeper into metallic influences, Knocked Loose follow up their debut Laugh Tracks with this menacing beast of a ...

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

  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...

  Here we have a phenomenal three track record, a thirteen minute title track epic accompanied by two other shorter and decent songs. I'...

  I know little of any lore or significance behind the self titled naming of this sixth full length outing by the Swedish group. Perusing th...

  Its been eight years since the legendary Grindcore *and* Melodic Death Metal pioneers Carcass returned to the scene with their mighty Sur...

  Last years musical discoveries list included that of English outfit Bolt Thrower , a band held in high regard among the Metal community. ...

I was eagerly awaiting a new Carcass album. It has been seven years of silence since the reunion record Surgical Steel. Disappointment stru...

   The appeal of purchasing this record was mostly to "check in" with a band from the years of youth. Unconquered is Kataklysm...

These darlings of Deathcore from back in the day have fallen far from my radar as I intentionally avoid the less appetizing bands withi...

I didn't feel like getting deep into another Metal bands catalog. This may be the second and last Bolt Thrower record I write about...

I was vaguely aware of the now retired Bolt Thrower from Coventry England. Somehow I had it in mind that they were a Power Metal outfit...

Another musical journey comes to an end! It has been well worth the time and Ive come to understand why this band are so revered. They ...

This is the record I have been expecting to hear. Swedish band At The Gates , labeled as Melodic Death Metal, had yet to reach the icon...

Stripping back on some of its Avant-Guarde songwriting and non-metal instrumentation, bar sparing acoustic guitars, Swedish outfit At T...

My recent enjoyment of their latest effort, To Drink From The Night Itself , prompted me to finally get around to checking out a band h...

You know how it goes, once something new roots itself in the mind you often start to see it everywhere, as if it were somehow invisible...

It doesn't feel right to start here. I have barely given the Swedish group a listen in the past, Ive heard the praise, recognize th...