Consummation’s debut demo from back in 2012 was one of the best demos I’ve heard in the style of abyssal and murky death metal. The Australians were onto a sound that was twisted, caustic, vicious and extremely mature for a … Continue reading
Here’s an interesting EP from Swedish artist Louise Lemón. Describing her music as death-gospel, it consists of her soulful voice bluesy voice at the forefront against understated ethereal instrumentation. With an amazing voice and dark soundscapes, Purge makes for a great listen. … Continue reading
2016’s Skáphe² was easily my favourite extreme metal album of the year. Chaotic, dissonant and psychedelic while still sounding varied, it just had everything modern black metal does so well across it’s six untitled tracks. They’ve just put out a new untitled EP … Continue reading
After Stream of Passion sadly called it quits at the end of last year, several of the members have already moved onto other projects. Marcela Bovio has already released a brilliant solo album, and with bassist Johan Van Stratum is … Continue reading
This EP from Atlas Sound, the solo project of Deerhunter’s Brandford Cox is one I’ve always loved but never seen much talk about. 2007’s three track EP clocking in at almost half an hour sounds different from the more accessible shoegazey style … Continue reading
Hailing from Argentina, Morte are a brilliant doom-death metal band group who recently released their début EP Lento Descenso a la Putrefacción back in January. It’s only 24 minutes in length, but with seven tracks and a killer, heavy atmosphere the EP is … Continue reading
Even if you’re unfamiliar with Weregoat, from the outrageous name and cover art of 2013 EP Slave Bitch of the Black Ram Master, you probably already have some idea of what you’re going to get here – raw and bestial black … Continue reading
Beyond the Hengiform is Irish death metallers Malthusian’s second descent into the abyss, the follow up to the incredible 2013 release, Demo MMXIII. The twisting dissonant riffs and intense cavernous sound made it one of the best extreme metal releases put … Continue reading
2015 may already be yielding some gems, but there’s always time to discover something great you missed in 2014. And Most Holy Death’s recent EP Forsake Your Blood released in October is a fantastic release. Combining drone and noise with tortured … Continue reading
Deaf Center are a band that blew me away when they opened for Slowdive last month. They crafted a beautiful atmosphere through shimmering guitar drones and mournful piano that was captivating. I picked up their latest EP Recount straight after, … Continue reading
