Lower Hollow – Bloom & Expire (2023) – Review

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The metal gods are laughing. We don’t like ‘core over here very much, true. But unfathomable forces governing the smellier nether regions of our review pipe like to throw a wrench into the well-oiled review selection machine from time to time. And they do that with some ‘core wackos that continue to populate the metal multiverse somehow. Even if evil forces out there continue to tell us that they’re in no way near metal. And don’t even dare calling it that, thank you very much.

So, low and behold, Lower Hollow usurped our attention earlier with their new short blurb … [...] Click to raid more!

Osyron – Momentous (2022) – Review

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Who can resist a record that features someone called Percival? We couldn’t. Promises of old lore with Peredur1 and King Arthur. Misty sagas of even mistier origins lost in the tunnels of time.

But that wasn’t the only attribute that lured us into faraway Canadian lands. It’s Osyron‘s feisty and harsh brand of Progressive Metal that piqued our attention, too. Same as a few other bands of similar ilk that crossed our hawse earlier this year.

Epic battles to rip the genteel Hakens of this world to shreds for sport or a band lost in that horrible labyrinth … [...] Click to raid more!

Sun of the Suns – TIIT (2021) – Review

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It’s time to work on the leftovers from the Year of the Lord 2021. Those that were slated for review initially but for some reason never got enough attention. One of them is the – until recently – pretty much unknown band Sun of the Suns and their debut album TIIT.

And who ever said that we won’t be covering those joint Deathcore pieces anymore? The ones that gurgle themselves through a tasty Death Metal repertoire when they’re not busy ripping everyone a new butthole with their ‘core activities.

TIIT kinda lurked around our backstage area for the better … [...] Click to raid more!

Rage of Light – Redemption (2021) – Review

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One of the main challenges a metal band has in this ever-growing mass of often mediocre material is to stand out and shine. Many genres have been beaten to death so many times that any use of them will resemble that proverbial dead horse. It’s a conundrum of sorts that some manage well – and others less so.

And you basically get two factions. The first is the party of the diehard traditionalists. They will doggedly stick to the basics of any given subgenre, and no matter what. And thus, they will most likely find themselves lodged in that dreaded … [...] Click to raid more!