Mastodon – Hushed And Grim
“I turn the grief to medicine”. For so many artists, pain is the lynchpin of creating works that will stand the test of time.
Relapse Records
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Inter Arma – Sulphur English
Opening with the curiously titled, Bumgardener, Inter Arma’s new album Sulphur English starts out brooding and intense. The first track proper, A Waxen Sea arrives as a doomy, crushing beast with surprisingly catchy refrains comprising its middle section. The vocals are reminiscent of the very heaviest that doom metal has to offer, bordering on death…
Yob – Our Raw Heart
Isolation is treasured by some, and a deep seated fear for others. After battling with a near fatal intestinal infection, frontman and mastermind of spiritual doom legends, Yob, Mike Scheidt found himself long confined to a hospital bed. It makes sense then that desperation and isolation are the two key flavours laced throughout the latest…
Obituary – Obituary Review
Obituary have been together over thirty years now. Releasing a self titled record is often thought of as a career – and legacy – defining move. Whilst Suicide Silence’s controversy ridden eponymous release came with a total change in direction; Obituary have simply solidified their thrashy death metal roots. Indeed, Obituary is almost the band…
Red Fang – Only Ghosts
2013’s Whales and Leeches saw Red Fang moving towards a sharper, more aggressive sound, and its clear from the opening moments of Flies, the first track of Only Ghosts, that the band have continued their progression towards angular, aggressive riffs. Eschewing the long, drawn out chords of many of their stoner/sludge contemporaries, Only Ghosts tends…
Neurosis Release Album Preview, Announce December 2012 London Show
Legends of the more ambient and drone based reaches of the metal world, Neurosis are returning with their eagerly awaited new album entitled “Honor Found In Decay” next month. The album will be released on October 29th in the UK and Europe and will be released on their own label, Neurot Recordings (if you fancy…