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Between the Buried and Me – Coma Ecliptic(While the vast majority of Between the Buried and Me’s albums have received universal acclaim, 2015’s “Coma Ecliptic” divided fans and critics to an extent. The record feature’s more clean vocals and slightly shorter sounds than usual from the North Carolina natives. The album is beautiful and a perfect example that changes and taking risks can pay off…

Nekrogoblikon – Welcome to Bonkers (2018) (Rating: 4.5/5)

Author and Punisher – Beastland (2018) (Rating: 4/5)

Augury – Illusive Golden Age (2018) (Rating: 4/5)

The Breathing Process – Samsara (2018) (Rating: 3.5/5)

I Am – Hard 2 Kill (2018) (Rating: 2.5/5)

Bands That Should’ve Been Bigger; Job for a Cowboy

Perhaps never has a band been damaged more by a false image that has been imposed on them than Job for a Cowboy. The band rose to prominence via the new platform of MySpace with their attention-grabbing “Doom” EP, which the band released as teenagers in 2005. Job for a Cowboy has been unable to escape the deathcore label ever since despite the EP being their only effort under the genre. The new…

5 Albums That Inspired New Genre’s

These albums don’t have to necessarily be the best of their respective genre’s, they just have to be first. Also worth noting, these are all full-length release’s as EP’s are not eligible because the waters will begin to get murky if we take extended play’s into account.

Possessed – Seven Churches (1985) – Death Metal –While not gaining the notoriety or acclaim of the legendary, Death, “Seven…

If You Like; Cattle Decapitation

Here I like to recommend some bands that are related to bands you may enjoy, also known as, ‘for fans of.

Misery Index

Benighted

Aborted

Cephalic Carnage

Decrepit Birth

Cytotoxin

Exhumed

Misery Index Benighted Aborted Cephalic Carnage Decrepit Birth Cytotoxin Exhumed

10. Darkest Day (2009) – This albums title is extremely ironic as it indeed is Obituary’s darkest day. The band appears to be uninspired here and just going through the motions. There is next to nothing notable about this release.

9. Xecutioner’s Return (2007) – While this 2007 release might be able to appease die-hard Obituary fans, it’s certainly not going to attract many new converts to…

Weekly Recommendation Review; Aepoch – Awakening Inception

Aepoch is a progressive death metal band hailing from Ontario, Canada. 2018 marked the groups first full-length effort after releasing an EP in 2015 and the wait proved to be worth it as they’ve released a wonderful piece of music with “Awakening Inception”. For a relatively very small release the production on this record is outstanding, nothing feels lost in the mix. Even more impressive in…

5 Nu-Metal Albums That Don’t Suck

Boy Hits Car- Boy Hits Car– This is one of the best hidden-gem albums that I’ve ever had the pleasure of listening to. Boy Hits Car is somewhat of a blend of Incubus, System of a Down, and At The Drive-in. Vocalist, Cregg Rondell is the true star of this album, with his wide range between soaring melodies and raw post-hardcore screams. Overall this an increasingly fun album to break out from time…

5 Albums You Should Check Out

Called to Arms – Peril and the Patient (2010) (Progressive, Metalcore)

2. Alien Weaponry – Tu (2018) (Groove Metal, Thrash)

3. Ovid’s Withering – Scryers of the Ibis (2015) (Death Metal, Progressive)

4. Once Nothing – First Came the Law (2008) (Metalcore, Southern Metal)

5. Melechesh – Enki (2015) (Death Metal, Black Metal)

Trivium’s 2005 release “Ascendancy”

This week I picked up a very cool record, Trivium’s breakout 2005 album, “Ascendancy”. The band had a prior release in 2003 but this is the album where they made a name for themselves. One very cool thing about this pick-up is that this is the first time “Ascendancy” has been pressed on orange vinyl since the year of it’s release. The fact that Trivium was album…

Throwback Records; Meshuggah – Chaosphere

By now, anybody on this website knows Meshuggah, they’ve carved out a path to experience an unlikely rise to become one of the more well-known bands in metal. After thrash begging’s, the Swedes began to experiment with a previously unheard sound on 1995’s, “Destroy Erase Improve. While that record is fantastic in it’s own right, it is 1998’s “Chaosphere” where the band comes into full swing with…