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Profile: Symphonic Death Metallers Seraph In Travail

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After a few lineup changes, Seraph In Travail arrived with their second full length, Lest They Feed Upon Your Soul, back in April and July 12 will see this same album released in CD format. Simply meaning, there’s no excuse not to get your hands around this symphonic death metal offering that bobs and weaves between bombastically operatic and melodic death metal with vocal performances literally all over the map. It’s catchy and addictive so be prepared to spend some time with it. In the midst of this album cycle we had the chance to ask the band our set of Profile questions so keep reading to see how it all went down. Continue reading →

Embracing the Descent: June 30 – July 6, 2019

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Welcome back to another edition of Embracing the Descent. Miss us? Rhetorical question of course. It has been a minute so as a refresher or if it’s your first visit, we briefly discuss a handful of this week’s new releases that stood out for whatever reason and maybe, from time to time, a week behind. We won’t be hitting everything because a 40 – 60 entry piece ain’t happening and seriously, who’s got that kind of time. Head below to see what’s got our knickers in a bunch and don’t forget to check out the full listing from Monday’s Initial Descent. Continue reading →

Profile: Justin Vølus of Vargheist Records

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Vargheist Records

We’ve profiled a ton of bands over the last handful of years but very few labels – yea I know, total fail. Today we’re proud to feature one such label, Vargheist Records, and its owner Justin Vølus. Vargheist Records is based out of South Carolina and is making its mark featuring some of the most extreme underground metal you’ll find anywhere. We’re in this really good place where these kind of labels are popping up again and it’s a very good thing indeed. In the coming months we hope to feature more but for now, head inside to see what Justin had to say to our ‘Record Label’ curated set of Profile questions, then head over to the links embedded below to load up on Vargheist Records’ offerings – their roster is growing so don’t miss out. Continue reading →

Profile: Dan Kinnaley of Burial Party

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Burial Party
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The fact that Fugazi, Converge and Refused were catharsis to Burial Party’s Dan Kinnaley isn’t lost on upcoming debut EP Please, Electric Move Slow. It’s loose yet chaotic, dissonant yet bears melodic fruit, noisey of the old AMRep ilk while playing with pop-punk lightheartedness. Basically, a ton of stuff packed into four tracks that’ll get you up, moving and singing along after a couple of spins. Who doesn’t need to feel good every once in awhile? Anyway, we recently had the chance to ask Kinnaley our set of Profile questions to dig a little deeper into Burial Party so stick around to see how it went down. Don’t forget to visit the embedded links to grab your own copy. Continue reading →

Profile: Blackened Death Metallers Forbidden Rites

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Forbidden Rites

The beginnings of blackened death metallers Forbidden Rites traces back to the late 90s but as fate would have it, their debut Pantheon Arcanum just saw the light of day late last year. The fact that the current band members played in several other projects through the years isn’t lost on this debut though; the melodic punch of late era Dissection looms large and the blackened death metal of Necrophobic looms equally as large. Put simply, the performances and overall sound of this debut mark a band that should be well in its prime and not just getting their momentum going. But, fate is a fickle thing and here we are, all these years later with an outstanding debut. We recently had a chance to ask the band our set of Profile questions so head below to see how it went down. Don’t forget to click the embedded links to snag your own copy. Continue reading →