Reviews

Album Review: Darkness Everywhere — “To Conquer Eternal Damnation”

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Melodeath is so back, baby.  Say what you want about certain recent releases, and you already know how we each individually feel about them.  I think it’s always wonderful when bands form out of a genuine love and appreciation for a style.  To Conquer Eternal Damnation, the debut release from the Bay Area’s Darkness Everywhere, is just that: a love letter to the melodic death metal bands that shaped the members in their infancy and allowed them to achieve what they have with their careers thus far.  Oh yeah, and it also whips ass too, so there’s that to consider as well.  Good music is good music, regardless of if it sounds like something else.

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Album Review: Thot – “Delta”

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It’s no secret that I am a Pelagic Records enthusiast; the wide range of artists and bands under their banner is an inherent delight for those who seek to expand their expertise in the wilds of post-metal and its adjacent genres. It’s through its adjacent genres – and my own personal revisiting of music I enjoyed years ago – that Thot came into my view. Curious about what music the band makes in comparison to others on said label, I decided to see what Delta was all about.

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Concert Review: Creeping Death, Gatecreeper, and In Flames, 5.2.2024

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Remember back in December, on the heels of their tour with Meshuggah, when I asked for a headlining run from In Flames in the aftermath of Foregone? Well, shit, here we are! Less than half a year later they’re back in North America, supported by Creeping Death and Gatecreeper, and once again I was fortunate enough to be in attendance for one of the stops, camera in hand. Exactly a week ago today I made the trip down to Hampton Beach to document what was only the second stop on this current run. Unsurprisingly, this was an absolute blast of a night, start to finish. So let’s talk about it!

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Album Review: Six Feet Under — “Killing for Revenge”

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I’ve been a Pokémon fan for more than 25 years. I’ve followed the main game series across six different platforms, watching as its original Red and Blue versions gave way to Gold and Silver and eventually, uh… Sword and Shield… as the monster roster ballooned to more than 1,000 unique creatures. (Catch ‘em all, I regrettably never have.) The games have all started to feel a bit samey, but there’s just something there that keeps me coming back.

This, I realize, is a bit of a strange way to intro a piece that is, ostensibly, about Six Feet Under and their new album, Killing for Revenge, but… it’ll make sense shortly, I promise.

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Album Review: Dauþuz — “Uranium”

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Dauþuz first came across my radar over five years ago, with their thematic focus on traditional German mining serving as a very unique point of entry — especially when coupled with a solid backbone of black metal equally atmospheric and melodic, and just enough folk elements to complement the subject matter. After skipping out on their last couple releases I’ve revisited the band with their sixth full-length Uranium; the subject matter may be more contemporary and less fantastical than what the band has covered previously, but the quality of music remains the same.

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