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CANTO: Desaster, Shape of Despair, Arch Enemy, and More

January 27, 2022January 27, 2022CoreyLeave a comment

Yep, another day just like yesterday! At least there’s a blizzard coming.

Starting with some Finnish funeral doom, Shape of Despair premiered a new track titled “Forfeit”. Return to the Void, their new full-length, will be out on February 25th through Season of Mist.
Arch Enemy finally unveiled details surrounding their new album. Deceivers is set for a July 29th release through Century Media, so we still have some time to kill. The good news is that we’re getting another new track next week. Obviously we’ll revisit all this then.
Ahead of their upcoming U.S. tour with Cannibal Corpse, Revocation, and Shadow of Intent, Whitechapel have released a performance video for “Anticure”. That’s the fourth video taken from Kin, their latest album which dropped through Metal Blade at the end of last year.
Medieval black metallers (a genre the world needs more of, FYI) Heltekvad have released a new track from their Eisenwald debut, titled “Eder og Hæder”. Morgenrødens Helvedesherre is out on March 25th, and can be purchased here.
And we shall transition into Friday with the new video Desaster for “Learn To Love The Void” because, well, the title of that song is my spirit animal. Give it a watch below. Churches Without Saints dropped last June through Metal Blade.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

CANTO: Shape of Despair, Ceremonial Castings, Vincent Crowley, and More

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021CoreyLeave a comment

Another day down, two more until vacation.

We’ll lead off with Shape of Despair, who premiered a new track today. The funeral doom veterans are releasing their new full-length, Return to the Void, on February 25th through Season of Mist. The newest track, “Dissolution”, is available for streaming here.
Archspire are premiering the Bleed the Future studio documentary. That takes place tomorrow, December 22nd, at 2:00 PM EST. That will give a behind the scenes look at the making of their new album. That should be a good time, so check it out.
In case you weren’t aware, I’ll remind you that The Lonely Ones are hitting the road next month, following a couple dates with Sevendust this month. And then they have more dates in April! So yeah, busy first half of 2022 for them. Should be good.
Ceremonial Castings are releasing the 25th anniversary double-album Our Journey Through Forever on February 25th through Eisenwald. To pass a little bit of time, hear the brand new recording of “Immortal Black Art” here.
And we’ll close with the new video from Vincent Crowley for “Masquerade Du Macabre”. That’s taken from the debut album, which dropped back in May through Odium Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
– cmb

Rainbows in the Dark: Osi and the Jupiter — “Stave”

August 29, 2021August 28, 2021Ian1 Comment

I don’t think I will ever quite forget the first time I heard Appalachia. It was not my first exposure to Osi and the Jupiter, but it was definitely the moment where everything clicked. That moment specifically was “They Ride Through the Sky on Horse Drawn Chariots,” where I finally realized just how incredibly special their music could be, and just how deeply transcendent of an experience listening to it is. Even though it was only three songs, I did wonder how the next release from the duo would fare in terms of keeping that momentum going. Wonder no more: Stave provides a sturdy bridge that connects the band’s past to the bright future ahead of them.

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Receiving the Evcharist: Fluisteraars and Guthrie Cider Works’ Brut with Blackberry Currant

August 27, 2021August 26, 2021VincentLeave a comment

Receiving the Evcharist is our weekly feature where we pair choice albums with our favorite libations. Drink from the cup of heresy. This week’s offering: Fluisteraars’ Gegrepen Door de Geest der Zielsontluiking and Guthrie Cider Works’ Brut with Blackberry Currant.

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Album Review: Flame, Dear Flame — “Aegis”

August 10, 2021August 7, 2021Angela BlockLeave a comment

Gliding into the metal scene with grace and beauty is German band Flame, Dear Flame with their debut album Aegis. The band can be labeled as doom metal but holds strong influence from folk music and hard rock. Containing stellar riffs, atmospheric sounds of nature, acoustic guitar, and enchanting clean vocals, Aegis brings something a little different and magical. The album is comprised of two suites; “The Millennial Heartbeat” and “The Wolves and the Priorless.” Each movement stands on its own as a solid song but are best heard together to experience the complete story told in Aegis and the full effect of what Flame, Dear Flame has to offer.

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