CANTO: Portrait, Scarcity, Thou, and More


Alright. The sun is out again. And I need to go for a run. Let’s make this quick.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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CANTO: Amorphis, Kvaen, Crypt Sermon, and More


I am once again drafting this on my deck next to my dog. Good Tuesday.

  • Sure, we can start with a tour. Amorphis and Dark Tranquillity are co-headlining a run, kicking off in September. Fires in the Distance will be joining them, which makes this a thing I might need to attend. Here’s the full scoop, and tickets go on sale Friday.
  • Swedish melodic death/black outfit Kvaen are releasing their third album, and first through Metal Blade, on June 21. That’s going to be titled The Formless Fires, and a video for the title track is available for your viewing pleasure here.
  • Here’s another Mikael Stanne thing. Well, him and four other familiar names. Cemetery Skyline released a new single titled “In Darkness”, and a video for it can be seen here.
  • For a dose of brutal death metal, we have Severe Torture and their new track “The Pinnacle of Suffering”. That’s the latest from Torn from the Jaws of Death, their sixth album that’s set for a June 7 release through Season of Mist.
  • Closing with the latest new material from Crypt Sermon is the right thing to do. Check out “Glimmers in the Underworld” below. That’s the opening track from their new album, The Stygian Rose, which is out June 14 through Dark Descent Records.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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CANTO: Dååth, Origod, Dusk, and More


I’m currently drafting this post up while sitting on my deck drinking a beer next to my dog. This could be a worse Monday.

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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Receiving the Evcharist: Dååth and Kettlehead

Receiving the Evcharist 2018


My friends, it’s finally here. After 13 long years, progressive death metal collective Dååth are back. The Deceivers is officially out through Metal Blade, continuing the title theme of 2007’s The Hinderers and 2009’s The Concealers, as well as their brutal critique of the constructs around us. I adored the Atlanta-based outfit’s technicality and ferocity within all of that back then, and have been ready for the next chapter since it was first teased with the release of “No Rest No End” early last year. The only question at hand today was what, exactly, do I pair this album with? Beer felt right, but that doesn’t really narrow it down. Something on the aggressive side, for sure, but not overly dense like an imperial stout. Black IPA would have been ideal, but there was no luck in tracking down anything new on that front. So I landed on a double IPA. Those tend to have a lot going on while certainly packing a punch, and the local breweries around here can’t seem to stop making them. As a result, tonight we have Dååth’s The Deceivers and Kettlehead’s Soulfight Double IPA.

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CANTO: 200 Stab Wounds, Alleviate, Insect Ark, and More


Well, a tour announcement many of us were waiting for emerged today…

“Ein Bier… bitte.”
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