A Benefit for Stephen Petrus: "When one has nothing left make ceremonies out of the air and breathe upon them"

This post was initially going to be a review of a brand new compilation , but I've decided that due to the timeliness of matters, it'...

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Synsophony- "Rabbit Hole" (Self-Released)

Readers, you may remember how I gushed about Synsophony 's debut, Karmic Existence , some time ago. Today I'm pleased to share anoth...

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Urzeit- "Urzeit" (Psychic Violence Records)

It's not often that I share a cassette on my website that is already sold out, yet this gem has been haunting my thoughts since I came a...

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Rudemas- "Demo" CS & Smuteční Slavnost- "Nářky věčného zatracení" CS

As part of my efforts to improve my website's professionalism, I'm trying not to pair bands together as frequently, unless I can fin...

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Dalla Nebbia- "The Cusp of the Void" CD (Razed Soul Productions)

American black metal act Dalla Nebbia doesn't just dabble in unorthodox black metal sounds, it revels in taking the traditional and exp...

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New Music: Empty Suits, Arbre, & Horse Drawn Death Machine

Empty Suits- " MMXIII " CS (Self-Released) Holy hell this one came as a surprise. Lots of bands contact me referencing classics li...

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New music: Ghost Bath, The Unchaining, Aetherium Mors

Ghost Bath - "Ghost Bath" (Self-Released) Ghost Bath are a relatively mysterious black metal group from China who seem to have app...

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New music: Brennendes Gehirn & Dorian Williamson, thisquietarmy, Australasia, and The Chewers

Today we're visiting four albums for our music post instead of the usual three. The reason is that none of these are quite typical Black...

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Vlk- "Unknown Totems" CD-r (Self-Released)

Vlk is a new project from Chicago, committed to a pensive and textured brand of black metal. Their debut EP offering, " Unknown Totems...

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Fury 161- "Purify" mp3 single. Free Download.

Greetings readers. I feel it's safe to assume that most of you aren't familiar with Fury 161 , the aggressive death industrial act f...

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Anagnorisis- "Beyond All Light" CS/CD (Self-Released/Like Young Records)

Anagnorisis initially contacted me a few months ago with a simple "hello" email and a note that they had their music up for free ...

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New Music: King Carnage, Gukurahundi, Ancst

King Carnage - Ounce of Mercy, Pound of Flesh  CD ( Badgod Music ) Today I'm in a bit of a mood for some absolutely hideous death metal,...

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New tunes 5/22/13: Deathcult, Deuil, The Infernal Sea

Deathcult - The Test of Time   CS ( Caligari Records ) Deathcult is a one-man thrashy death metal band from Chicago who plays with the inten...

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Buried- "The Only Promise" (Loaded Sound Records)

Today we're taking a trip through some territory that could be considered unsettling by many, with the debut release from Loaded Sound R...

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Dunnock- "A Forest of Shattered Promise" CS (Acephale Winter Productions)

A couple months ago I received an email from a new record label named Acephale Winter Productions . I've started receiving more emails f...

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Amiensus- "Restoration" (Self-Released)

Today we're going to examine the first full-length album from Minnesotan symphonic black metal group Amiensus . "Restoration" ...

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Terzij de Horde- "A Rage of Rapture Against the Dying of the Light" CD (Self-Released)

Terzij de Horde look like such sweet, mellow guys in their portrait inside this CD. They look more likely to help stoke up a fire in the wi...

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Heavy Breath- "Muddy Life" (Self-Released/Battle Stag Records)

This may be one of the posts that deviates most from my regular regimen of lo-fidelity recordings filled with indiscernible instrumentation ...

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Curseworship- "Curseworship" (Self-released)

Today's submission comes from the dry, desolate wastes of Salt Lake City, Utah. I've always been of the opinion that any city that i...

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Ramlord- "Crippled Minds, Sundered Wisdom" LP (Hypaethral Records)

Some of you may remember Ramlord as that band I once used the word " crushing " to describe too many times. Some of you may also ...

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