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Noctis – Out of the Shadow of Legend (1998)
With the end of the LLN movement, French black metal saw a shift towards more refined playing and a celebration of French culture from the middle-ages that was entrenched in…
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Mindly Rotten – The Most Exquisite Agonies (2005)
Mindly Rotten are a Colombian brutal death metal and while this has certain connotations, musically this bears non of the trademarks of latin brutal death metal and instead opts for…
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The art of Purposeful Dissonance: Sentenced – My Sky Is Darker Than Thine
Sentenced's classic album North From Here opens with its most aggressive song "My Sky Is Darker Than Thine" that features a breakdown as an important compositional tool. While brutality and…
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Forgotten Minor Classics: Mercyless – Abject Offerings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R-ldAidfmU&ab_channel=HessianFirm After a long hiatus, Nick returns with a short video detailing why Mercyless - Abject Offerings deserves to be considered as an important release for the death metal genre.
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Sorhin – Apokalypsens ängel (2000)
While Swedish black metal has always been notorious for having a small number of unique bands followed by an endless stream of third rate imitators, some of the better bands…
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Fallen Christ – Abduction Ritual (1994)
While NYDM has given us a sizeable portion of the best death metal, it has also given us a plethora of mediocre copycats and an even greater number of terrible…
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Undercroft – Twisted Souls (1995)
Hailing from Chile before eventually relocating twice in Europe, Undercroft have had a surprisingly long career without much fanfare over the years. While their style hasn't changed too much over…
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Zetar – Devouring Darkness (2021)
Zetar is the brainchild of Texan musician R.G and their first album Devouring Darkness sees T.P and David Lamas complete the lineup on vocals and drums respectively. The band waste…
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Riff Analysis: Malevolent Creation – Eve of the Apocalypse
The haunting synth intro is a staple of Extreme metal, a short track consisting of some background ambience and a few simple melodies that sets the tone for what's to…
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Xandelyer – Upheaval Of Medieval Darkness (2021)
Xandelyer is a one man German Black metal with only a short thirteen minute demo comprising of two introductions and two songs. Though at first sight one would expect a…