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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…
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Psionic Madness – Mortality Salience (2021)
Psionic Madness is an underground supergroup featuring prolific musicians Jared Moran, Nicholas Turner and Justin Vølus. All three have collaborated with each other on multiple projects yet Mortality Salience is…
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Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult – Saldorian Spell (2009)
German Black metal stalwarts Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult have built a consistent catalog that is mainly comprised of six full lengths. The core trio has shared the same vision for over…
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Ad Nauseam – Imperative Imperceptible Impulse (2021)
Gorguts set out to discard the most abused aesthetic tools in Death metal on their seminal record Obscura, instead of opening up divergent pathways for exploration, the band had established…
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The Evolution of Chuck Schuldiner’s Vocals
Most metal vocalists ten to experiment with various methods until sticking to a select set that will define their careers. Occasionally some vocalists will abandon harsh vocals in an attempt…
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Robert Yench of Morpheus descends on the Hessian Scrum
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csyYBXJ8q2k&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by Robert Yench of legendary NYDM act Morpheus Descends as well as bands like Autopsy inspired Mausoleum, USBM band Typhus and a brief stint in Incantation.
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Drawn And Quartered – Congregation Pestilence
When Immolation took the dissonance of Morbid Angel and created their own unique style out of it, they carved their niche in a very limited subgenre that didn't seem as…
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Hessian Scrum Special: Revenant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7ZGKWXTvnQ&t=2289s&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick is joined by Death metal legend Henry Veggian of Revenant to discuss the band's compositions, lyrics, sense of aesthetics and more.