Review - Hessian Firm

Empire Auriga – Auriga Dying (2008)

Despite the vague and throwaway "metal" descriptive usually attached to it, what Empire Auriga present on their mysterious debut album is firmly set within the purposes and methods of ambient…

By Raphael Alecto July 26, 2021Review

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Some excursions into Atmospheric Black Metal

It is easy to understand the maligned reputation of the "atmospheric" epithet in black metal (or metal and music at large), first given the low bar of quality established by…

By Raphael Alecto July 2, 2021Review

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Unholy – From the Shadows (1993)

Finland’s Unholy gained a reputation in underground metal for their unique take on the funeral doom genre, itself a very specific niche that might come off as inherently limited but…

By Raphael Alecto June 20, 2021Review

Drawn And Quartered – <em>Congregation Pestilence<em/>

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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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Posted by By Nicholas Mkhl May 17, 2021Posted inReview

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Septicflesh and Horrified: Two Underappreciated EPs

The extreme metal scene that flourished in the late '80s/early '90s in Greece attained distinction and a particular reputation in the underground for most bands' heightened incorporation of melody and…

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Posted by By Raphael Alecto May 3, 2021Posted inAnalysis, Review

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Dödfödd – Demo 10 (2012)

Here we have one of those underappreciated releases that no one gives a damn about. It’s an album-length demo from 2012, although it’s almost unfair to call this a demo…

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Posted by By Guest Writer April 4, 2021Posted inReview

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Skin Chamber – Wound (1991)

Skin Chamber was a short-lived side-project by members of Controlled Bleeding that managed to release two albums in as many years. Their debut’s appropriate title – perhaps a reference to…

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Posted by By Raphael Alecto March 30, 2021Posted inReview

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Hessian Hoard #1: Thy Third Wave Ov Black Metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jBHTivMgpk&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick reviews the new book by Metal Guitar Scales and its purpose for the metal guitar player as well as the kind of content to expect from such a…

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Posted by By Nicholas Mkhl March 12, 2021Posted inAnalysis, Review

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Amorphis – Privilege of Evil

In recent decades Death Metal experienced a huge shift in style as Bands went from writing intricate arrangements with unique melodies towards a style that favours dexterity and ability to…

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Posted by By Sven Erick March 8, 2021Posted inAnalysis, Review

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Abyssvm – Poizon of god MMIX (2021)

Originally revealed to the public in 2008, a remastered edition of Poizon of god has been released in 2021 by Abyssvm under the auspices of The Black Flame (Northwind). The new…

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Posted by By DARG March 1, 2021Posted inAnalysis, Review

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