Warning – Rituals of Shame Review
Few luminaries in metal can suckerpunch you right in the feels quite like Patrick Walker of 40 Watt…
Fires in the Distance – Circadian Promise Review
Not many bands can craft as characteristic an aura as Fires in the Distance. Their dreamy melodicism yet…
Stuck in the Filter: March 2026’s Angry Misses
Rain has started to leak into the ducts as Spring gets wetter and wetter. While I’m away, vacationing…
Elder – Through Zero Review
Elder sits at the top of their field, a rare heavy band with a genuinely singular sound that…
Galvanist – The Silence Between Stars Review
I was initially surprised that Galvanist hailed from Bozeman, Montana, but I really have no right to feel…
Escaping Aghartha – Lurkers of Languid Waters Review
Every artist needs their muse. For Avery Dart, that would be the eel, the main subject of Lurkers…
Arroganz – Death Doom Punks Review
Once, punk ruled my heart as jealously as metal. I loved the heart-in-hand abandon and DIY ethos of…
Stuck in the Filter: February 2026’s Angry Misses
Seems like the Filtration system is overburdened once again. Normally, my minions have to scavenge much longer to…
A Dream of Poe – Katabasis: A Marriage Among Ashes Review
Miguel Santos loves Edgar Allan Poe. He turned that love into a (sort of) one-man metal project called…
Avertat – Dead End Life Review
German death-doom outfit Décembre Noir has received a fair amount of praise here over the years, with four…
EP/Split/Single Roundup of 2025, Part 2
It’s me again! This will ideally be posted on a much tighter schedule following Part 1, which is…
Mother Crone – Embrace the Death Review
Lately, I’ve been listening to quite a bit of depressing music. Between Meadowlands, Qroba, and Exequiae, the themes…