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Rain has started to leak into the ducts as Spring gets wetter and wetter. While I’m away, vacationing…

Written By: Aleken’s Gunstrosity Every year has one magical moment that I look forward to with great anticipation:…

Seems like the Filtration system is overburdened once again. Normally, my minions have to scavenge much longer to…

The harsh environs of Australia are the perfect breeding grounds for brutal music. Xenobiotic based their latest on…

In 2019, I accidentally stumbled upon St. Petersburg’s wacko dark cabaret metal freaks Tardigrade Inferno’s debut Mastermind, depicting…

In the midst of a recent metal deep-dive, Romania’s Scythe skulked out from a Bandcamp back alley and…

For progressive death metal acts, the shadow of the masters, Opeth, looms large. Yet some recent progressive death…

As a non-musician, writing music and playing an instrument is always impressive to me, but I am in…

To be perfectly honest, I no longer recall when or how exactly I encountered Germany’s Dagdrøm for the…

It’s amazing how quickly November, and my month of doom, has flown by. It seems the constant exposure…

2025 has been a banner year for the long form in my book. With such high-ranking triumphs from…

On their debut, Rex Mortem, the king was dead, but on Burned in Effigy’s sophomore effort, Tyrannus Aeternum,…

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