blackened death metal

I'm unsure about the validity of deconstructing GTRD, Thornesbreed's second album - indeed, their first full length in 12 years, as I understand it - suffice to say that i

Simply by virtue of the limited audience and reach available to them, most Australian metal bands can be considered to be underground bands.

If we were to get metaphorical for a moment and compare metal record labels to restaurants, then Hells Headbangers would definitely be the little fish and chip shop down the road.

The blackened death stylings of Kyzer Soze are, to put it bluntly, fucking sweet.

Hailing from St Louis, Tyranny Enthroned mix it up with a combination of black and death metal - though Our Great Undoing seems to veer more towards death than black metal

Cor! India's Demonic Resurrection appear to meld a variety of styles on here.

Australia's Norse come at you with their EP Pest like a shower of metal objects; Encoded Weakness kicks off proceedings with all the sharpness of a shower of kitc

I'd heard good things about Lvcifyre but hadn't heard a lick of their music up till now, which is always an interesting experience for a reviewer.

I first became aware of Gehenna via their 1994 album, First Spell. I dug it, it was sorta creaky but nevertheless endearing black metal.

This debut EP from a collective of members associated with Jungle Rot, Decrepit Birth, Micawber and Decrescent is quite the delig