Reviews

The long-running Australian avant-garde group’s latest full-length demonstrates mastery of their own particular strain of metal: a progressive, destructive, and inimitable force.

The Argentinian black metal band follows up their 2020 EP with a full-length that expands on the band’s atmospheric, tumultuous black metal. Read our full review.

Taking what worked and making it better, the Minnesota black/death group follows up with a strong sophomore offering that reinforces their biting vision. Read our review.

The primal, no-frills death metal of California’s Dipygus has only increased in vileness, with their new album “Bushmeat” proving to be the most gut-wrenching and well-constructed yet. Read our review and check out an interview with the band.

Time brings nothing but death, but, in Spire’s case, time brings change. Read a review of the New Zealand act’s sophomore album “Temple of Khronos.”

The Dallas experimental group goes 8-bit on their latest album, blending chiptune, black metal, and more into an exhilarating and surprisingly deep concept album.

With reissues for both records coming soon, we reflect on the Swedish band’s last two full-lengths, both of which were standouts in their late-2000s time and continue to excel today.

Tribulation’s fifth full-length marks their last with guitarist Jonathan Hulten and a further refinement of their now-established sound, solidly rounding out this chapter in their career. Read our full review.

Langdon Hickman dives deep into the progressive metal landscape that Haken developed from and sent shockwaves through, focusing on two of their standout albums which have recently been re-issued (and that we’ve got exclusive, limited edition vinyl variants of in our shop).

In this new column, the inimitable Necrosexual discusses pairings of classic video games and classic albums from his past — for starters, the timeless Morbid Angel album “Gateways to Annihilation” and the PS2 classic combat-driver Twisted Metal 2.