Top Albums of 2016, by Andrew RothmundTop Albums of 2016, by Andrew RothmundTen top albums from ten very specific sub-sub-genresAndrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Aureole – “II: Flight Over Aurora Borealis” (Song Premiere)Aureole – “II: Flight Over Aurora Borealis” (Song Premiere)A more-than-worthy follow-up to their split with Mare CognitumAndrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Gnaw Their Tongues – “Silent Burned Atrocities”Gnaw Their Tongues – “Silent Burned Atrocities”Anti-music at its finestAndrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Ash Borer – “Lacerated Spirit” (Premiere)Ash Borer – “Lacerated Spirit” (Premiere)The next step in American bleaknessAndrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Unreqvited – “The Autumn Fire” (Premiere)Unreqvited – “The Autumn Fire” (Premiere)Augmenting the depressing with the upliftingInvisible Oranges StaffInvisible Oranges Staff
Mithras – ‘On Strange Loops’ (Full Album Stream)Mithras – ‘On Strange Loops’ (Full Album Stream)Death metal that evokes a multiverseAndrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Botanist – “Dracula Vampira” (Track Premiere)Botanist – “Dracula Vampira” (Track Premiere)From their upcoming split with OskoreienAndrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Martrod – ‘Transmutation of Wounds’Martrod – ‘Transmutation of Wounds’Excellent black metal feat. members of Misþyrming, Aosoth, and Wormlust (pronounced Martroeth)Andrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Memories of Migration Fest 2016Memories of Migration Fest 2016An abstract reflection on Panopticon, Krallice and moreAndrew RothmundAndrew Rothmund
Mesarthim – “.- -... ... . -. -.-. .”Mesarthim – “.- -... ... . -. -.-. .”Gorgeous Australian black metallers release their third distress call this year. Invisible Oranges StaffInvisible Oranges Staff