They have recently signed with Unspeakable Axe Records and have begun working on a new album. Also included is a cover of Black Sabbath’s “After Forever,” which sees them slow down a few notches. Flashy guitar solos (“Postwar Civilization”) and the retro thrash riffing nicely balance some occasional death metal bludgeoning (“Incessant Existence”).
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At the “Name Your Price” download for both EPs, there’s no reason not to give these guys a look.īlending some death metal into their version of retro-inspired thrash metal, Hemotoxin usually run at full speed ahead through their newest release, Alchemist (feel free to check out the equally worthy Between Forever…and the End). Lengthy closer “Tusk” sees Fever Sea at their most progressive and the most breathing room to set up an epic finale.
With such broad strokes, there’s always the chance that things become a jumbled mess but Fever Sea shifts from mellow acoustics to furious intensity with little effort. Similar to Black Crown Initiate in the ability to completely blur genre lines, Fever Sea’s second EP (also check out The Deluge as long as you’re at it) takes influences from post-black metal to hardcore to progressive to doom in its presentation. Style – Progressive/post black metal with some hardcore influencesįor Fans Of – Opeth, Black Crown Initiate Much like the previously featured Cara Neir, Black Monolith have a good thing going in their sound, mixing some interesting genres together to create something uniquely their own. Other moments like “Adhere” move further towards black metal, giving the album an eclectic but fitting mix.
“Victims & Hangmen” and “Dead Hand” really push the punk envelope while covered in ugliness while “Eris” captures some emotive post-rock within the gritty framework of the band. Talk about eclectic!Ī one-man project of a former kinda-sorta Deafheaven member does it’s best to blur lines between punk, crust, black metal, and post-rock in the filthiest way possible. If you check out the bonus tracks as well you’ll find a broad stroke of 3 tracks from Rihanna to Strapping Young Lad to GG Allin. Menacing roars, melodic clean vocals (see “Against the Legions”) and rage-filled lyrics are the norm, but “Faith” and “20 Days” show a more melodic and atmospheric sensibility that keeps Ratocracy from being too relentless and a one-trick pony. Arsafes burns through the better part of Ratocracy with that same destructive penchant and wall of sound SYL was known for and runs with it. Style – Industrial metal with plenty of grooveįor Fans Of – Strapping Young Lad, Meshuggahįrom the moment that “E.T.F.M” opens, you’ll undoubtedly be struck with a feeling of SYL. Acolytes have the brutal yet melodic thing down pat, with a tinge more originality (sure to come with a full-length), they should be a force to be reckoned with. They also pen a cover of At the Gate’s “Blinded by Fear” (every melodic death metal band’s favorite cover track) that benefits from some nice blasting and more brutal vocals. The four original tracks set a blistering pace, complete with some nice leads and melodies while retaining plenty of bite. While it’s clear that Acolytes owe much in sound to that of The Black Dahlia Murder, it doesn’t make it any less compelling. This month features Acolytes, Arsafes, Black Monolith, Fever Sea, Hemotoxin, Human Collapse, Kever, Obsidian Tongue, The Seer, and Trials.įor Fans Of – The Black Dahlia Murder, At the Gates So before the rush of summer releases start heading your way, take a few minutes and peruse some albums that may have missed your radar. A number of the releases this month are quite recent as well as most falling into the “name your price” arena.
It’s that time again! With more and more albums falling behind for coverage and many more set for the future, this column has officially jumped from eight to ten releases per month.
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