Reviews, Interviews, and Podcasts celebrating the best Extreme Metal music

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 32 – Five Desert Island Albums

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 32 – Five Desert Island Albums

    For our thiry-second episode, Christian brought the challenge to pick five albums that every metalhead should own, but during our discussion we agreed that there would be a consensus of mostly classics, so we pivoted and decided to pick our personal five “Desert Island” albums. Of course, we also discuss each of our top three…

  • IN THE WOODS…  “Otra” Review

    IN THE WOODS…  “Otra” Review

    In the Woods… are one of those band that any self-respecting metal head has heard of but probably hasn’t heard.  The main reason for this is because it’s difficult to place the band in respect of who they are and what they do.  Progressive black metal is a whole sub-genre now, but back in 1993…

  • Wurmian – “Immemorial Shrine” Review

    Wurmian – “Immemorial Shrine” Review

    We here at the Harsh Vocals website and corresponding podcast are HUGE fans of Antoine Scholtes and his work with his Black Metal project, Inherits the Void. When we were contacted about providing a review for this new Melodic Death Metal project, Wurmian, we were more than happy to do so. We received the promo…

  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 31 – Heroes From Hell

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 31 – Heroes From Hell

    Last week was Hell’s Heroes Metal Festival in Houston, and Christian traveled down to visit for it! For our thirty-first episode, we discuss our Hell’s Heroes experience at length, as well as our favorite albums from the past three weeks! To make up for the late episode release, we’re covering our top four albums each…

  • ARCH ENEMY – BLOOD DYNASTY

    ARCH ENEMY – BLOOD DYNASTY

    Review by Simon Hernandez “The tolling of the bellMan-made destinyOn a joyride to hellOur legacy, a blood dynasty” Quickly, if you read my write up on Lacuna Coil’s album. I mentioned a break from the band. Did I know it had been 20 years since I last listened to Arch Enemy? No. After listening to…

  • The Great Old Ones – “Kadath” Review

    The Great Old Ones – “Kadath” Review

    The Great Old Ones, the French Lovecraftian atmospheric black metal ensemble have returned with their latest opus, ‘Kadath’. Released on January 24, 2025, six years after their last record ‘Cosmicism’ (wait; 2019 was SIX YEARS AGO?!), this album is a monumental journey through ethereal horror, blending blistering black metal with lush soundscapes. Drawing inspiration from H.P….