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


  • Neon Nightmare – Faded Dream
    As you can probably tell from the album cover, Neon Nightmare is heavily inspired by the legendary Type O Negative, and this is not only evident from their cover art. Faded Dream is the band’s…
  • Negative Bliss – Everything Hurts and I’m Dying Review
    Everything Hurts and I’m Dying – what a relatable album title. I turned 42 years old this year, and boy does everything hurt… and I feel like I’m dying a lot of the time. Maybe…
  • Ensiferum – Winter Storm
    Its time to ride!
  • BLOOD INCANTATION – ABSOLUTE ELSEWHERE
    Unlike anything you’ve ever hear, yet, it’s like a big hug from all your old friends
  • Gaerea – Coma Review
    2019 was a horrific year for many people. Myself included. I relied heavily on music to make it through that year, and no album was more important to my mental health, than the immeasurably cathartic…
  • Concert Review – Fragmenting North America Tour
    Featuring: Skeletal Remains/Bewitcher/Phobophilic/Torture Rack/Wülfskol This past Thursday, I had the opportunity to see this outstanding show at Scout Bar in Houston, Texas. The bands on the tour are a pretty varied mix of styles so…
  • Unto Others – Never, Neverland
    From the moment I discovered Unto Others, I knew this band would be legendary. Previously known as Idle Hands from 2017 to 2020, Unto Others have branded their new name into many fans’ hearts and…
  • Hell Is Other People – Moirae Review
    “How many times do you think about the Roman Empire?”Not as much as I think. But here, going the other way. Greek! “Moirae”, the NOW RELEASED album from “Hell Is Other People”. Packing a lot…
  • Vosforis – Cosmic Cenotaph
    As a lover of both black metal and outer space, I was super excited to check out Vosforis. Labeled as “industrial black metal” in the metalhead’s bible, Cosmic Cenotaph is Vosforis’ debut album, released on…
  • Satan – Songs in Crimson Review
    Formed in 1981, Satan were, for a brief period, the hardest and fastest of the NWOBHM bands releasing, in 1983, the magnificent Court in the Act.  The promise the band showed back then was off the…
  • Kanonenfieber – Die Urkastrophe Review
    Whew! I can say that Die Urkastrophe is Kanonenfieber’s best work yet. This album will definitely be in my top albums of 2024. With that said, let’s get into it!  If you aren’t familiar with…
  • Winterfylleth: The Imperious Horizon Review
    Winterfylleth are an English Atmospheric Black Metal band.  They have in the past called their music English Heritage Black Metal and certainly use England’s rich history as inspiration for their music, as well as England’s…
  • Within the Ruins – Phenomena II
    It goes do-do-doooo-doo-doot
  • Top 3 War Metal releases so far in 2024
    ÖÜGH zone ahead
  • Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals
    Back in the early 2000s I was just getting started writing reviews for the website Metalcrypt.com. I was one of those metalheads that initially felt kind of lost in the 1990s when Heavy Metal was…
  • Inherits the Void – Scars of Yesteryears
    If you are a reader of this site you know that I normally prefer to highlight forgotten albums from the past that didn’t get the attention they deserved or that were unfairly panned (in my…
  • Stormkeep – Tales of Othertime
    I was inspired to write this review after seeing the mighty Wayfarer (Stormkeep’s main band) in Lincoln, Nebraska on the final night of their US tour with Sonja. I was completely enamored with this album…
  • 7 EPs to listen to
    Was very hard to only pick 7…
  • In Vain – Solemn Review
    2024 continues to be the year that just gives and gives, at least relating to music. In Vain’s most recent opus, Solemn is the latest (and possibly greatest) incredible gift we’ve been given this year….
  • ADON – Adon Review
    I normally don’t do “new” album reviews as I like to focus on music that people may have overlooked or has gotten panned a bit unfairly. I made an exception with ADON and their self…
  • Eternal Storm – A Giant Bound to Fall Review
    Do I love long-form songs? Yes. Do I love Post-black melodies with minimal (but solid) clean singing and death metal growls? Obviously. That’s my bread and butter when it comes to music, and few are…
  • Nevermore – Dead Heart in a Dead World
    This review was suggested by a friend (Kim Gordon, this ones for you) and it instantly made me wonder why I had not thought about doing this before. I absolutely adore this band and especially…
  • Saidan – Onryo II : Her Spirit Eternal
    This album came out of nowhere for me and it has been a favorite ever since. Could even be why the podcast and this very website exist. Justin and I became friends over our mutual…
  • Mycorrhizae – The Great Filtration
    “I interlace, nourish all I’m playing in the sun”
  • Knoll – As Spoken Review
    2024 is shaping up to be the year of incredible chaotic albums. What exactly do I mean by that? – I mean albums that are full of unexpected melody changes, violent mood changes, and horns…
  • Void Ceremony – Threads of Unknowing
    “The despair in which a being experiences life is only through temporal passage.”
  • Gudsforladt – Friendship, Love and War
    “I’ll die smiling. On the ship to Valinor.”
  • Kreator – Endorama
    “Endorama” by Kreator, released in 1999, is a massive change from the band’s Thrash Metal roots, showcasing a more experimental and atmospheric approach. The album is a bold exploration of a different musical direction, incorporating…
  • Anthrax – The Sound of White Noise
    When I was thinking about what reviews I would do for Harsh Vocals, I thought I would focus on albums that may have not have gotten the attention they deserved and that new(ish) metal heads…
  • Yoth Iria – As The Flame Withers
    This album was my number one album of 2021 and it was on a lot of end of year lists that year, but I still can’t help but feel Heavy Metal fans overall overlooked it….
  • Upon Stone – Dead Mother Moon Review
    First of all, this album absolutely RIPS – a somewhat cheesy statement for sure, but listen and you’ll see that it’s TRUE. Dead Mother Moon is a very succinct Melodic Death album, featuring 9 awesome…
  • Necropohobic – Hrimthursum
    The review section of this blog is going to be a bit different from most websites (at least the ones I write at least). I want to focus more on albums that the wider Heavy…