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

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  • Harsh Vocals – Episode 35 – Fake Metal

    Harsh Vocals – Episode 35 – Fake Metal

    For our thirty-fifth episode, We decided to play a new game, where Christian has created a list of real and fake bands, along with songs and backstories. Justin has to guess which are real and which are fake. There’s a lot of surprises, and definitely some clever titles from both the real and fake options!…

  • 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…

  • Cercle du Chêne – “Récits d’Automne et de Chasse” Review

    Cercle du Chêne – “Récits d’Automne et de Chasse” Review

    I am fully convinced that Antiq is unable to release anything less than magnificent, and Cercle du Chêne is no exception to this rule. If Google translate can be trusted, the band’s name means “Oak Circle,” and Récits d’Automne et de Chasse is their debut album, which translates to “Tales of Autumn and Hunting.” The…

  • Vacuous – “In His Blood”

    Vacuous – “In His Blood”

    Vacuous. By definition means to have no emotion. Mindless. Empty. Or to lack content. They do it all on the stage – though there was that ONE photo of the band smiling together after a show. VERY suspect haha! The imagery that the band has paired with their tunes are nothing short of some good…

  • Saor – “Amidst the Ruins” Review

    Saor – “Amidst the Ruins” Review

    Five tracks. That is all you need to fall in love with the beauty of Saor. The Scottish project’s sixth album, Amidst the Ruins, will have you hooked from the very first melody and will take you through an entire spiritual journey in a little less than an hour, and it will be worth every…

  • Barshasketh – Antinomian Asceticism Review

    Barshasketh – Antinomian Asceticism Review

    Antinomian Asceticism is Barshasketh’s 5th album, released almost 6 years after their previous album, the self-titled Barshasketh. Originating from New Zealand, these guys are now based in Scotland and have been working hard at perfecting their black metal craft. This record is pure black metal at its finest, in their own words “intentionally free from…