…And Oceans is a name that elicits a precise idea in the minds of extreme metal enthusiasts. Primarily known as the oddballs of the turn-of-the-century black metal scene, they pursued a brand of musical entropy that climaxed with them changin…

In the spirit of giving due to the holiday season, I have another review for the metal masses! I present to you the latest offering from Italian post-deathcore band Despite Exile titled “Wound”. This is Despite Exile’s third full-l…

Metal Architect here with a review for the new Casket Robbery album named Rituals of Death. I first found out about this band via Vox&Hops when Matt asked me to add their single “From Hell” to kick off the very first Brewtal Awakenin…

"Calm but epic, Lightwork is excellent and got a great use of symphonies and orchestration, with an incredible production!" - 2 Vitesses of the Whispers From The Void Podcast

Alright, it has been a hot minute since I have done one of these show reviews so I figured I would knock one out for a tour that is currently kicking ass across North America right now. That’s right, we are talking about the Netherheaven tour …

Gaerea has become a force to be reckoned with in the past few years in the black metal scene. Their debut full-length Unsettling Whispers took the underground scene by storm and saw the band immediately make a leap from Transcending Obscurity Record…

Another debut EP release review coming at you today from Gnash, a four-piece sludge band hailing from Columbus, Ohio. This is a new project from my good friend Josh Richter of Bather. He was gracious enough to send me this new project to review and …

Although Abest’s music could be called post-metal, the band incorporate a lot more speed and ferocity into their music that that label might suggest, especially on this album. Abest blend post-metal, hardcore, grindcore and death metal into a …

After a bit of a lull, the Metal Architect is back to sling some reviews in September. Life has been hectic but good for me the past month so it is nice to get back and recommend you guys some killer new tunes. Up today is a new band called Silurian…

"Short but sweet! Great death metal EP influenced by the Swedish death metal scene!" - Whispers From The Void Podcast