Tlazcaltiliztli, the first album from Californinan death-doom band Tzompantli is probably the heaviest album that I’m going to hear all year, and certainly one of the best. Drawing inspiration from indigenous Mesoamerican culture, the band and album…
Another day, another hot review for an even hotter band. Today we will be talking about a killer Danish death metal band that goes by Baest. These guys have been cranking out some seriously delicious death metal since 2016 but it was their sinister …
"Phototroph continues what the last two albums did. Moon Tooth are exploring all territories in their music." - Whispers From The Void Podcast
A few days ago, I saw a post in a Facebook group asking if anyone did music reviews. Upon answering, the guitarist Jake for the band Every Enemy Alive hit me up and asked if I would do one for their new EP that had dropped the previous week. After s…
It has been a few months since I was able to get out to a show but last week I was fortunate to get out to two shows in one week. The one I am going to highlight in this review is the excellent tour package put together by Arizona’s Gatecreeper. Thi…
‘’It’s full of metal influences, from death metal to metalcore. The Forest Of Torment got a lot of pizzazz!’’ - Whispers From The Void Podcast
On The Deathbed Sessions, Sepulchral Curse deliver a follow-up EP to their excellent 2020 full-length album, Only Ashes Remain. The band features two members of Finnish death-doomers Solothus and three members of blackened doom band Yawning Void. Co…
Stalking the woods, master of your domain, striding along paths worn in the undergrowth by your ancestors, hunting the mighty beasts of the primordial forests. These are all things that I would be doing if the bald idiot human called Jimbo would let…
Back in October 2020, which seems like 5 years ago, an absolute mammoth record dropped that grabbed the attention of death metal fans young and old. That album was Lesions of a Different Kind from a young up and coming band called Undeath. These guy…
The new album from Chilean death metal band Suppression is a fantastic slab of old-school death metal. As a genre, OSDM seems a little over-saturated at the moment, and it’s hard for bands to stand out, but Suppression show that they can stand shoul…
This is probably the easiest review I’ve written for Vox&Hops because this album is an instant classic. All that’s old is new again, and Austrian metallions Venator have just dropped a brilliant album straight out of the mid-80s. One of my favourite…
‘’Atma Conflux is a real prog album for real prog fans. From Opeth to Between The Buried And Me with a touch of Fates Warning, this album brings you on a journey of discovery.’’ - Whispers From The Void
Way back in college when I was getting into metal with bands like Job for a Cowboy, Children of Bodom and Gojira, I remember stumbling across a split album from two German bands. Those two bands were Heaven Shall Burn and Caliban. While I went on to…
"It’s really inspired by the second black metal wave of the 90’s with some vibes of modernity. This album was made in a Norwegian cave deep in the forest." - Whispers From The Void Podcast
"The Wrath It Takes is hardcore at the roots but is also going in other directions that are outside the core. It’s a good moment of listening.’’ - Whispers From The Void Podcast Note: "The Wrath It Takes" drops April 25th.
Since I wasn't overly familiar with Sum of R, I gave myself a bit of homework by diving into their earlier work before giving Lahbryce some serious attention. While any album could and should stand on its own, if I'm not acquainted with an artist, I…
Over the past year or so, I have been discovering bands that sound like they have time travelled straight out of the 80s and 90s and I am all for it. Band’s like Midnight, Unto Others and Evil Invaders all put a fresh spin on a vintage sound that ta…
No band has influenced me more than Dark Tranquillity did when I was getting into heavier music. They are a band I can never get tired of and certain tracks still give me goosebumps. So when I saw they were coming to Dallas on their first North Amer…
When it was announced that Hath was set to release their sophomore album this year, I was ripe with anticipation. Their debut full-length Of Rot and Ruin was my 2019 album of the year and was also the album that has lead me to being able to do these…
As an Australian living overseas, it’s hard keeping up with the scene back home. Somehow I came across Descent last year, prior to the release of their new album ‘Order of Chaos’, though I can’t remember who put me onto them (it may well have been t…
‘’This album is very theatrical with some rays of light that passes through. It’s a death doom album that does not fear to experiment with groove.’’ - Whispers From The Void Podcast
It seems like every year a release comes out of nowhere and absolutely blows my mind. So far this year it is from a band in France by the name of Corrupter. Very little is known about this band other than that the two gentlemen have a grind band by …
When I was cutting my teeth on more extreme music, deathcore was one of the first genres that I really gravitated to. Bands like Job for a Cowboy, All Shall Perish and Rose Funeral were on constant rotation. They really helped set up the f…
After a two month break from shows, the Metal Architect is back with another show review and this time he went to a show full of hate, angst and rage the day after Valentine’s Day. I am talking about Cattle Decapitation’s Death…At Last tour. They ar…