I try to use the formula “album of the year” as little as I can, but sometimes it just applies. We’re still early in 2023, but we’re going to talk about Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean’s new record Obsession Des…
Last year I was fortunate enough to see Afsky, one of the leading lights in contemporary black metal, and they gave one of the standout black metal performances I saw in 2022. Their previous two LPs were both outstanding, and so I eagerly antici…
Finding the right balance between atmosphere & heaviness in metal seems like an oxymoron. Most bands don’t even bother with it. You do either one or the other or you awkwardly slap melancholic synths before Earth-shattering breakdowns …
It’s been five long years since Finland’s Grindcore darlings put out a record. Apocalypse’s predecessor, the Suffer to Abuse EP was hardly the encore fans were hoping for after the raucous 2016 full length, Abuse to Suffer. That&rs…
I’ll be honest, prior to this release I was unfamiliar with German/Finnish two-piece Order of Nosferat. How could this happen, you may ask?! You had assumed that Mochi the Black Metal Cat is the font of all underground black metal knowledge, a…
One man bands always fascinate me. The absolute raw talent one must possess to not only write every part for their songs but then also record all those parts is truly captivating to me. They are an artist in every sense, using their tools of the tra…
Nothing starts a fight between metalheads quicker than a conversation about metalcore. It’s in the genre’s nature to be divisive. Not only it is an “impure” blend of metal and hardcore punk, but it’s getting m…
"An impressive blend of styles, a great execution musically and a dive into a deep pool of gloomy disgust!" - Whispers From The Void Podcast
"A great debut album with talented musicians! Pure modern death metal in your face!" - Whispers From The Void Podcast
"To djent or not to djent? That is the genre (or not). A great mix of styles and musically beautiful!" - 2 Vitesses of the Whispers From The Void Podcast
“What should I label this under?” I asked Nomad’s publicist, a gregarious workaholic named Jon Asher, while listening to the opener Burning Alive. “Is this tech thrash? Tech groove?” “It’s prog…
A darkness descended on Dallas when the Under Our Black Cult Tour rolled into town. Once I saw this tour announced, I knew that I had to attend this night of unholy worship. The bill is stacked from top to bottom featuring some of the hottest new ac…
I am sure you have heard me say this time and time again but I am a massive melodic death metal fan. When I first began dipping my toe into the more extreme end of metal, melodic death metal was the first genre to really grab my attention. Bands lik…
I am not what you could call a metal purist. While I can appreciate instrument mastery and a true command of the form, more often than not I seek pleasure on the weird and innovative side of the devil’s music. The more deviant, the better. Des…
"It’s the best deathcore album of the recent years, better than : [insert popular deathcore band]!" - 2 Vitesses of the Whispers From The Void Podcast
…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…