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Seven Kingdoms - The Fire Is Mine
Written by Natalie Zina Walschots. Originally published here by Exclaim. At the beginning of their career, Seven Kingdoms were much more of a pure power metal outfit ― their first record, Brothers of...
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Lotus Thief - Rervm
Written by Justin C. Botanist's third full length, Doom in Bloom, included a second disc called Allies, featuring collaborations with other musicians. Those songs stood in stark contrast with Otrebor's...
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Gravecode Nebula - Sempiternal Void
Written by Steven Leslie. As a diehard devotee to extreme music for close to 20 years, it is increasingly rare for me to find a record that truly scares me. Gravecode Nebula’s Sempiternal Void,...
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House of Burners compilation
Written by Matt Hinch. The fellas at Pre-Rock Records sure put together one cracker of a compilation in House of Burners, the label's first release. Painstakingly curated by the label (made up of...
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IRN - Sewer Disease
Written by Ulla Roschat. The sewer disease is nasty and highly contagious. The very first contact with this aural malodorous pestilence that oozes from your speakers like the essence of every kind of...
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Entombed - Left Hand Path
Metal Bandcamp is taking a week off, the next post will be on New Years Eve. Until then here's another Autothrall Classic, featuring his review of a truly seminal death metal album. I hope you all get...
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2014.
I don't get the people that proclaims a certain year was "a bad one for metal". On what objective scale do you measure that? Sturgeon's law - "ninety percent of everything is crap" - certainly applies...
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The Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda albums of 2014
Written by Kevin Page. I always complete my Best Of list by the beginning of December. But that means there are sometimes a few releases that come out late in the month I can't get to. It also means...
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Top 10 Bandcamp Metal Releases of 2014
Written by Kevin Page. We all love year end lists, right? Well, here's 10 pieces of music you should own in your Bandcamp collection. Let us know your favorites in the comments section. 10. Vanhelgd -...
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Attic - Seasons
Written by Justin C. I had a moment of doubt when first listening to Attic's Seasons. The band kindly provided lyrics, so I read along while I listened. I was brought up short when I got to "Spring."...
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Metal Bands-you-might-have-missed-camp 2014
Written by Calen Henry. Here is a list of a few albums I really liked from 2014 that I either didn't see at all on year end lists, or that I thought were underrepresented on them. Some of them are...
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Desolate Shrine - The Heart of the Netherworld
Written by Kevin Page. Cover art by L.L. from Desolate Shrine.I've noticed a trend with these Finn's. 1st album - 46 minutes, 2nd album - 55 minutes and now their 3rd album, The Heart of the...
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The Year of Hellenic Darkness
Written by Andy Osborn. Over the course of the past two years, the Greek black metal scene has easily become my favorite in the world. Those who have studied their history know that the Hellenics were...
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Matt Hinch's Top 5 (or 10) Canadian Releases of 2014
Written by Matt Hinch. When I was first tasked with selecting my favourite Canadian releases of 2014 I thought it was a weak year. But as I dug through my Oh Canada! 2014 playlist it didn't seem that...
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Snakefeast - The Pythoness
Written by Ulla Roschat. Artwork by Michael SturrockThe unusual line up of instruments for this album alone arouses my curiosity… vocals, bass, drums, cello, sax… and unusual is the listening...
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Atanamar’s Favorite Bandcamp Finds of 2014
Written by Atanamar Sunyata. Metal archaeology is the work of a lifetime; there are pages missing from every grail seeker’s diary. As more and more music appears on Bandcamp, we are offered a unique...
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American - Coping with Loss
Written by Steven Leslie. Artwork by Kevin Gan YuenAmerican is a little known, relatively new duo out of Virginia that plays a blend of black metal, sludge and noise. Having not heard any of their...
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Boddicker - Crime Upheaval
Written by Matt Hinch. Cover art by Joshua Brettel.While everyone (including myself) was talking up the latest Trap Them release, Detroit's Boddicker were being criminally ignored. And it's hard to...
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Doomsday - Doomsday
Written by Natalie Zina Walschots. Originally published here by Exclaim. Cover art by XNAPressing play on Doomsday feels a lot like opening the doors to a blast furnace: a sudden, overwhelming wall of...
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Darkspace - Dark Space III I & Mare Cognitum - Phobos Monolith
Written by Kaptain Carbon // Space Pilot from the Year 5000. This is how the universe collapses. Darkspace's legacy is rooted in their interesting exploration of ambient black metal, as well as one of...
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