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Endurus – 2 Step Verification: With a name that’s nothing but innocuous, you wouldn’t expect this track to be heavier than a whale and hit you with all that savagery most Grindcore albums lack. It has good songwriting for a style that usually runs low on creativity, but fortunately Edurnus knows exactly what it wants: chopping your head off and playing football with it. So if you’re feeling your hormones dipping, this will raise them back up in no time!
Wsemzs – Renounce: I have room in my frozen heart for something a bit cornier. Renounce is your typical track with catchy riffs and drums, but where the vocalist is supposed to shine above everything else. So here you have a power ballad that your angsty nephew could send you claiming it’s Metal, but deep down you love it too in guilty silence. There’s no Youtube video for this one, but check it out here!
Asylum Road – Mask of Oblivion: We don’t cover much Groove here, which is why this track got my attention. It’s intense, nasty, and has that Machine Head touch (the old one, so the decent one). You have dense riffs, misery-driven vocals, and compressed rage. Is there anything you want from Groove Metal? Well, maybe a nice guitar solo—well, you have that here too. So get to it, just be ready to be as mad as sad at the same time.
Terminal Sun – The Space Between Two Deaths: With artwork as dramatic as the track, we get brutal and abrasive Black Metal reminiscent of Mgła or other old-school bands, but with production that fits this beast so well. Yes, the track is rather long, but it has enough twists and turns to keep us busy. If you want constant and unrelenting blastbeats that can make walls blow up, then this is it.
Desu Taem – Hulk on Heroin: Probably our most dedicated sponsor. You never know what retro style this project is going to bring. This time it’s just catchy and direct Heavy Metal, without all the corny stuff some of us associate with the genre. In that sense, it’s more enjoyable to people like me, who prefer a rawer experience. Yet, everything is mixed decently and the fun is all over the place. As usual, the band wastes no time and lets you know what they’re up to in less than four minutes. It’s efficient!
United Thoughts – Tinder of Death: I know what you’re thinking—“they could’ve just named it Tinder, same thing”—but just to show that we give the “Core” subgenres some attention, here we have a track that dives into the most accessible parts of that field, with loud production, easy-to-digest riffs, fun guitar sections, and actual choruses that you could find on the radio. Divisive? Yes. Entertaining? That too!
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