Trve kvlt #7

Metalcatto

You know what comes next

Octohawk – Darkness Intrigues: This project keeps getting more interesting with each release. With a track that stays firmly in Progressive territory while touching Djent territory just enough to add texture, there’s no doubt these guys are a talented bunch. They deserve more attention sooner rather than later. The composition is tight, the performances confident, and the whole thing leaves you wanting more.

Primal Gaze – Feedback The Ground: Usually, I wouldn’t call Melodic Death Metal heavy in the traditional sense, but Primal Gaze knows how to give it a decadent, crushing feeling. Maybe it’s the vocals, maybe it’s the relentless blasting beneath the melodies, but the band ends up delivering something familiar yet with enough twists to keep us interested. It’s comfort food for genre fans, but with enough spice to avoid being boring.

Death Drive – Tonight I Die as a Man: We often don’t cover stuff that sounds like this, but I wanted to give you some contrast. Half electronic, half Death and Heavy Metal hybrid, this is a strange track that feels simultaneously radio-friendly and intensely aggressive. It’s really weird, honestly, but weird in a way that can also be fun if you’re not too precious about genre boundaries. Consider it a palette cleanser between heavier entries.

Dreamweb – Call of the Void: Is this Drone? I’m not entirely sure, but it takes its time to slowly cook you alive. An abrasive and harrowing track that keeps you waiting for something you’re not certain will ever arrive. It’s pretty tense throughout, the kind of music that makes you check over your shoulder even when you know you’re alone. Be ready for weirdness and despair in equal measure.

Resumption – The Respite: Dark and crushing Doom Metal that reminds you of everything that sucks in your life, but it does so with competence and consistency. It’s depressing enough to actually cheer you up in that strange way only this genre can manage. I couldn’t just let it rot in my mailbox. Sometimes you need a reminder that your problems aren’t that unique, and Resumption provides that service.

Desu Taem – The Edgar Allan Poe Booger, Eternal Toilet Paper, & Skull and Cross Bones: What would our week be without this shout-out? Are these songs as ridiculous as they sound? Yes, absolutely. Most are very short, though, so they’re done before you even notice, except for the last one. That one you can take a bit more seriously if you want, but don’t panic—Desu Taem is still operating firmly in borderline satire territory. At this point, it’s part of the furniture around here.