Suffering so you don't have to!
Metalcatto
Alright, you probably know that I feel next to no love for Deathcore. I’m just not that excited about the constant breakdowns. However, I’ve heard good things about Crown Magnetar, so of course The Hollowing of Godflesh was my target before this next release date. Can these guys convince me to have faith in the subgenre? Maybe I shouldn’t hold my breath.
Metalcatto
You might wonder why I’m even bothering to review Cursum Perficio so late. Well, the reason I’m late is because I’m kind of an Anthrax hater. I don’t see the big deal about the band. Testament is much better. Anyway, that doesn’t mean I won’t make an effort to be fair. After all, their last album got good reviews—I couldn’t even finish it, though. Let’s go.
Thechopstickdrummer
I’m back, I’m back. Yeah, yeah, I get it. What other way to punish myself for my absence than to listen to half an hour of punishing, brutal death metal shipped to me all the way from Jakarta, Indonesia? Well, the music being from abroad is actually a push for me to get back to Metal Eclipse Reviewin’. Vertiginous is the lucky band to break my brutal death metal fast; their second record, Incessant Affliction, hopefully leaving me like the unfortunate guy in the bottom-left corner of the album cover: stabbed in the back and haunted by a thousand souls. Either that, or impressed. We’ll see.
Vicky
When you talk about Doom Metal, and especially about talented vocalists in this genre, one of the first singers to come to mind is, without a doubt, Heike Langhans. As some of you may know, Heike was until a few years ago the lead vocalist of Draconian, and she is now a part of many great projects: Remina, Sojourner, :LOR3L3I: and Light Field Reverie. I had a while ago the opportunity to interview the incredible Heike Langhans (whom I thank once again for everything), about her overall career, from her beginnings until 2026. Enjoy!
Metalcatto
I know I’m ridiculously early with this review, but when a promo says Haxprocess is a mix of Opeth (the good albums) and Blood Incantation, that made me excited. Either because it was going to be awesome or utterly disappointing. Both would be interesting. So does Endlessly Flowing Cascades of Grief—this isn’t a band name, but a sentence—deliver? Let’s find out.
Metalcatto
If you’re into Post/Black, you should be familiar with Your Ultimate Urban Nightmare. If you’re not, well, here I am helping you. Ever since then, Bonjour Tristesse has done the same as the novel with the same name—puzzle me. Many times, not in the best way. Having said that, I do expect Disaster Triumphant to be more than decent. Even if it’s different to the point where I feel alienated.
Metalcatto
Looking at The Bitter Pills’ artwork made me have a ton of questions, none of them terribly flattering. So, I’m suspecting that I might have some issues with The Bitter Pills. You might say that I’m being judgmental, but after reviewing hundreds of albums, I’m entitled to have some biases, right? Anyway, let me tell you if this sounds good or not.
Metalcatto
I’m usually not reviewing old school bands like Cardinals Folly, but when you show up with an album named Let The Posers Fall!, the snob side of me gets curious and wonders if the music really honors the cocky attitude. It’s Finnish Doom, so it should deliver something I hoped for, but enough going around—let’s find out if the album honors the country’s long tradition in the genre.
Metalcatto
It’s not often that I review a split. In a way, I’ve never understood their purpose aside from splitting the bill. Anyway, Replicant cemented itself as one of the best Death Metal bands out there with Infinite Mortality, and Elitist I just got to know, so it’s been an interesting contrast, to say the least, with Indomitable Hostility. Okay, let’s cut to the chase—is this split worth the little cash you have left?
