Suffering so you don't have to!
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
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?
Metalcatto
If you’re an old Cirith Ungol fan, chances are you need a knee replacement. Now that we’ve got that out of the way, I can tell you that maybe only Satan has made a more dramatic comeback from what looked like certain death. The last two albums have been a blast, but can the band top the fun of the classic ones with All The Shadows? Let’s see.
Metalcatto
In true Sleep fashion, I was too confused to review this on time. The band comes out of nowhere every twenty years, basically. I understand these guys are pioneers of weed Metal and that The Sciences was probably the comeback of that year, but that doesn’t mean I’m not rather skeptical about Hempispheres. Though maybe I’m just not high enough.
Metalcatto
When I heard the name Fog Wall, I honestly thought this would be some kind of Gothic journey full of synths and cute flowery riffs. Having said that, I’ve never been so wrong, because Gloomweaver is just absolutely punishing. I wasn’t ready for the intensity here, but that’s what we’re here for—to be totally surprised and destroyed by the horrors and depths of extreme Metal!
Ixone
I am suspecting just a tiny little bit that upon being sent the promotional materials for this album, the choice for this one specifically might just have been a bit personal (opening track “Eigengrau”, I am looking at you). But here I am barely having started the article and already going off on pointless tangents. Flowers of Rust is a project that I have come to know through this album, so I was diving into it with nothing to go off except its description from the previously mentioned material, which, considering my taste lately has been venturing into different corners of black metal, I was a little.. concerned about my capacity of being objective.
Metalcatto
Jarring and hysterical are great ways to describe a band as productive as Krallice. For real, it’s hard to keep up with so many albums. Yet, I have my favorites—Go Be Forgotten or Dimensional Bleedthrough are excellent examples of a band that has maintained its quality. Even the last releases were good. So how can Scourge Order keep up the pace? How can it have even more NY artsy feels than anything the band has done before? Let’s find out.
Metalcatto
Sometimes, I do check those emails random artists send me. Especially if it’s Thrash Metal—my first extreme love. It’s why Maidenhead‘s Maximum Clonage got my attention. The band seemed professional despite the simple email. So let’s see if being polite gets you somewhere in life. Usually it doesn’t, but I’ve gotta make a difference, right?
Metalcatto
Today I felt like committing traffic suicide, because nothing new is coming out of this band as far as I know. However, some of us still long for Agalloch to return, but let’s be real—we’ll get world peace before that happens. Having said that, never has a top been so competitive and yet so easy for me. You almost know how this is going to go, but you want to be sure, right?
Metalcatto
I’ve known of Kamelot since The Black Halo. The band is one of the few Power Metal acts that has a 5/5 in my book. A career full of twists and turns, but overall filled with consistency and—I can’t believe I’m saying this—quality. If there’s a cheesy band I trust can pull off a good performance, it’s this one. So, Dark Asylum has got some level of expectations, I guess. Yes, it’s geeky music, so I’m apprehensive again.
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