#ATMOSPHERIC DEATHCORE

[toxicmetalzine]

Vale of Pnath

New VALE OF PNATH Single "Soul Offering" Out Now! Check out the video here: https://toxicmetalzine.com/post/new-vale-

[coffinyawns]

𝖘𝖕𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖋𝖞 𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖐 𝖈𝖑𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖚𝖈𝖐 𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖌 (𝖒𝖊𝖙𝖆𝖑 𝖕𝖑𝖆𝖞𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖘)

𝔥𝔢𝔯𝔢'𝔰 𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯𝔶𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔤 ℑ'𝔳𝔢 𝔪𝔞𝔡𝔢 𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔩𝔶 𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔪𝔶 𝔩𝔞𝔰𝔱 𝔭𝔩𝔞𝔶𝔩𝔦𝔰𝔱 𝔭𝔬𝔰𝔱, 𝔢𝔫𝔧𝔬𝔶!

in order they're space death metal, blackened deathcore, caveman death metal, technical thrash metal, gothic doom death metal, and symphonic / atmospheric black metal!

[metalpurgatorymedia]

Enforced - War Remains Album Review

Thrash metal originated in the early 1980s, giving rise to many different sub-genres over the years. Today, it is considered to be one of the biggest powerhouses of metal. Virginia’s crossover thrash metal crafters, “Enforced,” have recently released their latest record, igniting it with lighter fluid. “War Remains” is the band’s third full-length recording and follows up 2021’s “Kill Grid,”…

[narcan-necromancer]

Man, I really don't like normal metal. Really not my thing.

[transfemme-shelterdog]

List of small, lesser known queer metal bands:

Sonja – Loud Arriver (Trans woman lead singer) [Gothic metal]

Crossspitter – Dry and Grinding Mouth (Trans woman) [Death Metal]

Pupil Slicer – Blossom (Trans woman lead singer) [Mathcore/Post-Grindcore]

Sunrot – The Unfailing Rope (Enby lead singer) [Sludge/Doom/Drone Metal]

Victory Over the Sun (formerly Cichy Duch) – Dance you Monster to my Soft Song(Trans woman solo project) [Blackened Sludge Metal/Avant-garde Black Metal]

Rage of Devils – Life of Horror (Trans woman solo project) [Raw Black Metal]

Antecantamentum - Saturnine December (trans woman solo project) [Symphonic Black Metal]

A Constant Knowledge of Death - DISSECTING A ONE-WINGED BIRD (trans woman vocalist/guitarist/drummer) [Progressive Sludge/Post-Metal]

Thou – Ceremonies of Humiliation (enby guitarist) [Sludge/Drone/Doom Metal]

Body Void – Atrocity Machine (enby lead singer) [Sludge/Drone/Doom Metal]

SEED – Dun Pageant (mixed trans band) [Doom Metal]

Astral Ruin - Envisaging Extradimensional Encounters (trans woman solo project) [Black Metal]

Agriculture – Living is Easy (trans woman lead singer) [Black Metal]

Underdark – Our Bodies Burned Bright on Re-Entry (trans woman lead singer) [Post Black Metal]

Winter Lantern – Hexen Lied (fully trans woman band) [Black Metal]

Vile Creature - Glory, Glory! Apathy Took Helm! (enby vocalist) [Sludge/Drone/Doom Metal]

Project: Roenwolfe - Project: Roenwolfe (trans woman guitarist and trans woman bassist) [Power Metal]

Transgressive – Extreme Transgression (trans woman vocalist/guitarist and bassist [Same as [Roenwolfe]) [Thrash Metal]

Saahrg – Anagram (trans masc solo project)[Black Metal]

Feminizer – Feminizer (trans woman solo project)[DSBM]

Daughter – Silhouettes (trans woman solo project)[DSBM]

Anna Pest – Forlorn (trans woman singer)[Atmospheric/Depressive/Melodic Black Metal]

Biesy – Transsatanizm (drag queen solo project)[Industrial Black Metal]

Awenden – Golden Hour (enby vocalists)[Atmospheric Black Metal]

A Feast for Lampreys – Graveyard Abyss (trans woman solo project)[Melodic Black Metal]

Dzö-nga – Thunder in the Mountains (trans woman, same vocalist from Feast for Lampreys)[Ambient Folk Black Metal]

Everson Poe – Grief (trans woman solo project)[Post-Black/Doom/Sludge Metal]

Xegren – Black Spell Congregation (trans woman solo project)[Black Metal]

BALLISTA – TRANS DAY OF VIOLENCE (trans woman singer)[Death Metal]

The Hallowed Catharsis – Solar Cremation (trans woman singer)[Progressive Death Metal]

Coven of the Pestilent One - Corrosion (enby solo project)[Black Metal]

Rosa Faenskap - Jeg Blir Til Deg (Gender Queer/Enby guitarist/backing and supporting vocals)[Blackgaze]

Feminazgûl - No Dawn for Men (trans guitarist)[Atmospheric Black Metal]

Soulmass - Despairing Fates (enby lead singer) [Death/Doom Metal]

Tombseeker- MMXXIII (trans woman guitarist)[Death Metal]

Lust Hag - Lust Hag (trans woman solo project)[Black Metal]

Ocean of Ghosts - I am Awake and my Body is on Fire (trans woman solo project)[Doom/Blackgaze]

Lacrimorta - Lacrimorta (trans woman solo project)[Symphonic Metal]

Maru - The Last (trans femme solo project)[Progressive Black Metal]

Wraithstorm - Unseen and Unfound (trans bassist and vocalist)[Funeral Doom]

NOCTORAN - 2023 | NOCTORAN I​-​III (trans woman solo project)[USBM]

Distend - IX (enby solo project)[Post Black Metal]

Desire Line - Lustful Witch (trans woman solo project)[Raw Black Metal]

Lascaille's Shroud - The Gold Flesh of the Sun (queer solo project)[Progressive Doom Metal]

HOLY GRINDER - 10 DESECRATIONS (queer/trans band)[Grindcore]

BATH - Attys (queer band)[Sludge Doom Metal]

Mar - Everything is Alive (queer band)[Sludge Doom Metal]

Unending Grief - Unending Grief (queer band)[DSBM]

Adrianne - Night Songs (queer solo project)[Folk Black Metal]

buriedbutstillbreathing - EXHUMATION (queer band)[Deathcore]

Profundae Libidines - Ce n'est pas un choix (trans solo project)[Avant Garde Black Metal]

Hotel Homicide - Hotel Homicide (gay lead singer/queer band)[Melodic Metal]

DYSPHORIKA - NEKROFIEND (trans solo project)[Bestial Black Metal]

The Andrew Hussie Boogaloo - the only good thing roger ailes ever did was die (queer solo project)[Mathcore]

Ghosts Of Catharsis - Consume the Sky (queer solo project)[Mathcore]

Milkman (cincinnati) - Tape #1 (queer band)[Depressive Post Black Metal]

Sadness - The most beautiful girl in the world (enby solo project) [Blackgaze/DSBM]

Vokonis - The Sunken Djinn (trans woman lead singer)[Doom/Sludge]

bimb0nicplague - Bimbo Torture (trans women band)[Goregrind]

Bury Them and Keep Quiet - Eternal Transience Of Being (trans woman solo project)[Black Metal]

Sleeping Peonies - Ghosts, and Other Things (trans woman band)[Blackgaze]

Dysphorectomy - Demo 2024 (trans woman solo project)[BSDM]

Hectic Polarity - Death in Crimson (trans solo project)[Sludge/Industrial]

Diva Karr - Hardly Still Walking, Not Yet Flying (MtF/Enby vox and noise) [Black/Noise]

GROOMER - GROOMER (trans woman solo project)[Blackened Grindcore]

THMPRSS - Glaive of Hodir / Cloaked Matriarch (Enby solo project)[Black Metal]

Nameless Mist - Lifeless (trans woman solo project)[DSBM]

Colossal Death God - despite everything, we're all still here (trans woman solo project)[Math/Deathcore]

Wolven Daughter - Gospel of the Claw (trans woman solo project)[Raw Black Metal]

Greyfleshthered - The Dark Being (trans woman solo project)[Industrial/Electronic/Atmospheric Black Metal]

The Sun Came Up Upon The Left - Sounds We Make Through Wind (trans woman solo project)[Doom/Black Metal]

Leper Angel - Pest (trans female fronted band)[Atmospheric Black Metal]

Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze - The Fractal Ouroboros (trans femme guitarist)[Ambient Black Metal]

Cold July - Maybe it's for the Best (trans woman solo project)[Romantic DSBM]

Sorry... - Drowned in Misery (trans woman vocalist)[DSBM]

Shroud of Blight - Years of Failure (trans woman solo project)[Ambient DSBM]

Shallow Existence - Be Happy, Life is Worth Living (trans woman solo project)[DSBM]

Necroplanet - Negative Space (trans woman lead singer)[Blackened Funeral Doom Metal]

Yagrum Bagarn - In the Corprusarium (trans woman lead singer)[Blackgaze]

Jisei - POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS (trans woman solo project)[Deathcore/Slam]

Thotcrime - Connection Anxiety (trans woman band)[Cybergrind]

(Many have extensive discographies, and these albums recs are often just starting points, if you enjoy one album from an artist, check out the rest!)

Every single artist here has their music available to stream for free on Bandcamp and/or YouTube, and if you really enjoy it, please give their work a purchase if you can afford it, and enjoy it. <3

Disclaimer: Although I personally know quite a few of these artists through meeting them at shows they attended, or through online conversation, I don't get any kickbacks from sales. Every single artist here is one I genuinely enjoy and have supported on my own.

[thatsthewrongwallcraig]

please please please a dom!kappa smut! like I just want this man on all the way on top of me 🫤

Whore

Summary: If you want Kappa to be all over you, you'll get him all over you!

Pairing: Kappa × fem!Reader

Word Count: -1k

Content Warnings: Heavy BDSM Smut 18+!, Unprotected P In V, Hard!Dom!Kappa, Kinda Consensual Non-Con, Reader In Subspace, Kinda Atmospheric, Overstimulation, Forced Orgasm, Pain Play, Choking, Degradation, Crying, Humiliation, And Last But Not Least Aftercare

A/N: I need this man in a way that's a straight insult to feminism 🤧

Tagging the squad:

@crypticsewerslut @quicksilversg1rl @alalalaaallaaalaaa @star-milk-tea @milsthouqhts @roryculkinsbf @roryculkinsgf @spookyorchid @arch1viste @whoareyoi @angelsanarchy @b4sementgrl

Contort reality, distort fallacy, pave my way

Contort reality, resort to malady

This lucid dream lingers onward, indefinitely

I am one

Omnipotent, I am the one

Icarus, I'll touch the sun

- Sun//Eater By Lorna Shore (TW: Loud Deathcore, RIP Headphone Users)

Behind closed eyes you felt everything and nothing all at the same instant. A certain warmth spreading throughout your insides, your nerve endings on fire, as your skin felt cold with evaporating sweat. Your muscles were on the verge of collapsing whereas your mind was nothing but a blank canvas. Complete and utter tabula rasa. Not a single thought jumping through endlessly firing synapses, only feelings left and nearly drowning in physical sensations you were.

"Hey!", Kappa's stern voice called out to you, but what eventually brought you really back was him pinching down hard on your nipple between thumb and index finger, "You better look at me when I fuck you!"

With yet another hard thrust, he forced himself inside of you until he filled you up to a point where the pressure between your legs threatened to cover up the sharp pain emitting from your brutalized nippel. His hip bones slapped against the probably already bruised insides of your exhausted thighs, pulling a pained mewl out of your mouth while you flinched underneath him.

Out of reflex and instinct looking at Kappa was the last thing your body intended on doing right now, instead, you turned your face to the side, biting down hard on your bottom lip as your shaky hands desperately tried to hold on to his back, nails inevitably digging into his skin.

"Do I really need to make you look at me while I make you cum once more, slut?" He groaned against the shell of your ear, his voice cutting right through you.

"No, please.." You heard yourself whimper out, sucking in the air between clenched teeth.

"No, what?" Kappa squeezed your nipple again, this time even more recklessly.

"Ouw, you hurt me!" Stating the obvious earned you nothing but a third hard pinch.

"I don't want to hear you whining, bitch, I want an answer!" He pushed, the tip of his nose nearly touching your earlobe as he bottomed out of your sore cunt only to hammer himself back into it right away.

"I can't cum again, please. Please!" Just at the mere thought of having another orgasm forced out of your body, you felt hot tears pricking at your lower lash line, pooling around the tear duct to eventually run down over the bridge of your nose.

"Oh, I'm afraid you don't exactly have a say in this. Now be a good, little whore for me and look at me!" You felt how he pulled his face away from you, his strikingly blue eyes looking down at you, filled with expectation and cruel amusement.

It took everything in you to work against your instincts, to push through the burning shame coloring your cheeks in a deep red and turn your head towards him with open eyes.

"There, there…let me have a good look at that fucked out expression on your face. It's so hard for you to think right now, no?" He mocked with a sardonic grin on his lips.

"Don't worry, you won't have to. I'll just use you a little longer." His hand wandered from your nipple up to your neck, his fingers stroking over your pulse point in crude admiration before he wrapped his palm around your neck, squeezing down just a little harder with every roll of his hips against yours.

With now restricted airflow l you lost the last bit of bodily integrity to him, aimless eyes losing their focus, left to stare holes into the air as Kappa pounded you into the damp mattress underneath your back.

You barely noticed how your body started to act on it's own, disobeying your mental sentiency as your cunt started clenching around his cock. Pressure building, pulling and tugging at your walls until all the tension came crumbling down in a wash of involuntary orgasmic contractions.

You were hardly present enough to take notice of it but Kappa above you most certainly did and even more so did his body.

Hissing curses into the thick and humid air, he let his pace falter, allowing himself the release after what probably have been hours of pushing you over the edge again and again. With one final thrust, he buried his cock impossibly deep inside of you, his cum flooding your insides in hot spurts as a deep, guttural groan echoed in your ears.

Kappa's hand was off your throat immediately afterwards, uncovering an already forming bruise all around.

As soon as he made sure that your ribcage was moving up and down, your lungs filling with air as they should, he grabbed you gently by the shoulder, turning your body towards his as he let himself sink down right nicht to you. With both arms wrapped tightly around your shaking form, he clutched you against his chest.

"You did so well, babe. It's okay now, it's over. I promise." Kappa whispered against your forehead, his fingertips caressing your shoulders.

"Do you want to cry? It's okay if you want to, I was really mean this time." You felt his lips against your skin, soft and loving.

You heard and felt yourself sobbing and sniffling into his chest before your mind even had the faint chance of catching on to it. Somehow, in some twisted way it felt good.

Cathartic.

"It's okay.", He softly petted your head and toyed with sweaty strands of your hair, "I'm here and I'll hold you."

[sociopathicghost]

Heavy Metal

Speed Metal

Thrash Metal

Power Metal

Death Metal

Melodic Death Metal

Technical Death Metal

Brutal Death Metal

Slam Death Metal

Black Metal

First Wave of Black Metal (Blackened Thrash Metal)

True Norwegian Black Metal

Depressive Suicidal Black Metal

Symphonic Black Metal

Post Black Metal

Atmospheric Black Metal

Pagan Metal

Viking Metal

Folk Metal

Symphonic Metal

Gothic Metal

Glam Metal

Hair Metal

Doom Metal

Funeral Doom Metal

Stoner Doom Metal

Groove Metal

Industrial Metal

Modern Metal

Neoclassical Metal

New Wave Of British Heavy Metal

Post Metal

Progressive Metal

Avantgarde Metal

Sludge

Djent

Drone

Kawaii Metal

Pirate Metal

Nu Metal

Neue Deutsche Härte

Math Metal

Crossover

Grindcore

Goregrind

Porngrind/Shitgrind (Yes, those are a thing)

Deathgrind

Powerviolence

Hardcore

Metalcore

Deathcore

Post Hardcore

Mathcore

INFO:

The audacity of some people to say that metal is limited and is the "same thing" when it's not. It has more subgenres than any other music genre lmao. Do your research.

More research (into bands and albums).

[ahalal-uralma]

What is your list ? Challenge

I was tagged by @mystic--romance--of--christ

Thank you!!! 🤗💫

Age: 35 / Height: 5'5 / Sign: Virgo Sun

Children: No, I am not safe to give birth.

Tattoo: One day. I want to get a sigil for Lucifer, a quote from Paradise Lost and another quote from The Last Unicorn for my first ones.

Phobias : It’s too much of a list, but a couple include a fear of escalators (staircase type) and large staircases. I avoid them like the plague as their triggers for panic attacks and seizures.

Favorite Food: Salads, Pasta, Pizza.

Favorite Color: Black, Dark Red, Violet.

Favorite Drink: Coffee, Ginger Ale, Absinthe.

Animals: Peacocks, Hummingbirds, Corvids, Cats, Coyotes, Wolves, Horses, Ferrets/Stoats.

Status: ❤️❤️

Music: Metal (Atmospheric, Ambient, Black, Death, Gothic, Symphonic, Funeral Doom, Folk, Power, Battle, etc.), Classical/Neoclassical, Opera, Fusion, Jazz/Blues/Soul, Metalcore, Deathcore, Electronica, Synth, New Wave, Industrial, Aggrotech, Cyberpunk, Techno, Vaporwave, Kpop, CPop, Rap, Horrorcore, etc.

I love a lot of different genres, but draw the line on emo and gospel. Other than Clubroot I am not the biggest fan of dubstep, either.

I am tagging @sunkissedfawn and @misfit-among-the-angels @n-yctophilie next. :)

[charrtastrophe]

You got some good taste in music--you mind sharing an OC playlist or more? 👀

Hi thank you so much! id love to share a couple playlists and i appreciate you asking :D music is a big special interest of mine and i don't get to show these off too much! (these are all on spotify btw!) Also! Apologies for taking a while! I took the time to clean some of these up while i was at it :)

here's the oc playlist ive had for the longest of all of them for my oc Axel! (heres a link to his toyhou.se page if u want to learn a bit more about him or see art that's not uploaded to tumblr! <3) It's full of mainly metal/punk aligned subgenres like emo, numetal, post-hardcore, punk rock, metalcore, and some hiphop and other stuff sprinkled in! a bunch of them are sad-ish but theres also some fun ones in there! i dont know how to explain the kind of energy this playlist has but its very him LOL half fun half sad.

Here's another playlist for my oc James!! (toyhou.se link) axels older brother! It's got heavier metal stuff in there than the last one. It may not be everyone's taste, but, its got deathcore/death metal, black metal, hardcore, some slam even. But its also got some numetal, some 2000's emo, and romantic/cute songs in there that are pretty much the complete opposite vibe to the other songs lmfao. it's also got that love you to death pallbearer song i mentioned before! the vibes are very "metalhead older sibling with a soft side"

And here's the last one for today!! For my oc Griffith! (toyhou.se link) He's a horror character based in the late 80s early 90s and i think his playlist more or less reflects that! Its full of 80s/90s metal and classics, atmospheric stuff (some metal, but various genres), some goth adjacent stuff, some more intense kinda industrial electronic, and some oldies! It's quite hard to explain the genres of music in griffith's playlist because there's a lot but what i've listed makes up the majority i'd say. His playlist very much gives off traumatized angry and in love lmaoo

these are just my favourite three but i've got a bunch more! including ones more hiphop or edm based hehe

[brandonsandlerphotography]

Metal Mayhem Unleased

A Night of Artistic Aggression at Empire Control Room & Garage

(top left & top middle: Alluvial / top right & bottom left: Left To Suffer / bottom right: Reflections)

Welcome! Get ready to witness the ultimate sonic onslaught as Alluvial, Reflections, and Left To Suffer brought their unbridled fury to Empire Control Room & Garage on 2/2/24! In this post, we'll delve into the electrifying experience that was present at this metal show, exploring the venue, lineup, and the raw energy that defined this show’s personality.

As you step into the Empire Control Room & Garage in the heart of Austin, you are immediately enveloped in an electric atmosphere pulsating with the heartbeat of the city's live music scene. The venue seamlessly blends an industrial aesthetic with a hint of retro charm, creating a space that feels both edgy and inviting. All of these aspects combined with an amped crowd and a positively metal line-up made for a truly fantastic night.

Alluvial, the metal deathcore juggernaut and first performance of the night, stands at the forefront of the genre. Delivering an auditory assault that combines technical prowess with unbridled intensity, the group was formed as a collaborative project between guitarist Keith Merrow and guitarist/producer Wes Hauch. Alluvial has carved its niche in the metal landscape with a distinctive sonic identity. With the combined talents of Kevin Muller, Wes Hauch, Tim Walker, and Zach Dean they provided a sinister sound filled to the brim with unrelenting aggression and melodic resonance that added a haunting beauty to their set that did not disappoint. 

Reflections, the metal deathcore architects, and the night's second performance constructed a signature sound that transcends the boundaries of the genre. Blending technical precision, emotional intensity, and commitment to breaking new ground in their genre, Reflections has earned a spot amongst some of the biggest players in the metal landscape. The visceral journey Reflections set brought the audience through was one of lyrical profoundness and sonic innovation that showcased the group's signature evolving discography and commitment to growth and exploration. 

Left To Suffer, masterminds of sonic brutality and the night's third performance, strived to and delivered a deathcore experience that left concertgoers wanting more. Characterized by authentically raw performances and intense, guttural vocals, Left To Suffer stands tall in the genre ready to pummel their listeners into submission. Taylor Barber’s primal screams conveyed a sense of intensity adding to the night’s already brutal nature. Still, the band's vocal prowess served as a powerful instrument in amplifying the emotional impact of their set. 

Unfortunately, due to inclement weather conditions and with the venue that was utilized being partially outdoors the show was delayed. Because of this, I was unable to capture the headlining act Veil of Maya as they played much later after the delay was lifted. 

Overall, the combination of these three powerhouse bands, the energetic crowd, and the unique atmosphere of the Empire Control Room & Garage made for a truly fantastic metal show experience.

[gabethesquid]

My favorite albums of 2022 (Part 1)

2022 was a year of changes for me. I graduated High School in the spring, and went to college (SUNY Purchase) in the fall, meeting tons new people and discovering myself.

There was a ton of great music to go along with it it too.

Blackbraid - Blackbraid I

U.S.

August 26, 2022

Blistering Atmospheric Black Metal with a theme of Indigenous Peoples who live in the Adirondacks. The riffs are great and catchy, vocals understandable, interlude tracks are beautiful. Great musicianship.

Favorite Track - Barefoot Ghost Dance on the Blood Soaked Soil

Bloodywood - Rakshak

India

February 18, 2022

Indian Folk mixed with Nu-Metal. Tracks switch between angry protest tracks and tracks about mental heath. The folk influences set this band apart from most other Nu-Metal, and are so intertwined the band wouldn’t be the same without it.

Favorite Track - Chakh Le

Chat Pile - God’s Country

U.S.

July 29, 2022

Sludge metal with vocals that feel very deranged. A perfect soundtrack to this late capitalist hellscape, with great riffs, pounding drums, and amazing atmosphere.

Favorite Track - Why

Death Island - Aeons of Carnage

U.S.

October 12, 2022

Melodic Death Metal band from my area, formed at the college I go to. With a unique Blackened Death sound with lyrical themes taking from all over, the dual vocalists are fun to listen to. I’m excited to hear more.

Favorite Track - Wolves Are A Feasting

Froglord - Army of Frogs

U.K.

November 4, 2022

Gimmick sludge metal about a kaiju Frog? The best Froglord album ever with catchy hooks and a fun metaplot? Proceeds going to save the frogs? Count me in. A fun album. (Fun fact: Army is the noun used to describe a group of frogs in science)

Favorite Track - Army of Frogs

Kanonenfieber - Yankee Division

Germany

March 23, 2022

The follow up to 2021’s amazing debut, this EP kicks serious ass with heavier melodic songs. The late Trevor Strnard of The Black Dahlia Murder is featured, and it’s just great musicianship.

Favorite Track - The Yankee Division March

Kanonenfieber - Der Fusilier

Germany

November 19, 2022

The second EP of this year, this is a concept EP about a single German soldier, featuring one of Kanonenfieber’s saddest songs. This has solidified the band as more than just a one off success.

Favorite Track - Der Fusilier II

Lorna Shore - Pain Remains

U.S.

October 14, 2022

The first full-length featuring Will Ramos, he solidifies himself as the growling GOAT with emotional tunes and soaring choruses. The symphonic elements make this deathcore great. The breakdowns are brutal af.

Favorite Track - Sun//Eater

Non Est Deus - Impious

Germany

March 4,2022

From the guy behind Kanonenfieber, his first project’s third album is awesome, with catchy evil riffs and an anti-Christian theme. The cover art is amazing, and the music just as good. More traditional in it’s black metal, it’s still great musicianship.

Favorite Track - Hexenwahn

Sakis Tolis - Among the Fires of Hell

Greece

March 22, 2022

From the frontman of legendary Black Metal band Rotting Christ comes an emotional album about the soul through the lens of Satan. It sounds like 2000s Rotting Christ, but with a different message, and just as good atmosphere. My favorite track has also made me cry.

Favorite Track - The Dawn of a New Age

[thisaintascenereviews]

Lorna Shore - Pain Remains It’s strange how one’s music taste can change so dramatically. I used to listen to a lot of deathcore up until just a few years ago, but these days, I hardly listen to it at all. I love metalcore, post-hardcore, and stuff like that, but a lot of the newer deathcore bands just don’t do anything for me. I haven’t heard too many that I really, really like, but I think part of my issue with modern deathcore is that good songwriting has kind of taken a backseat to just being brutal and heavy. I mean, I like that, but I also want to hear a competent song, not how heavy a band can be. That’s fine, and everything, but can you write a good song on top of that? I haven’t heard a lot of deathcore bands that can write songs, but there are a few that step outside the box, and New Jersey outfit Lorna Shore is one of those bands. I got acquainted with this band a handful of years ago, back when they released 2017′s Flesh Coffin. It was their second album, and it was a pretty damn good blackened deathcore album. Nothing special, but you could tell these guys had some unique ideas up their sleeves. Fast forward to 2019, and on the cusp of third album, Immortal, that was due in January of 2020, second vocalist CJ McCreery was fired from the band due to a lot of disturbing allegations, and it almost seemed like the band’s future was in limbo for awhile. That is, until they announced their new vocalist, William Ramos, who was rather prolific in the deathcore scene by that point, known for his vocal covers, as well as being in the band A Wake In Providence, among others. While he had some big shoes to fill, especially when their first vocalist was Tom Barber, now of Chelsea Grin, but Ramos proved himself just fine on their last EP, 2021′s And I Return To Nothingness. I never listened to that, but I heard a lot of great things about it. I just haven’t really listened to deathcore in so long, and I just wasn’t interesting, so I never bothered with it, but when I saw that his debut album with the band, Pain Remains, was about to be released, I thought I’d check it out, because it would be really interesting to hear a full-length project with him. At the time of writing this, I’ve given the album a couple of listens, and I don’t know how I feel about it, at least in a general sense. I’ve got plenty of thoughts on it, but this is a pretty overwhelming album, and I don’t mean that in a particularly good way, either. This record is an hour long, and that’s already pushing it, but there are hardly any breaks or moments to breathe in this thing. It’s an hour of nonstop symphonic blackened deathcore, and my god, it’s way too long. This album does not need to be an hour. Most albums don’t, but I can forgive it when the album actually has a lot of cool ideas. This album has a few ideas, and that’s it. My biggest issue with this album is that it’s so repetitive, it makes it such a slog to get through. Every song sounds exactly the same. Maybe they don’t sound the same in terms of their structure, but the overall sound is intact -- generic deathcore breakdowns, brutal vocals, blackened deathcore riffs on top of symphonic elements, and spooky and creepy atmosphere that lingers over the album. It’s all the same few elements just packaged in a different way throughout the album’s runtime, and it gets old quickly. The thing is, however, the songs on their own are awesome. I would gladly listen to these songs on their own, but because they all sound like one another, what’s the point of listening to the whole album? I really can’t get into it, and it’s a bummer, because I really wanted to listen to a deathcore album I really liked. Hell, the reason I don’t really like it is nothing to do with the music itself, or the performances. Everyone sounds great, but it’s that their sound is so repetitive, it hurts. I don’t want to listen to an hour of the same song, just redone 12 times. It’s really annoying, especially when their sound is as overwhelming or intense as it is. This is a slog to get through, and not because it’s bad, but there’s so much going on and it all sounds the same. I wish I liked this more, I really do, but this album tested my patience really badly. Ramos is a great addition to the band, though, so that’s the best part of this record. His vocals are killer stuff, but it’s just the music around him is so repetitive and overwhelming, it’s really hard to sink your teeth into it. I wish I liked it more, because in theory, this could be an album of the year contender. Maybe for a lot of people, it will be, and more power to you if it is. It’s a good album, but I feel like you have to really love this band, or deathcore itself, to really love this album. I wish I liked it more than I did, but for what it’s worth, it’s a good album, despite the major issues I have with it. Again, it’s nothing to do with the music itself, it’s more so its lack of ideas and overwhelming sound that just didn’t click with me at all.

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Godthrymm's 'Distortions': Evocative British Doom Review

Photo by Frank Ralph In 2020, Godthrymm dropped their debut album Reflections, a massive slab of proper doom worthy of a spot among the genre’s giants. With the bar already set high, the band returns in 2023 with their second full-length, Distortions, the next album in their Visions trilogy. Steered by ex-My Dying Bride members Hamish Glencross and Shaun “Winter” Taylor-Steels, Godthrymm takes…

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September 2022 Most Jammed Albums/EPs:

Each month I will be posting the 10 albums that I found myself frequenting the most! Some will be new releases, while others may be backlist titles. I enjoy being able to look back over time to see which music held my attention. Let me know if any of these are among your favorites…or if you happen to give any a listen through…let’s talk music! In alphabetical order:

Acranius - Mercy Denied: Slam/Brutal Deathcore from Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. 2022.

Amigo the Devil - Everything is Fine: Murder Folk from Austin, Texas, USA. 2018.

Cradle of Filth - Midian: Symphonic Black/Gothic Metal from Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK. 2000.

House of Harm - Vicious Pastimes: Post-Punk/Darkwave from Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 2020.

JMSN - Priscilla: Neo-Soul/Dark Alternative R&B from Detroit, Michigan, USA. 2012.

Nylist - Divine Vision Torn Apart: Experimental Downtempo Deathcore from Canada. 2022.

Ramirez - Tragedy of a Clown: West Coast/Cloud Hip-Hop from San Francisco, CA, USA. 2022.

Sonja - Loud Arriver: Heavy/Rock Metal from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 2022.

Toadeater - Bexadde: Post Black Metal from Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany. 2022.

Walknut - Graveforests and their Shadows: Atmospheric Black Metal From Moscow, Russia. 2007.

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