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Nader Sadek – The Serapeum EP
Nader Sadek is known for cranking out seriously, loud brutal music, fueled by the ancient history and mystery’s yet to be discovered under his home soil. Carrying the lyrical weight of the gods can only result in one kind of sound. His newest offering The Serapeum is the blistering product of collaborations with members of Nile, Serpents Rise, Perversion, and a guest list of extreme elite. The new...[Read More]
Close The Hatch – Modern Witchcraft
Dayton Ohio’s Close The Hatch has spent the last decade making unclassifiable noise reminiscent of the best and worst parts of a prolonged acid trip. They’ve conjoined the dark morphing soul of Pink Floyd with the darker composing creativity and personalities of the four inhabitants. Creating a mesmerizing opus of atmosphere, doom, experimental noise and ideas conjured by perverse influences. Sin...[Read More]
Annihilator – Ballistic, Sadistic
Annihilator has spent the last three-and-a-half decades churning out consistent, adrenalized thrash ready and worthy of any pit since the VHS and cassette days of ’84. Despite lineup changes, the name has been kept alive by Jeff Waters keeping vintage fans and gaining new ones. Ballistic Sadistic is the newest thrash serving from the Canadian veterans. It’s a fast, technical throwback to earlier w...[Read More]
Nocturnus AD – Paradox
Mike Browning has returned to the sci-fi, speed conjuring universe with Nocturnus AD. A moniker whose namesake combines two band names have returned from the halls of death metal immortals with a new record carrying a modern day, cemented old school sound that started the ‘90s Florida scene. Nocturnus, regarded as one of the most influential death metal bands ever, was laid to rest years la...[Read More]
Gruesome – Twisted Prayers
Exhumed, Possessed and Malevolent Creation each plays parts in the formation of Florida based Gruesome. When former and active members of said bands formed Gruesome modeling the sound after death metal forefathers Death, expectations were reasonably high. Less than half a decade in they’ve released one full length with the upcoming June 1 Relapse release of Twisted Prayers. A slamming sophomore s...[Read More]
Black Mare – Death Magick Mother
Imagine the scene in The Shawshank Redemption when Andy plays the record over the PA system as the ladies sing about something so beautiful it couldn’t be put in words. Sera Timms has put words to the music though it’s almost a distant background accompaniment. Like a distant alluring voice in the mist or a hypnotic, subliminal call in a dream. Black Mare is Los Angeles based Timms’ solo endeavor ...[Read More]