Electrocutioner - Harbinger Review | Angry Metal Guy
A review of Harbinger by Electrocutioner, available September 5th worldwide via CDN Records.| Angry Metal Guy
"Nuclear Dudes is one step closer to living up to their moniker as they are now officially more than one person. Joined by Brandon Nakamura (Doomsday 1999, ex-Teen Cthulu) on vocals, Sandrider's Jon Weisnewski bounces back from the synthwave moment of Compression Crimes 1 to resume the usual trajectory of insanity. 2023's Boss Blades—my personal introduction to this madness—was a disarmingly likeable collection of silly and serious sounds heavy and light. It was also surprisingly good....| Angry Metal Guy
"Doom metal and I have not been getting along much lately. I've noticed this in recent years—the slow, the sad, the funereal, it just doesn't have the impact it used to. Even the stuff I used to love has fallen by the wayside a bit. But something about Dubai's (originally Amman) Falling Leaves has compelled me to dust off my hat and give it another shot. Maybe it's the gorgeous cover art. Maybe it's the fact that The Silence That Binds Us is only Falling Leaves's sophomore full-length, d...| Angry Metal Guy
"Back in the Year of the Great Plague, Sweden's Ambush ambuscaded me with Infidel, knocking my noggin with an electrified baseball bat of 80s metal nostalgia. It hit that sweet 1981-1984 classic heavy metal spot so hard, it almost created a time vortex that allowed me to bail on COVID and drink shitty beers with my ne'er-do-well teenage self. Infidel sounded like a perfect fusion of Dokken, Europe, Accept, and the early Ozzy solo stuff, and that shit sells itself to geezers like me. Album hig...| Angry Metal Guy
"Pinpointing a band's style of metal is becoming an increasingly difficult task these days. Amidst the sub-sub genres and metal-adjacent infusions, its refreshing to find a band sporting the trad metal tag. Louisiana's VOID has been kicking swamp-ass and taking names since 2021, self-releasing their thrashy debut Horrors of Reality in 2023. Forbidden Morals leans further into VOID's horror atmosphere, with the long shadow of a certain European count presiding over the record. Recently picked...| Angry Metal Guy
"Many fans considered Green Carnation's 2020 release a return to form for the band, and A Dark Poem Part I: The Shores of Melancholia continues where its predecessor left off. But it also incorporates everything we've ever known of the band's catalog. Returning to the days of Light of Day, Day of Darkness, the band sets out to tell us a new story. Instead of accomplishing it in a single, one-hour song, The Shores of Melancholia marks Part I of a three-part series. This is one hell of an unde...| Angry Metal Guy
"It has always overwhelmed me just how much music is out there, ceaselessly being recorded in studios and basements and forests, ceaselessly being promoted and released, and often sent into the AMG promo pile. There is so much more below the surface than above it, even as regards just one small subgenre. How can one possibly listen to it all, and discern greatness from mediocrity? How can bands stand out when countless others are branding themselves so similarly, making music so apparently s...| Angry Metal Guy
"Last we met Finland's Proscription, an overwhelming amount of promise was almost as intense as their blackened death attack. While rerecorded songs from their 2017 demo such as "I, the Burning Son" and "Blessed Feast of Black Seth" singlehandedly tamed the experience with jarring simplicity and excessive repetition killing momentum, tracks like "Conduit" and "To Reveal the Word Without Words" were elite blackened death. The promise was insane, causing a bigger stir in the underground than th...| Angry Metal Guy
"Ever since Ralph Scheepers left Gamma Ray for greener pastures and an ill-fated tryout for the vacant vocal spot in Judas Priest, he's thrown his all into Primal Fear, and so, every two years or so, like clockwork, we get a new gleaming chrome platter from them. At first, it felt like he was doing Painkiller-esque album after album to show Priest what a huge fuck up they made by choosing Ripper over him. Over time, though, the Primal Fear sound morphed into a more power metal-centric style w...| Angry Metal Guy
"Crafting a great or excellent record is a remarkable feat. But it's another challenge entirely to consistently churn out banger after banger. This kind of consistency is the not-so-secret sauce that can launch bands into the upper echelons. While examples are numerous, California's Imperialist is poised to demonstrate their potential for genuine longevity with third LP, Prime." Prime moving. The post Imperialist – Prime Review appeared first on Angry Metal Guy.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Harbinger by Electrocutioner, available September 5th worldwide via CDN Records.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Rust & Glory by the Dread Crew of Oddwood, available worldwide March 15 via self release.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Martaiden Mailta by Marrasmieli, available worldwide April 8 via Naturmacht Productions.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Between Land and Sky by Marrasmieli, available January 27th via Naturmacht Productions.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Jubokko by Drowstorm, available February 28th worldwide via Pest Productions.| Angry Metal Guy
A look back at Heorot by Burden of Ymir, which you may have missed in 2023. Available via Flowing Downward.| Angry Metal Guy
I said last month (well, last week, but who's counting) that everything had been leading to that point. That's true, because I was so stoked to make Calva Louise the Record o' the Month for July in a somewhat relevant fashion that I did a mad dash to get that out in before they were off to their tour in the USA. And then I was left there, feeling empty. I had worked so hard. I had come so far. But in the end, I wondered if it really even mattered. The post Record(s) o’ the Month – August...| Angry Metal Guy
A review of The Long Winter by Burden of Ymir, available July 4th worldwide via Flowing Downward.| Angry Metal Guy
"Metal is full of niche genres, and within that sphere, doom metal is full of unique variations. Funeral doom, doom metal's basement-dwelling offspring, is as impenetrable a metal genre as some of the nastiest bands in the business. Trudging, droning song structures, distorted, bellowing vocals, and (as the genre tag suggests) the vibe of being at a funeral can make for a taxing listen on a good day." Oh, promising. The post God’s Funeral – El Despertar Dels Morts Review appeared first on...| Angry Metal Guy
"Formed in 2020 as a side gig by Nile's Brian Kingsland and Olkoth's Alex Rush, Imperishable didn't become a three-piece until 2023, when drum aficionado Derek Roddy (ex-Hate Eternal, ex-Malevolent Creation) entered the fold. Imperishable's 2024 EP, originally titled Demo's, caught the ear of Everlasting Spew Records, who signed on to release the band's debut album, Revelation in Purity. With no question as to the metal cachet of its constituency, the only thing left for me to do was determin...| Angry Metal Guy
"Raw black metal is a tricky proposition. There's an extremely thin line to walk between production choices designed to add mood and atmosphere to compositions via a wall of auditory fog and production choices that sound like someone threw their equipment down....wait, haven't we done this already? We sure have, and boy oh boy have we landed on the opposite side of the coin. While Italy is most known for its symphonic (Fleshgod Apocolypse) and tech death (Hour of Penance) scenes, its black me...| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Savage New Times by Incite, available August 15th worldwide via Reigning Phoenix Music.| Angry Metal Guy
"Swedish sadboi staples In Mourning have had quite the journey over the 25 years since their founding. From the early days of doom-laden, gothic-tinged pall to the current era of dramatic, crooning melodic death, In Mourning's trajectory arcs over one of the more unsung careers in a world filled with Insomniums, Be'lakors, and Omnium Gatherums. Yet, theirs is the one that stuck with me." The smell of melodeath in the mourning. The post In Mourning – The Immortal Review appeared first on Ang...| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Charming the Decomposed by Retching, available August 22nd worldwide via Transcending Obscurity Records.| Angry Metal Guy
"Steel was there 3000 years ago when that first Helloween EP hit the streets back in 1985 A.D. It was a rough, oddball dose of metal with a lot of dumb charm. It didn't give birth to power metal, but it was an inspired start with some compelling moments. It wasn't until their Walls of Jericho debut hit later that year that jaws were really put on the floor. It was fast, frantic, over-the-top, and most importantly, insanely hooky and memorable. In a time when Metallica and Slayer were burning ...| Angry Metal Guy
"When it comes to matters of taste, I find myself repeatedly surprised by the promo sump this year. I thought I knew what I would gravitate towards, but there have been several records this year that challenged that convention, both favorably and unfavorably. Swedish heavy metal quintet Viral marks yet another notch in that belt with their sophomore release, The Merchant. The only remaining question is how they've challenged my expectations." Is it catchy though? The post Viral – The Mercha...| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Laurentian Blue by Panopticon, available worldwide August 15th via Bindrune Recordings.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Amongst the Low & Empty by Signs of the Swarm, available July 28th worldwide via Century Media Records.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Absolvere by Signs of the Swarm, available September 24th worldwide via Unique Leader Records.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of To Rid Myself of Truth by Signs of the Swarm, available August 22nd worldwide via Century Media Records.| Angry Metal Guy
A review of Remission/Resolve by No Shelter., available worldwide July 25th via This Charming Man Records. No Shelter. loves Entombed like we all do.| Angry Metal Guy
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