MATVEY – BURNING STREETS ( Review by Varg The Mighty )

Today’s review is of Argentinian Heavy Metal band Matvey’s latest album.

While this release still has some hints of Epic Heavy Metal, they seem to have shifted into a new direction, adding a rough edge to their music and making it more classic. Although the album is quite good and includes some catchy songs like “I Can’t Stop” or “Sinners”, this style is already too explored and almost every band no matter how good they are, including these, tends to fall into the average.

Nonetheless, if you feel like listening to some classic Heavy Metal, this is one of the dozens of NWOTHM bands you may want to check out. This new direction is quite promising, but in my opinion there are too many modern bands like this already. Despite that, some tracks are quite memorable as aforementioned.

I recommend this album to fans of Heavy Metal. My rating is of 8/10.

 💀Review by Varg The Mighty💀

 

 

PERIHELION GNOSIS stream CALIGARI debut demo at NoCleanSinging.com

Today, upstart death metal cult Perihelion Gnosis stream the entirety of their highly anticipated debut demo, Syzygial Summoning, at heavily trafficked web-portal NoCleanSiginging.com. Set for international release on February 18th via Caligari Records on cassette tape format, hear Perihelion Gnosis' Syzygial Summoning in its entirety exclusively HERE.

Perihelion Gnosis is the work of Canadian musican Caleb Simard. Although one could say the band is entirely Simard's vision since he writes all the music and plays every instrument, uniquely, he has help from a close friend to flesh out the totality of Perihelion Gnosis: lyrics, concepts, themes, and even artwork and logo were done by said friend, who Simard considers "in the band" even if he doesn't play or write any actual music.

As for the music itself, Perihelion Gnosis exists on the fringes of the weirdest, wildest death metal. Going from sludge to skronk, backwards riffing to black-hole propulsion, zero-BPM doom to atonal death, Syzygial Summoning sounds very much like its namesake, all wrapped in richly shuddering tones exceptionally advanced for a first recording. Imagine a malformed spawn of Disembowelment and Cianide, informed by demo-era Demilich, and you're getting nearer to Perihelion Gnosis...but not quite exactly there.

As could be expected from such a description, Perihelion Gnosis' lyrics - again, written by mainman Simard's close friend - go great lengths to match content with form. By and large, the lyrics are inspired by cosmic horror, the fear of the unknown and unknowable, the infinite vastness of space and how very insignificant the human existence is seen at a larger scale. All lyrics are set in the same universe that's constantly being built upon in new songs, with returning characters and storylines. A concept EP is planned that will feature concepts and characters introduced on Syzygial Summoning and upcoming releases.

Want to know what a "Syzygial Summoning of His Pale-Skinned Majesty (Sacrifice of the Neverborn)" or "Nebular Hypothesis (The All-Mother's Cyclical Un-Birth; Genesis of the Swarm)"? Then dive in (and try to survive) Perihelion Gnosis' debut demo!

Fully dive in exclusively HERE, courtesy of NoCleanSinging.com. Preorder info can be found HERE at Caligari's Bandcamp. Cover and tracklisting are as follows:

Tracklisting for Perihelion Gnosis' Syzgial Summoning
1. Syzygial Summoning of His Pale-Skinned Majesty (Sacrifice of the Neverborn) [5:52]
2. Nebular Hypothesis (The All-Mother's Cyclical Un-Birth, Genesis of the Swarm) [5:45]



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www.caligarirecords.com
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www.caligarirecords.bandcamp.com

 

Native Alaskan/American Indigenous Black Metal One Man Black Metal DSBM

Aang, I am an Unangax̂ & ᏣᎳᎩᎣ ᎠᏰᏢ (Cherokee) Native Alaskan/American self disciplinary artist releasing a DSBM tape on 3/5. Composed and recorded in the month of the Cold Moon, finished in the month of the Bone Moon and planned release in the month of the Windy Moon. all on drum machine with programming, sound design and production done by the Assistant Spirit. Based on indigenous history of cave burial, mummification of tribal leaders and warriors, queer/trans two spirit people (Asegi Utsidhi or “those who have a strange heart)
 

                 

Album 

ᎤᎦᎾᏍᏛ Ꭰ⁠Ꮞ⁠Ꭹ⁠ Ꭴ⁠Ꮣ⁠Ꮦ⁠Ꮧ Vol. 1

1. Cold Moon Strange Heart
2. Assistant Spirit
3. Damp Fog Lingers...(cave after cave of trophied remains)

Dedicated to LAM, House of First Light, to victims of colonial settlerism’s on going genocide world wide including indigenous victims of suicide & two spirit peoples who hide to survive. 

Black Indigenous Solidarity forever

Fuck the state

@coldmoonstrangeheart on ig 

Coldmoonstrangeheart.bandcamp.com

Thy Enemy - Chapters E.P. - (Deathcore)

For fans of Suicide Silence, Whitechapel, Despised Icon  Metal from the backwoods of Maine. Formed in 2018 in Harmony, Maine by veterans of several prominent current & former Maine based Metal bands. Thy Enemy quickly solidified itself in the music scene, gaining a loyal and dedicated fan base.  Their sound defined by the wall of thick groove based riffs, raucous percussion, booming low-end, and a duel vocal attack that plays seamlessly off one another.  Thy Enemy embraces the sounds of classic Thrash, Hardcore, and Deathcore. Weaving those elements into a tapestry of modern Metal that appeals to a wide audience both young and old. In 2020 the band released their first EP Chapters. Recorded by producer Evan Sammons (Kaonashi, Myth of I, Last Chance to Reason) Chapters is a sonic timestamp of the bands development and progress. Both pertinent and reverent in its sound.  Thy Enemy is a band that continues to evolve and grow with each new song. A band whose ceiling has no limits, and one destined to leave a mark.

ADD THEM TO YOUR PLAYLISTS! https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vvYrC4NGocPyyubXLBEKP?si=g_GkQinaSA6vK6ZLN-uPZw

Thy Enemy: Bronson Bateman Sr. – Guitar Alan Tydlacka – Bass Gary Porter – Drums Jordan Babcock – Vocals Korey Brown – Vocals Jonathan Condon – Lead Guitar Follow the band at these links: https://thyenemy.bandcamp.com/releases https://solo.to/thyenemy https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLWg75ZxavqYS6lquFu41OA https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCPewbV2_EhRRt6vWkD0P-fw https://apps.wix.com/place-invites/invite-lp/f837eaf3-67b9-4f94-b11a-0f5172b4b828?ref=cl https://mewe.com/i/thyenemyofficial https://www.reverbnation.com/thyenemy https://www.storefrontier.com/thyenemy https://open.spotify.com/artist/1vvYrC4NGocPyyubXLBEKP?si=h5OWK90OQ2aJLF1kAzk_UQ https://www.facebook.com/ThyEnemy/ https://thyenemy.com/

 

New Video: Royal Hunt - Epilogue (Live In Kemerovo, 2019)

For fans of Blind Guardian, Savatage, Helloween “ Dystopia ” released on December 16th via King Records (Japan/SE Asia) and on December 18th (UPD: physical format on the 15th of January 2021) via NorthPoint Productions (Europe / N / S America). A concept album offering a considerable expansion of the band´s trademark sound and featuring performances by guest vocalists: Mats Leven ( Candlemass, TSO, Skyblood ), Mark Boals ( Y.J. Malmsteen, Ring of Fire ), Henrik Brockmann ( Royal Hunt, Evil Masquerade, N´Tribe ), Kenny Lubcke ( Narita, Zoser Mez ) and Alexandra Andersen ( Royal Hunt, JSP ). “Dystopia” is available on ALL digital platforms (as MP3, FLAC), and as a regular CD (jewel case), various deluxe editions / bundles and a double heavy vinyl LP at  royalhunt.com Spotify:  http://bit.ly/dystopia-spotify   iTunes:  http://bit.ly/dystopia-itunes YouTube:  http://bit.ly/dystopia-youtube Amazon:  http://bit.ly/dystopia-amazon Check out the new live concert video from Royal Hunt - Epilogue (Live in Kemerovo, 2019)

ROYAL HUNT keep intriguing fans with their adventurous endeavors and the band´s 15th studio album is no exception: a monumental concept opus featuring symphonic, progressive yet hard hitting compositions full of impeccable performances, wrapped tightly into immediately accessible format and a lush, contemporary production. The addition of some extraordinary guest singers and their outstanding performances combined with vastly extended orchestrations creates a truly conceptual, cinematic feel throughout each and every track. Tracklist: INCEPTION ℉451 BURN     THE ART OF DYING I USED TO WALK ALONE     THE EYE OF OBLIVION  HOUND OF THE DAMNED THE MISSING PAGE (Intermission I) BLACK BUTTERFLIES SNAKE EYES MIDWAY (Intermission II) Follow the band on Social Media: https://royalhunt.com/ https://www.instagram.com/royalhuntmusic/ https://www.facebook.com/royalhunt https://www.twitter.com/royalhuntband