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Interview: PANOPTICON
Panopticon’s Kentucky is one of the finest black metal albums you’ll hear this year. But it’s more than just a black metal album. It is one man’s ode to his home state, a downright joyous fusion of...
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Menace Ruine – Alight in Ashes (Profound Lore, 2012)
In the ever-expanding world of heavy/extreme/underground/whatever music, the emergence of artists that have truly managed to forge their own sound is becoming a rarity; originality an endangered...
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Thrawsunblat – Wanderer on the Continent of Saplings (self-released, 2013)
I’m always a little apprehensive when the word “folk” gets thrown around with the word “metal.” When I think folk metal, I can’t help but think of a bunch of hobbits running around swinging ale horns...
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Barren Harvest – Subtle Cruelties (Handmade Birds, 2014)
Darkness comes in many forms. A band doesn’t necessarily have to scream about Satan or pile on the distortion in order to take listeners to pitch-black places. Subtle Cruelties, the debut album from...
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