So the first half of this EP has 2 cover versions of Behemoth covering A Forest by The Cure, one studio version and one live version. The second half is b sides from their most recent studio album, which I enjoyed and even own on vinyl.
The studio version of A Forest is complete and utter cringe. The vocals are amongst the worst I've ... read more
For those fortunate enough to be blissfully unaware, Full of Hell have been on the go for about a decade and made a bit of a name for themselves in the underground with releases in a variety of genres including but not limited to powerviolence, grindcore, deathcore, noise, avant garde metal, sludge metal, experimental. As well as this they've done splits and colabs with bands including Merzbow, Code Orange (Kids), Nails, The Body among others.
On ... read more
Graveland is a black metal project from Poland that's been around since the 90s and released a lot of music over the years. This single (I assume which is for an upcoming album or EP) features the elements regularly featured in Graveland's music including a lot of use of symphonic sections that sound very cinematic mixed with black metal riffing and vocals. A decent track but not exactly reinventing the wheel
I love the album art and the band's theme is very interesting. The album is a concept album about Napoleon Bonaparte.
Sadly the album while decent, was disappointing. Honestly if it didn't have the cover art and lyrical themes it did, nobody would notice this. it's just a really decent black metal album and not that great. the only thing i really enjoyed was the synths ... read more