Articles by Brayden Turenne

Oath of Cruelty

Summary Execution at Dawn

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2019

Genre fusion is nothing new, but every once in a while, there are bands that set a new standard, giving new vitality to the styles at play....

Lord Mantis

Universal Death Church

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2019

Miracles do happen, apparently. Notorious blackened doom outfit Lord Mantis was thought to be finished forever, following the tragic passin...

Bölzer

Lese Majesty

PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2019

While not a full album, Bölzer glaze the end of the year with a fantastic reminder of their unmatched presence, christening their self-run...

Vastum

Orificial Purge

PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2019

Deft delvers into the depraved depths of the human psyche, Vastum might have hit an all-time high with the haunting menace of Orificial Pur...

Coffin Rot

A Monument to the Dead

PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2019

A debut full-length is a special achievement for any band, but to present one that can stand firm alongside any number of genre stalwarts i...

Profanatica

Rotting Incarnation of God

PUBLISHED Oct 10, 2019

This year seems to be a call to arms for nearly every underground metal act to let loose a fresh scourge upon the masses, all vying for dom...

Gatecreeper

Deserted

PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2019

After their explosive debut full-length, 2016's Sonoran Depravation, which skyrocketed them to the forefront of the metal community, Gatecr...

​Gatecreeper Dig Deeper into the Heated Bedrock of Arizona — and Doom — on New Album 'Deserted'

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2019

The Arizona desert-dwellers Gatecreeper, have emerged back onto the scene with new album Deserted, the monstrous follow-up to their much-ac...