Articles by Brayden Turenne

Mizmor

Cairn

PUBLISHED Sep 5, 2019

In a visionary realization of atmosphere and sonic imagery, Portland, OR's one-man master of blackened doom, Mizmor, has crafted a pocket r...

Devourment's New Album 'Obscene Majesty' Is All Brutality, Evolution and… Antiquity?

PUBLISHED Aug 15, 2019

The intentions and shift in mindset that Devourment have undergone since their last record are plain to see in the striking cover art for t...

Devourment

Obscene Majesty

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2019

The heavyweights of slamming death metal are at it again, with a hulking mass of overwhelming antagonism in Obscene Majesty. The prime dire...

Abysmal Lord

Exaltation of the Infernal Cabal

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2019

The spirit of Blasphemy and the Ross Bay Cult endures in great part through the plethora of younger bands obsessed with their singularly pr...

Diocletian

Amongst the Flames of a Burning God

PUBLISHED Aug 13, 2019

The uncontested lords of New Zealand blackened death, Diocletian have resurfaced with yet another lineup, and a deliberately regressive tak...

Holocausto

Diário de Guerra

PUBLISHED Jul 30, 2019

It's a common trajectory for longstanding bands to shift their sound and style, but rarely is there a case of a band looping back around to...

Batushka

Hospodi

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2019

Apart from the tempest of drama surrounding the schism of Batushka into divided groups, what really matters is whether the music these robe...

Concrete Winds

Primitive Force

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2019

Bursting out of the remains of Finland's Vorum like an adrenalized, rabid beast, Concrete Winds seek to make their newfound form known far...