Reviews & News

"To djent or not to djent? That is the genre (or not). A great mix of styles and musically beautiful!" - 2 Vitesses of the Whispers From The Void Podcast  

“What should I label this under?” I asked Nomad’s publicist, a gregarious workaholic named Jon Asher, while listening to the opener Burning Alive. “Is this tech thrash? Tech groove?”   “It’s prog…

A darkness descended on Dallas when the Under Our Black Cult Tour rolled into town. Once I saw this tour announced, I knew that I had to attend this night of unholy worship. The bill is stacked from top to bottom featuring some of the hottest new ac…

I am sure you have heard me say this time and time again but I am a massive melodic death metal fan. When I first began dipping my toe into the more extreme end of metal, melodic death metal was the first genre to really grab my attention. Bands lik…

I am not what you could call a metal purist. While I can appreciate instrument mastery and a true command of the form, more often than not I seek pleasure on the weird and innovative side of the devil’s music. The more deviant, the better. Des…

"It’s the best deathcore album of the recent years, better than : [insert popular deathcore band]!" - 2 Vitesses of the Whispers From The Void Podcast

…And Oceans is a name that elicits a precise idea in the minds of extreme metal enthusiasts. Primarily known as the oddballs of the turn-of-the-century black metal scene, they pursued a brand of musical entropy that climaxed with them changin…

In the spirit of giving due to the holiday season, I have another review for the metal masses! I present to you the latest offering from Italian post-deathcore band Despite Exile titled “Wound”. This is Despite Exile’s third full-l…

Metal Architect here with a review for the new Casket Robbery album named Rituals of Death. I first found out about this band via Vox&Hops when Matt asked me to add their single “From Hell” to kick off the very first Brewtal Awakenin…

"Calm but epic, Lightwork is excellent and got a great use of symphonies and orchestration, with an incredible production!" - 2 Vitesses of the Whispers From The Void Podcast