Monthly Archives: March 2018

Hearing metal without the baggage

Posted on March 30, 2018 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

A side-effect of these politically-divided times is how inured we as metal fans have become to hearing newer music unless the bands espouse an ideology running in sync with our private convictions. Undoubtedly, dwindling interest in what new bands have … Continue reading →

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Mercyless – Pathetic Divinity (2016)

Posted on March 29, 2018 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

The first two Mercyless albums are held in high regard by death metal fans, but even those weren’t the easiest to get acclimatized with. Abrasive and bludgeoning chord choices, tempo shifts, and an understated avant-garde nature, much like Swedish band … Continue reading →

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Necrophobic – Mark Of The Necrogram (2018)

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Old Disgruntled Bastard

Necrophobic have circumvented the law of diminishing returns better than many worthies of the past; ever a band in touch with the lineage of classic heavy metal, Necrophobic somehow managed to subsume their intensely melodic and syncopation-heavy writing style into … Continue reading →

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