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Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/records-o-the-month-march-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Record(s) o’ the Month – March 2025</a>By Steel DruhmMarch was two long months ago (and change), but it seems like only yesterday when you exist in the AMG timestream. That’s because all those goddamn 3.0 trees outside AMG HQ tend to warp space and time, making a prompt running of certaintime-sensitive blog features akin to a holy war against science itself. March may not have been the most exciting release period for metal, but it had a few clear high points to get geeked up about. We kicked tires and weighed souls and came to the well-reasoned conclusions below. Accept them as your own, and nobody needs to see my Banhammer. In an age where melodeath can sometimes feel overexposed and tired, there are still acts out there that can make it crackle and hum. Aversed are one such band, taking a progressive melodeath sound and running it through the Berklee School of Music filter. Sophomore opus <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/aversed-erasure-of-color-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Erasure of Color</a> is far from black and white in its florid riffage and stellar musicianship led by mastermind Sungwoo Jeong. There are traces of the heroic guitar work of Jeff Loomis and hints of Nevermore and the In Flames / Arch Enemy school, along with bits of core and classic metal idioms. This all coalesces into an intriguing mulch with plenty of twists and turns. As an impressed Dolphin Whisperer summed up, “Alas, it’s easy to love the best of what Aversed has to offer with Erasure of Color, its clanging rhythms and finessed guitar weeping sticking readily to memory with its most careful hooks.” Melodelicious.Runner(s) Up:Imperial Triumphant // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/imperial-triumphant-goldstar-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Goldsta</a>r [March 21st, 2025 | Century Media Records | <a href="https://imperialtriumphant.bandcamp.com/album/goldstar-24-bit-hd-audio" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>] — Call them the “cool kid” act or the darlings of the pretentious elitist set, but Imperial Triumphant won’t go away, and they keep the metalverse bickering and feuding. Their music is dense, chaotic, and rarely user-friendly, but there’s no denying the talent and raw creativity these golden masked weirdos bring to the coven. Crazy grooves, off-kilter rhythms and tempos, and strange choices spew across every gilded inch of Goldstar, but there are undeniably memorable moments too. As a confused but convinced Al Kikuras gasped, “At this stage, it would be a disservice and disrespectful to call Imperial Triumphant ‘jazz-influenced metal’ or black or death or any kind. They have transcended all those genres to forge a new medium, and over the sleek 38 minutes and 15 seconds that comprise Goldstar, they massage the listener to accept it.” Embrace the massage.Nephylim // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/amgs-unsigned-band-rodeo-nephylim-circuition/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Circuition</a> [March 7th, 2025 | Self-released | <a href="https://nephylimnl.bandcamp.com/album/circuition" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>] — For the very first time in blog history, an AMG Unsigned Band Rodeö entry makes it to the big leagues! The little band that could, Nephylim shocked the AMG crew with a highly polished and mature dose of gloomy melodeath with echoes of Omnium Gatherum, Edge of Sanity, and Enshine in its DNA. Larger-than-life atmoscapes power the material on Circuition, while a poise you wouldn’t expect from an unsigned act guides the ship steadily. The good stuff here is really good indeed. Opinions on just how good differed among the mostly impressed staff, with Kenstrosity gushing, “Experiencing this, as much as I pine for new material from those great acts that Nephylim remind me of, I know in my soul that Circuition is one of 2025’s foremost contenders.” Unsigned but mighty.<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/aversed/" target="_blank">#Aversed</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/circuition/" target="_blank">#Circuition</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dawn-of-ouroboros/" target="_blank">#DawnOfOuroboros</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/erasure-of-color/" target="_blank">#ErasureOfColor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/goldstar/" target="_blank">#Goldstar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/imperial-triumphant/" target="_blank">#ImperialTriumphant</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/nephylim/" target="_blank">#Nephylim</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/records-o-the-month/" target="_blank">#RecordSOTheMonth</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/aversed-erasure-of-color-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Aversed – Erasure of Color Review</a>By Dolphin WhispererMelodeath is an old, reliable friend for many a metalhead. Ever since the In Flames and Arch Enemies of the World took an anthemic and accessible version of the Gothenburg sound to the masses throughout the ’90s and ’00s, countless acts and other regional sounds have emerged from rollicking riff and less-than-deathly vocal inclusions. But combined with the right personal flair—a modern melding of blackened, jazzned, and altned influences much like contemporary wildcards <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/dawn-of-ouroboros-bioluminescence-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dawn of Ouroboros</a> or <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/vintersea-woven-into-ashes-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vintersea</a>—melodic extreme metal forms have a growing presence in the hands of those who came of age with this musical history as their guide. Imitation breeds iteration, and, combined with adoration, the heart hopes to find a path alongside its infatuations, not just in shadow. Aversed walks the walk and Erasure of Color talks the talk.As yet another product of a Berklee pedigree, in part, the Massachusetts-hailing Aversed displays a technical polish across their languished and rifftacular displays that saturates Erasure of Color far beyond mere hero worship. Rather than use these exemplary qualifications to noodle and sweep songs to oblivion, guitarist and primary songwriter Sungwoo Jeong runs with his talents through a gamut of heavy metal influences, from the Jeff Loomis-indebted (Nevermore, ex-Arch Enemy) squeals and scale runs (“Lucid Decapitation,” “Burn”) to a classic heavy metal strum and wail (“Departures”) that shade the languid messages sewn through Erasure. Of course, Jeong can shred and does so in flashes of neoclassical brilliance once cutthroat chords and rattling bass runs build tension enough to will an electric clearing (“Cross to Bear” and “Departure” having the wildest solos). Compared to the full-length debut, 2021’s <a href="https://aversed.bandcamp.com/album/impermanent" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Impermanent</a>, the structures here are tighter, darker, and loaded with an expedited drama.Emotion comes first, whether at Jeong’s nimble articulations or new vocalist Sarah Hartman’s vast array of screeching, tearing, and slithering harsh and clean vocal techniques. And through languishing cry, soulful croon, and whammy-kissed solo, Aversed builds a world through Erasure that’s as detailed as it is immediate. Churning riffs pave the way for Hartman to unleash laryngeal assaults of growing intensity, equally likely to find feral shrill (“To Cover Up the Sky,” “Lucid Decapitation”) as they are full-chested clean belting (“Inexorable,” “Departure”). It may seem that Hartman’s ferocious and elegant climbs drive the growth of each of Erasure’s numbers, but Jeong’s blend of Björriff to bright metalcore chase, and thrashy groove to swaying treble dive guitar action, carries just as much the energetic arc. Covered in echoing arpeggios (“Lucid Decapitation”), scorching bends (“Burn,” “Erasure of Color”), and unstoppable charges (“To Cover…”) Erasure wears a guitar identity that’s toothsome and exhilarating.However, as strong as the pull of Aversed’s fervent rhythms and dreamlike melodies are on the best cuts from Erasure, its back half finds a more tepid momentum. It’s hard to say where a song like “Solitary” belongs on an album like this as its ballad-like nature neither swells with grandiosity of similar closer “Departures” nor slams, at its conclusion, with the level of thuggishness of the preceding “Burn.” And with the burst of speed that the title track injects after “Solitary” and before the acoustic interlude “Yearning,” the inherent tempo jostle that succeeds within many tracks feels bumpy at the macro level—really, Aversed has an exacting feel for acceleration and easing within the confines of each individual piece. Erasure doesn’t have a higher-level concept to spin, though, so any dip in quality or overall flow—even if no song is ever bad—is to its slight detriment.Alas, it’s easy to love the best of what Aversed has to offer with Erasure of Color, its clanging rhythms and finessed guitar weeping sticking readily to memory with its most careful hooks. Finding contemporary touchstones adjacent to the blackened melodic tech of Australia’s <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/freedom-of-fear-carpathia-things-you-might-have-missed-2022/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Freedom of Fear</a>, the hypnotic whammy abuse of the frenetic <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/fallujah-empyrean-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fallujah</a>, and accessible progressive aim of Vintersea, Aversed emboldens the forward-thinking melodeath scene to make an effort to be more riff-driven, more hook-wielding, and more vocally distinct. Erasure of Color does everything but paint Aversed as a one-trick pony. And in time, I’m certain<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/aversed-erasure-of-color-review/#fn-213561-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> that Aversed, in their impassioned and empathetic lashings, will find even more weaponized and wide-reaching aggression. Rating: 3.5/5.0 DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3 Label: <a href="https://www.m-theoryaudio.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">M-Theory Audio</a> | <a href="https://m-theoryaudio.bandcamp.com/music" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> Websites: <a href="http://aversed.bandcamp.com/music" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">aversed.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AVERSEDmetal" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/aversedmetal</a> Releases Worldwide: March 21st, 2025<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/35/" target="_blank">#35</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/american-metal/" target="_blank">#AmericanMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/arch-enemy/" target="_blank">#ArchEnemy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/aversed/" target="_blank">#Aversed</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dawn-of-ouroboros/" target="_blank">#DawnOfOuroboros</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/erasure-of-color/" target="_blank">#ErasureOfColor</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/fallujah/" target="_blank">#Fallujah</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/in-flames/" target="_blank">#InFlames</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/m-theory-audio/" target="_blank">#MTheoryAudio</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/mar25/" target="_blank">#Mar25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/melodic-death-metal/" target="_blank">#MelodicDeathMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/nevermore/" target="_blank">#Nevermore</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-death-metal/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveDeathMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-metal/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/progressive-metalcore/" target="_blank">#ProgressiveMetalcore</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/vintersea/" target="_blank">#Vintersea</a>

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