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Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/vomitizer-release-the-rats-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vomitizer – Release the Rats Review</a>By Mark Z.I’m this site’s resident “vomit” guy. I didn’t choose this life, it chose me. Nonetheless, I take my duties seriously, and when I see a band in the promo bin with “vomit” in the name, I know I have to review it (even if I’m a fucking week late in doing so). So it was with <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/vomitrot-emetic-imprecations-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vomitrot</a>, so it was with the bands before them, and so it is with Vomitizer. Formed in 2023, this dirty Norwegian group bring with them experience in many other metal bands I’ve never heard of, including Chton, Corroder, Cleaver, and Ghetto Ghouls. Release the Rats is the band’s debut album and is described as “a concept album telling an apocalyptic story about how the world rots through fanatics, pestilence and the pure evil of mankind.” I question the need to even listen to this record given that this “story” seems to just be everyday life these days, but such are my solemn duties as this site’s designated vomit scholar. Fortunately, while Vomitizer deliver the nastiness you’d expect from their name, they also offer a few surprises that make for a decent little romp through the filth of the world.At its core, Release the Rats is a death metal album, though Vomitizer often incorporate ideas that cause this putrid pile to ooze over stylistic borders. The ragged, chunky riffs that serve as the album’s building blocks remind me of a certain thrower of bolts, while the manic, phlegmy rasp of vocalist “PeTerror” likewise feels most firmly rooted in the death metal genre. Yet atop this foundation, you have more atypical moments, like the sharp clean picking that appears in the chorus of the opener, “A Wonderful World to Destroy,” and the verses of the second track, “Rat Religion.” Both “Rat Religion” and a later highlight, “Something Dark and Bloody Did Indeed Occur,” also venture even further from the metal of death, incorporating frostier progressions that evoke the blackened spirit of Immortal’s Sons of Northern Darkness.Though the sound is raw and unkempt, Vomitizer’s ability to craft direct and memorable songs causes them to be successful regardless of exactly what style they’re playing. “The Church of Rats” slows things to a more shambling pace early in the runtime, yet the switchup feels entirely welcome at that point in the album, and the song’s big, dominant chords ultimately make for a solid tune. Later, “The Reek of Death” again slows things down but takes a sludgier approach in doing so, sounding like what would probably happen if Bolt Thrower drank Eyehategod’s bath water. Perhaps the oddest switchup comes in “Indulge into Chaos,” which features gruff, semi-clean vocals that sound something like Crowbar. Through it all, the band have a snotty, anything-goes attitude that’s hard not to find at least somewhat endearing.Though nothing here is bad, the album is hampered a bit by a lack of consistency. After opening with three of its strongest songs, the record immediately gives us some of its weakest. Compared to the opening cuts, “Pestilence (the Sickness)” is much shorter and feels like it could have used more time in the incubator. “Rattus Rittualis” is also a misstep. The two-minute song is essentially an extended buildup, making it sound more like an album intro that was accidentally placed as the fourth track. Later, “Raw Meat” barrels forward with lots of energy but little impact. Through it all, the production gets the job done, with an unpolished sound that presents everything clearly without doing anything special. Fortunately, the closer, “Wicked Supremacy,” ends things in a strong fashion, with its groaning tremolos and catchy chugs coming the closest to evoking the trve glory of Bolt Thrower.Ultimately, Release the Rats sounds like one of those fun little records that you randomly discover years after its release and are happy you did so, even if it doesn’t quite rise to the level of “hidden gem.” I appreciate the album’s memorability, diversity, and quality riffs, but the occasionally undercooked compositions hold it back a bit. Nonetheless, even if Vomitizer seem more obsessed with rodents than retching up last night’s dinner, they’re still more than worthy of the “vomit” name, and those looking for an eclectic and enjoyable batch of extreme metal tunes could find far worse ways to spend 34 minutes. Rating: 3.0/5.0 DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 128 kbps mp3 Label: <a href="https://undercover-records.de/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Undercover Records</a> Websites: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61561157187870" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/vomitizerofficial/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">instagram.com/vomitizerofficial</a> Releases Worldwide: April 25th, 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/30/" target="_blank">#30</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/apr25/" target="_blank">#Apr25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/black-metal/" target="_blank">#BlackMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/bolt-thrower/" target="_blank">#BoltThrower</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/chton/" target="_blank">#Chton</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/cleaver/" target="_blank">#Cleaver</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/corroder/" target="_blank">#Corroder</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/crowbar/" target="_blank">#Crowbar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/death-metal/" target="_blank">#DeathMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/eyehategod/" target="_blank">#Eyehategod</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ghetto-ghouls/" target="_blank">#GhettoGhouls</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/immortal/" target="_blank">#Immortal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/norwegian-metal/" target="_blank">#NorwegianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/release-the-rats/" target="_blank">#ReleaseTheRats</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/undercover-records/" target="_blank">#UndercoverRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/vomitizer/" target="_blank">#Vomitizer</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/vomitrot/" target="_blank">#Vomitrot</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/scare-in-the-end-was-it-worth-it-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Scare – In the End, Was It Worth It? Review</a>By Dear HollowHardcore is usually pretty one-note, a hard-and-fast genre for white young ‘uns to unleash their anti-establishment rage <del>against the machine</del>, and it can be difficult to create anything that contains even a mere smidge of memorability. Scare embodies all the vigor of hardcore but attempts to fuse it with the bitter vinegar of sludge metal, making the sound of being beaten by police batons more like being showered by bricks. In the spirit of hardcore brevity and bleak nihilism, indeed: In the End, Was It Worth It?Scare embodies what you love or hate about hardcore and nihilism of more extreme styles. Embodying the grindcore brevity in thirty-three minutes in thirteen tracks, Quebecois collective Scare brings the hard-and-fast attack with chuggy riffs, hardcore barks, and wailing solos, recalling a more sludge-inclined version of province-mates Apes. However, while density is certainly there, the sludge influence is less about the swampy soup-bubbling tone-abusers and more about the classic bluesy riff-and-solo approach of Crowbar or Down. While In the End, Was It Worth It? features the hallmarks of an enjoyable hardcore record with a misanthropic tone reminiscent of The Hope Conspiracy, it’s “inconsistent when it matters and consistent when it’s boring” quality makes Scare more of a yawn.To their credit, Scare manages to fashion an effective blend of riff and solo. When the songwriting is fluid and the track identity secure, it achieves two approaches within this framework: a metallic hardcore darkness that feels as dark and foreboding as its artwork, and a kickass stew of groovy riffs that doesn’t let up. The fusion of chuggy riffs and diminished tremolo picking offers its trademark nihilism alongside creative drumming and blastbeats (“The Black Painting,” “Crowned in Yellow”), while a more sprawling and layered creepy placidity adds punch where it matters most (“Doomynation” 1 and 2, “Jeanne Dark”). Full-throttle riffs that don’t let up are the feature of the second approach, chunky and blazing leads with hardcore progressions giving way to wild solos and throat-shredding vocals (“Thrash Melrose,” “Midnight Ride,” “Reality of Death in the Maze of Hope”). To Scare’s credit, the decision to make In the End, Was It Worth It? less sludge-fucked tonally allows it a fluidity that allows both approaches to work – on paper.The main problem with In the End, Was It Worth It? is Scare’s awkward songwriting. In spite of song lengths being capped at a very reasonable three-and-a-half minutes, they each nonetheless feel far too long for their own good. Heartfelt ascending major chord progressions shoehorned amid diminished tremolo passages (“Drifted Away,” “Harakiri Ton Industrie”), grindy intensity leading to awkward transitions within brief songs (“Nevermind If It All Explodes, I’ll Die Anyway,” “PMA – Pessimistic Mental Attitude”), excessive repetition (“Harakiri Ton Industrie,” “Jeanne Dark”), and shrieking vocal monotony throughout (variety only appears as growls in the identical two parts of “Doomynation”) are all killjoys in this reckless album. Tracks are also grouped thematically, leading to massive inconsistency: for instance, while “The Black Painting” and “Crowned in Yellow” offer a tastefully dark vibe (that is never addressed again), the hardcore-focused three-song marathon of “Jeanne Dark” to “Turbograine” wears thin way too fast. What’s ultimately frustrating about Scare is that even the best tracks aboard In the End, Was It Worth It? feel only partially formed, with neat riffs vanishing too soon and nothing sticking as a defining moment for that band.Scare has a lot of good ideas but few solid executions. In the End, Was It Worth It? poses a yearning question and the answers are surprisingly disappointing, with hardcore intensity vanishing abruptly, bluesy sludge feeling halfhearted, and bleak nihilism being communicated only in sporadic moments. Even though the album is brief and track lengths reasonable, it feels far longer and I feel wearier having gone through it. In the End, Was It Worth It? Not really. Rating: 1.5/5.0 DR: 11 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3 Label: Self-Release Websites: <a href="http://scareqc.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">scareqc.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="http://facebook.com/scareqc" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/scareqc</a> Releases Worldwide: February 21st, 2025<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/15/" target="_blank">#15</a> <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/apes/" target="_blank">#Apes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/canadian-metal/" target="_blank">#CanadianMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/crowbar/" target="_blank">#Crowbar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/down/" target="_blank">#Down</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/feb25/" target="_blank">#Feb25</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/grindcore/" target="_blank">#Grindcore</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/hardcore-punk/" target="_blank">#HardcorePunk</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/in-the-end/" target="_blank">#InTheEnd</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/scare/" target="_blank">#Scare</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/self-release/" target="_blank">#SelfRelease</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sludge-metal/" target="_blank">#SludgeMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-hope-conspiracy/" target="_blank">#TheHopeConspiracy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/was-it-worth-it/" target="_blank">#WasItWorthIt_</a>

Adam Kaliszewski 🌱Napalm Death najpiękniejszy, Crowbar bardzo spoko, gościnny wjazd Embury'ego na basie był miłym zaskoczeniem, Full of Hell - co za wariaty! <a href="https://pixel.pol.social/discover/tags/napalmdeath?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#napalmdeath</a> <a href="https://pixel.pol.social/discover/tags/crowbar?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crowbar</a> <a href="https://pixel.pol.social/discover/tags/fullofhell?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fullofhell</a> <a href="https://pixel.pol.social/discover/tags/nazipunksfuckoff?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nazipunksfuckoff</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/moondark-the-abysmal-womb-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Moondark – The Abysmal Womb Review</a>By TymeThirty years is a long time to spend brewing up a debut album, but for Sweden’s Moondark, it’s taken precisely that. Neither the result of sloth nor overwrought perfectionism, Moondark‘s cadre of musicians—composed of current members from Interment and October Tide—have put in plenty of work during this time, contributing to some of Sweden’s heaviest hitters like Katatonia, Centinex, Necrophobic and the tragically short-lived Trees of Eternity.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/moondark-the-abysmal-womb-review/#fn-207654-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> Not so hot on the heels then of their independently released Demo #1 in 1993, which Xtreem Music reissued as The Shadowpath in 2015, Moondark and label Pulverised Records are finally ready to serve up debut proper The Abysmal Womb to the masses. Will it shine brightly as a beacon at night, or would it be better for this lunar body to remain eclipsed?Moondark trades the HM2 pedals and melodicism of their day jobs for a pummeling, straightforward death-doom style on The Abysmal Womb. Solo-less and stripped of technicality as it is, the simple harmonized leads layered over crushing power chords rend the ears and do most of The Abysmal Womb’s damage. Johan Jansson’s and Mattias Norrman’s deliberately restrained yet devastating guitar work conjures strong Bolt Thrower vibes (“Suffer the Dark,” “Infernal Genocide”), as well as whiffs of Bloodbath (“Palliative Dusk”) and sludgy sprinklings of early Crowbar (“Sterile Earth”). Combined with Allan Lundholm’s beefy bass lines and Kennet Englund’s crushing drums, Moondark leaves listeners battered and bruised, as if having survived a ruthless session of sledgehammer flagellation.Don’t let its near holiday release fool you, there’s no joy within the cavernous confines of Moondark’s creation. The Abysmal Womb’s opening salvo is a one-two punch to the solar plexus and the album’s highlight. “Where Once Was Life,” with its almost Cathedral-esque doom bluesy swagger, will have your head bobbing and your face stanking while the dismal dirge of follow-up “Suffer the Dark” steamrolls you into submission under tank treads of skull-crushing riffs. You’ll be left pining for General Willets and his army of Warmasters to come to the rescue as The Abysmal Womb continues to march, one boot-stomping riff after another. Decimating the last bastion of hope then, and perfectly placed in Peter Bjärgö’s warm and hearty mix are the brutishly discernible growls and icy rasps of vocalist Alexander Högbom, whose Peter Tätgren-does-Ofermod delivery solidifies the relentless atmosphere Moondark is trying to achieve.However, as The Abysmal Womb crawls past its midpoint, it becomes painfully clear that the horse has been annihilated, yet the beatings continue. Moondark’s firm commitment to plodding pace and nothing-but-bludgeoning riff patterns sees fatigue set in by the end of “Infernal Genocide,” rendering the remainder of The Abysmal Womb a nearly indistinguishable collection of mid-paced riffs as opposed to individually diverse songs. And while I wouldn’t categorize The Abysmal Womb as overtly bloated at just over forty-six minutes, it could benefit from some sloughing. The final track, “Immersed to Crypts,” is the prime example of trimmable fat; with its funeral-like pace and near eight-minute run time—two minutes of which are an ambient outro—spoiling what could have been a stronger outing had the album concluded with the title track.Scouring the promo pit in December can be tricky, and if you asked me whether I’d enjoy an album made up entirely of mid-paced Bolt Thrower-core and “Eaten”-like Bloodbathery I would immediately tell you, “Hell yes!” But too much of a good thing can sometimes be too much. The Abysmal Womb is a good album, but it suffers under the weight of its commitment. With a dash of the speedy ferocity from Interment and a pinch of October Tide’s melodicism, Moondark might have a masterpiece in its future; the cachet of its members suggests as much. I just hope we don’t have to wait another thirty years to find out. Rating: 3.0/5.0 DR: 9 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3 Label: <a href="https://www.pulverised.net/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Pulverised Records</a> Websites: <a href="https://moondark666.bandcamp.com/album/the-shadowpath" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">moondark666.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="https://pulverised.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">pulverised.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/moondark666/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/moondark666</a> Releases Worldwide: December 20th, 2024<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/30/" target="_blank">#30</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/bloodbath/" target="_blank">#Bloodbath</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/bolt-thrower/" target="_blank">#BoltThrower</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/crowbar/" target="_blank">#Crowbar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/death-metal/" target="_blank">#DeathMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dec24/" target="_blank">#Dec24</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/doom-metal/" target="_blank">#DoomMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/moondark/" target="_blank">#Moondark</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/pulverised-records/" target="_blank">#PulverisedRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sludge-metal/" target="_blank">#SludgeMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/swedish-metal/" target="_blank">#SwedishMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-abysmal-womb/" target="_blank">#TheAbysmalWomb</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/alkymist-unnderr-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Alkymist – UnnDerr Review</a>By Steel DruhmWhat kind of an album title is UnnDerr? A weird one to be sure and maybe not the best for marketing purposes. The oddballs in Danish doom/sludge/prog project Alkymist may not care about such trivial capitalistic concerns as they attempt to refine and retool their heady blend of genres. Back in the Age of the Great Plague, we reviewed their sophomore outing Sanctuary and the dearly sabbaticaled Akerblogger had many good things to say about their balance of extremity and progressive wanderings. 2024 finds them back with a more streamlined approach accentuating the brutality while stepping back from the more esoteric angles. Unnderr is a raw, ugly beast mixing sludge intensity with doomy plods and harsh vocals to disorient and destroy the senses. If you can imagine Celtic Frost, Crowbar and Tiamat collaborating, this might be what you’d get. If that doesn’t get your unnderroos in a bunch, you live unnderr a very big rock.Coming in with no prior experience with Alkymist beyond reading Akerblogger‘s review, I was immediately captivated by on opening track “The Scent.” The massive guitar tone is fucking great and the vocals heaving from a deathly bellow to blackened rasps and eerie spoken word feel evil as fook. The song is legitimately crushing but there’s just enough progressive flair to keep things interesting. It’s a great song and you know it on the first spin. That guitar tone could strip paint and it packs a vintage Celtic Frost punch I’m crazy about. “Digging the Grave” keeps the success rolling with a healthy dose of Tiamat and Another Messiah influences creeping into the riff-forward smash and smoosh. Alkymist batter you with simplistic but captivating riffs that weigh a cosmic ass-ton, but they’re careful to weave in atmosphere and mystery to round out the experience. Even the 10 minutes of the title track keep you locked in and along the way, you’ll encounter truly ginormous, gobsmacking riffs and The Fields of Nephilim-esque Gothic atmosphere even as death roars and evil cackles slime you with ectogoo. Could it be a few minutes shorter? Of course, but it doesn’t drag or bog down and it’s a winning combination of disparate styles.“Light of the Lost Star” goes further down the Goth rabbit hole, with bits of The Cure-style guitar noodling mixed into an otherwise unstoppable world plow of a sludge doom beatdown. There’s even a trace of Black Royal in the riffwork to help you hail yourself. Large-scale closer “Master of Disguise” brings back the Fields of Nephilim atmospherics as a screen to hide the inevitable riff slaughter by the Celtic Frosted Flakes-encrusted death hammer. regrettably, there are some lesser moments mixed into the winning. “Fire in My Eyes” feels a bit underwhelming with the newly stripped-back approach going too far, making the song feel one-note and flat. Likewise, “My Sick Part” suffers similar maladies but less severely due to its short length. As far as the production goes, it’s really all about that fucking guitar tone. Serve that sound to me on nachos, tacos, pizza, and even my beloved breakfast bowl of Ape Nuts. I can’t get enough of that crunching, distorted war force.Did I mention that killer guitar tone and the cavalcade of monster riffs? These come courtesy of Stefan Krey. Despite a painful recovery from a broken hand, he churns out a horde of memorable leads that will peel the enamel off your teeth and make your neighbor’s cat develop a hunger for human spleen. He’s the star of the show and his maniacal riff-bends are more inevitable than Thanos with 2 Mittens of Destiny. His forays into sullen Goth rock territory only make the punishing riffs more awe-inspiring when they hit. Beauty and the beast in six-string form, people! Major props also go to Peter Jørgensen for a wide-ranging and highly effective vocal tour-de-force. Whether he’s muttering like a deranged serial killer or roaring like a demon from the 38th Circle of Hell, the man possesses the Kavorka! His offbeat delivery adds intrigue and danger to the material while imbuing it with a unique character.Alkymist evolved their sound from Sanctuary, and some of the material here would have benefitted from their former proggy tilt, but what remains is brutally addictive and unrelentingly oppressive in the best of ways. I’m highly impressed by this little band of Great Danes. You should blast this at unreasonable volumes and then dive unnderr their back catalog. You will not be unnderrwhelmed. No, I won’t stop it! Rating: 3.5/5.0 DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3 Label: <a href="https://indisciplinarian.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Indisciplinarian Records</a> Website: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alkymist/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/alkymist</a> Releases Worldwide: November 15th, 2024<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</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/alkymist/" target="_blank">#Alkymist</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/another-messiah/" target="_blank">#AnotherMessiah</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/celtic-frost/" target="_blank">#CelticFrost</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/crowbar/" target="_blank">#Crowbar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/danish-metal/" target="_blank">#DanishMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/doom-metal/" target="_blank">#DoomMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/indisciplinarian-records/" target="_blank">#IndisciplinarianRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/nov24/" target="_blank">#Nov24</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/tiamat/" target="_blank">#Tiamat</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/unnderr/" target="_blank">#UnnDerr</a>

Angry Metal Guy<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/phenocryst-cremation-pyre-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Phenocryst – Cremation Pyre Review</a>By Steel DruhmWritten by: Nameless_N00b_89From the land that birthed such metal heavies as Gaerea and Analepsy, death/doom newcomers Phenocryst erupted across the burgeoning Portuguese metal scene with 2021’s Explosions EP. And now they prepare to unleash their debut full-length Cremation Pyre on mankind. Sporting a sufficiently oozy band logo, a now revamped line-up, and a unique concept mainly dealing with themes of volcanology, Phenocryst further distance themselves from the maddening meat ‘n’ taters crowd by incorporating psychedelic elements into their sound. My cursory research revealed that phenocryst is a volcanological term representing a large crystal formation often found in magmatic rocks. The more I researched, the more I bought into the concept, agreeing that volcanoes rock. The question I have about Phenocryst is, do they? Erupticus, Deathicus, Doomicus.Let me clarify: this is not melodic death metal. This is death metal with psychedelic, nay, I say melodic elements sprinkled throughout like so much Lawry’s® Seasoned Salt. If it’s warp speeds, blast beats, and tech guitar virtuosity you’re looking for, look elsewhere. Trading tank treads and battle swords for ‘a‘ā<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/phenocryst-cremation-pyre-review/#fn-201922-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> lava flows and pyroclastic snows, Phenocryst channels 90’s era Bolt Thrower (“Pinnacle of Death” and “Pyres of the Altar”) with devastating effect. Guitarists D.S. and Santana (no, not that one) converge to riff a path over igneous environs with cudgel-like brutality (“Astonishing Devastation”) and doomy, sludge-filled slides (“Embers of an Ancient Fire”) that wouldn’t sound out of place on a Crowbar platter. Phenocryst had me banging my head and breaking out my best stank face. They aren’t here to make friends. They’re here to liquefy humanity under a sulfurous, rock-filled river of molten death metal lava.The skeletal frame to which all this guitar muscle clings is the fundamental backbone and source of Phenocryst’s power. Drummer Artur, who joined Santana in 2022, and bassist V.M. expertly anchor all the performances on Cremation Pyre with ferocity and brute strength. V.M.’s bass work, distinctly audible throughout, plucks and plops (“Pinnacle of Death”) and gurgles and glops (“Astonishing Devastation” and “Pyres of the Altar”) like magma pooling under the earth’s surface. I imagine Jo Bench sitting in some English pub right now, smiling. Artur’s massive yet workmanlike performance behind the kit never once risks letting things get out of control, balancing perfectly between power and restraint. D.S., who handles all vocals, must have graduated magna cum laude from Death Vox University, with a major in Karl Willets growls (“Pinnacle of Death” and “Volcanic Winter”), and a minor in Martin Van Drunen’s rasps (“Astonishing Devastation”). His ferocity, though unvaried, ties the entire package together, placing Phenocryst firmly on Portugal’s metal map.With Cremation Pyre, Phenocryst has improved in almost every category from Explosions. Even the album cover, a beautifully rendered oil painting by James Campbell is more engaging than the monochrome cover of the EP. Fernando Matias’ work from the booth propels the band to achieve its gargantuan sound. Where Explosions was claustrophobic, muddy, and cavernous sounding, Cremation Pyre’s dynamic master allows each instrument to occupy its own space while simultaneously combining to form a vibrant, warm-sounding whole. Small as it may be, the album is not without faults. At 39 minutes, Cremation Pyre suffers not from bloat but misplaced interludes. The awkward addition of the outro on “Astonishing Devastation” confuses and confirms the bit would have been better excised. More egregiously, the album might have ended spectacularly with the rumbling, eruptive outro of “Fogo Nas Entranhas.”<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/phenocryst-cremation-pyre-review/#fn-201922-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> But, the two-minute atmospheric “Burial Swamps” fades in and then out again, negating what could have been Cremation Pyre’s triumphant conclusion.My n00b crown weighs heavy as I wrestle with scoring Cremation Pyre. Preparing this first foray into the fray, I realized at one point I’d stopped listening to form a critique and started listening from enjoyment.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/phenocryst-cremation-pyre-review/#fn-201922-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> I’d hoped my first assignment would be something I could comfortably pan, but Cremation Pyre is not that, and it’s hard for me to attach too many demerits to its few missteps. It’s a powerfully heavy debut that demands serious attention, and I urge you to check it out. One day, if I somehow survive the gauntlet and ascend to the rank of staff, I’ll reflect on this review and decide if I am right. Rating: 3.5/5.0 DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3 Label: <a href="https://www.bloodharvest.se/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Blood Harvest Records</a> | <a href="https://bloodharvestrecords.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> Websites: <a href="https://phenocryst.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">phenocryst.bandcamp.com</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Phenocryst" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">facebook.com/phenocryst</a> Releases Worldwide: August 30th, 2024<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</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/analepsy/" target="_blank">#Analepsy</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/aug24/" target="_blank">#Aug24</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/blood-harvest-records/" target="_blank">#BloodHarvestRecords</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/bolt-thrower/" target="_blank">#BoltThrower</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/cremation-pyre/" target="_blank">#CremationPyre</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/crowbar/" target="_blank">#Crowbar</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/death-metal/" target="_blank">#DeathMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/gaera/" target="_blank">#Gaera</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/phenocryst/" target="_blank">#Phenocryst</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/portuguese-metal/" target="_blank">#PortugueseMetal</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/review/" target="_blank">#Review</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/reviews/" target="_blank">#Reviews</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@Elucidating" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Elucidating</a> Well, if you don't want <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GAFAMs</a> to make money with your <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Software</a> them maybe don't make <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FLOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FLOSS</a> in the first place.The <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Licensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Licensing</a> changes if <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Matrix</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Redis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Redis</a>, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MongoDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MongoDB</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Elastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elastic</a> only happened after their (back then <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OpenSource" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OpenSource</a>) <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Software" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Software</a> was adopted.Thus they pulled a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DarthVader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DarthVader</a> aka. " I altered the deal. Pray I don't alter it further! " form of retroactive <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/StickLicensing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StickLicensing</a>, and I consider this an <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Asshole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Asshole</a> move!They could've chosen to be honest early on by choosing a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/license" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#license</a> like <a href="https://mastodon.social/@creativecommons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@creativecommons</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CCBYNCSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CCBYNCSA</a> or started with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AGPLv3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AGPLv3</a> (or a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SourceAvailable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SourceAvailable</a> license) but they know that if they did that, noone would've contributed to it nor adopted it.But don"t take my word for it: Others like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BusyBox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BusyBox</a> tried to use <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Copyleft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Copyleft</a> as a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Crowbar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crowbar</a> and that only resulted in people and corporations avoiding them and instead finance <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/toybox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#toybox</a>.

unfa🇺🇦New song and music video :) <a href="https://youtu.be/VMqPf4Q-CcQ" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/VMqPf4Q-CcQ</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unfa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#unfa</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#music</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bass</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HalfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HalfLife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Crowbar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crowbar</a>

Nartance<a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/inktober" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inktober</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/inktober2018" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#inktober2018</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/ink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ink</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/clock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#clock</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/horloge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#horloge</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/homestuck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homestuck</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/caliborn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#caliborn</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/crowbar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crowbar</a> <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/textober" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#textober</a><a href="https://www.deviantart.com/nartance/art/Inktober-2018-14-Clock-768287029" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.deviantart.com/nartance/art/Inktober-2018-14-Clock-768287029</a>FR Textober 2018 (Nouveau chapitre) : <a href="https://app.box.com/s/0110675c8zvewrijscebm4mzjkgumca2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://app.box.com/s/0110675c8zvewrijscebm4mzjkgumca2</a>FR Textober 2017 (complet) : <a href="https://app.box.com/s/pmevzl1a6j4k1fxeapljqu8hpn0sylkr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://app.box.com/s/pmevzl1a6j4k1fxeapljqu8hpn0sylkr</a>

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