Notes From Underground
Notes From Underground features the latest underground metal bands!
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Album Review: AUGURY – Illusive Golden Age
It’s been nine years since the last release from Canadian progressive/technical death masters Augury. Fortunately, this dormancy has been but…
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Album Review: ON THORNS I LAY – Aegean Sorrow
Greek goth purveyors On Thorns I Lay are accomplished veterans, having contributed much to the goth aesthetic of earlier years.…
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Album Review: SCUMPULSE – Rotten
Right out of the gate, Scumpulse reveal themselves with zero pretense whatsoever. Blackened crust is the game, and Scumpulse have…
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Album Review: INSECT ARK – Marrow Hymns
“It’s so fucking cool,” I remarked casually while recommending Insect Ark’s upcoming record Marrow Hymns to a friend. As I…
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Album Review: FALLING THROUGH APRIL – Zodiac
FALLING THROUGH APRIL hails from Charlotte, NC. The 4 founders found each other while playing in different bands that were…
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Album Review: FROST GIANT – The Harlot Star
The year is just beginning, and already I’m convinced that we’ve been given one of the most genuinely joyful thrill…
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Album Review: KOHTI TUHOA – Pelon Neljäs Valtakunta
“Thank you, sir, may I have another!” This is how I feel when gripped in the furious talons of Finland’s…
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Album Review: THRONE OF HERESY – Decameron
I was in a bookstore the other day with my wife. The English-language section, as is typical in bookstores located…
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Album Review: Psykup – Ctrl + Alt + Fuck
Psykup may prove an intriguing band in the slightest. Whether their intention is to amuse or challenge is one thing.…
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Album Review: Lo! – Vestigial
“Pink goopy bald guy.” If you’ve seen even a second of Lo!’s instantly iconic music video for their 2015 track…
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Album Review: NECK OF THE WOODS – The Passenger
Bands who prioritize diversity in their musical palette will by design create polarizing music. Vancouver metal quintet Neck of the…
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Album Review: OCCASVS – Nocturnal Majestic Mysteria
You will be surprised by Occasvs. From the album’s opening notes through its winding, relentless journey, you will be surprised…
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Album Review: HUMAN AFTER ALL – Don’t Worry, It Only Gets Worse
Identity Crisis, The Illusion of Safety and The Artist in the Ambulance. Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses and The Curse.…
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Album Review: OLD MAN WIZARD – Innocent Hands
California prog rockers Old Man Wizard are no strangers to eclecticism in their music. On their debut record Unfavorable, they…
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Album Review: VOID RITUAL – Heretical Wisdom
Imagine a desolate, barren plain. Flakes of ash float down in lazy spirals from a uniformly grey sky, lit faintly…
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Album Review: BILL + PHIL – Songs of Darkness and Despair
Early 2017 brought an indelible collaboration comprising two distinct mediums: horror and heavy metal. The first is represented by acclaimed…
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Album Review: NEKROKRAFT – Will o’ Wisp
Death-inspired name with cvlty spelling? Check. Grainy black-and-white promo photo in the woods? Got it covered. Satanic/occult lyrical themes? You’ll…
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Album Review: JIBE – Epic Tales Of Human Nature
The early to mid-90s spawned some of the greatest musicians of our generation, giving us artists like Chris Cornell, Kurt…
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Album Review: IAPETUS – The Long Road Home
I’ll be the first to admit it when it comes to listening to death metal, I find more strikes than…
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Album Review: MOSCOW – Queen of Sin
Let’s face it, before bands like In This Moment stepped into the metal genre, the music was mainly a male-fronted…