Heads For the Dead – Slash ‘n’ Roll Reviewed: October 2021 Released: 2021, Transcending Obscurity Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz At the time of my typing these words, we’re exactly 30 days from Halloween 2021. Which makes Heads For The Dead’s latest EP SLASH ‘N’ ROLL surprisingly timely. Stewarded…
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Fetid Zombie – Transmutations
Fetid Zombie – Transmutations Reviewed: July 2021 Released: 2021, Transcending Obscurity Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Mark Riddick is a genuine heavy metal savant. Between designing the cover art for literally dozens of your favorite death and black metal bands, stewarding multiple bands of his own at any given point…
Plasmodium – Towers of Silence
Plasmodium – Towers of Silence Reviewed: May 2021 Released: 2021, Transcending Obscurity Records Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Where do I begin with this one? Plasmodium is an Aussie based psychedelic/otherworldy/blackened death metal outfit that shrouds its members (mostly) in secrecy. And you’d be forgiven for immediately drawing comparisons to…
Illimitable Dolor – Leaden Light
Illimitable Dolor – Leaden Light Reviewed: March, 2019 Released: 2019, Transcending Obscurity Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz The whole funeral doom aesthetic can be a gamble. When it’s good, it can be a transformative art form that summons emotion from the deepest depths. When it’s not so good, it can…