The soundtrack for an angry and hateful world, VLVD’s face-ripping punk-metal attack is loud and nasty enough to make Trump shit his pants. Venomous riot-starters for a world gone mad Violent Life Violent Death Violent Life Violent Death Listen to: Myths From The Desert ( Poison Blood, 2017) Not every band convincingly nails the blackened spirit, but this dastardly duo are masters of mystic malevolence. Listen to: Fragmentary ( Look Past The Gore And See The Art, 2017) Poison BloodĪ collaboration between members of Horseback and Krieg, Poison Blood are purveyors of dirty BM with an anarcho-punk edge. Turning the heads of DM fans, it’s fast-paced, aggressive, sometimes thrashy, and satisfying. Listen to: Moonbred Chains ( Do Not Deviate, 2017) Repulsive VisionĪn older band who have only kicked into gear recently, Cumbria’s Repulsive Vision formed in 2010 but released their debut record this year. Second album Do Not Deviate is an audacious celebration of insane ideas and mind-bending virtuosity. Thriving in a self-constructed midpoint between pulverising extreme metal and forward-thinking prog splendour, Replacire are inspirational madmen. Listen to: Maat Mons’ Fume ( Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows, 2016) Inventive songwriters and strong performers, they are unafraid to explore new territories. Unique entity Howls Of Ebb combine death and black metal with electrifying results, drawing on occultism and demonology to summon devastating hymns. Listen to: Echo Chasers ( Atrament, 2016) Howls Of Ebbĭeath/black metal spells from San Francisco Scattershot structures and dizzying shred-worship collide: it’s the sound of heavy music being catapulted into the future. Wild, extreme prog from the home of grungeĭoggedly putting Seattle back on the heavy map, A Sense Of Gravity’s unhinged take on fervently proggy death is one of the most distinctive noises in metal right now. Listen to: Coffinwood ( Nocta, 2017) A Sense Of Gravity London band Light Of The Morning Star are an unusual entity, with a sound that could be described as gothic metal, albeit with the ‘metal’ component drawn from the world of contemporary black/extreme metal. Listen to: The Nihilist (Widowmaker, 2017) Light Of The Morning Star Check out their self-titled debut EP for some top-notch thuggery.
Listen to: Ninhagaz (The End Of An Era Chapter I) ( Kings, 2015)įlying the flag for the thrilling midpoint between brutal DM and state-of-the-art deathcore, Widowmaker’s face-flaying ferocity and crushing breakdowns will send fans of Thy Art Is Murder into a state of frothing rapture. There are shades of Bal-Sagoth and Carach Angren, but despite the orchestral touches, the vibe is less melodramatic. The curiously named Images At Twilight play extreme symphonic metal, with a fair few death and black metal influences. Listen to: Antigenesis ( Gammageddon, 2017) Images At Twilight Light-speed blasting, wild technicality and a dash of futuristic fervour combine to make your skull explode. Standard bearers for a new breed of DM that ups the brutality ante on every level, Cytotoxin are rapidly establishing themselves as one of Europe’s most extreme bands. Listen to: Xenomorphic ( Palace Of The Pessimist, 2017) Cytotoxin
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Insanely heavy but subtly sophisticated, the songs on new album Palace Of The Pessimist are full of sharp ideas and lacerating hooks. Listen to: Moirae ( Ulsect, 2017) So This Is Sufferingįor anyone concerned about the future of deathcore, So This Is Suffering offer a defiant, jaw-shattering response. Featuring two members of avant-black metallers Dodecahedron, Ulsect’s self-titled debut takes their reality-warping dynamics into the realms of death and post-metal, adding heaving riffs and doomy passages into their repertoire of whorls.
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