Metal round-up for May!
Devil Master – Satan Spits on Children of Light
Genre: Cheeky black metal
Rating: 7/10
Commentary: Wonderfully diverse, campy, tons of fun.
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Lucifera – La Cacería de Brujas
Genre: Columbian Thrash Metal
Rating: 5/10
Commentary: Great female vocalist. New band to me.
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Mastiff – Plague
Genre: Kinda sludgy hardcore
Rating: 6/10
Commentary: It get’s a little tedious in the back half. But such a great start.
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Aephanemer – Prokopton
Genre: Symphonic gloomy twiddling
Rating: 7/10
Commentary: Works best as background music.
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Amon Amarth – Berserker
Genre: Songs about ravens and longships
Rating: 7/10
Commentary: For those of you who haven’t found a good Viking album yet this year.
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Belzebubs – Pantheon of the Nightside Gods
Genre: Real songs/fake band
Rating: 8/10
Commentary: Queue up the usual philosophizing about simulacra and life in our giddy post-post-modern times.
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