The Howling Wind – Into the Cryosphere

The Howling Wind's Into the Cryosphere was added to the Profound Lore Records Bandcamp. Very heavy and sludgy black metal. Read the Allmusic review and a great stream of consciousness review from That's How Kids Die. I mean...

The Howling Wind's Into the Cryosphere was added to the Profound Lore Records Bandcamp. Very heavy and sludgy black metal. Read the Allmusic review and a great stream of consciousness review from That's How Kids Die. I mean...

...this is a blasphemous blizzard of filthy occult energy, the frozen corpse of black metal stuffed with dope, crammed into a blast chiller and then violently yanked out, pissed on, and set ablaze.

Whitehorse - Progression

I got a heads up on Whitehorse's Progression< from The Obelisk. Heard one track and I was sold. The review states that Progression is an album that inflicts "its dreary, darkened atmospherics well beyond the point of oppression"

I got a heads up on Whitehorse's Progression from The Obelisk. Heard one track and I was sold. The review states that Progression is an album that inflicts "its dreary, darkened atmospherics well beyond the point of oppression", and this is truly dark doom with cavernous death metal growls, harsh blackened screams, and droney noises and electronics. The last song "Time Worn Regression" is a great example of how Whitehorse creates a crushing atmosphere by gradually adding more and more layers of noise, until it becomes almost too intense. Check it out below.

Hot Fog - Wyvern and Children First

Sometimes you need your metal to be fun and awesome, and Hot Fog are happy to oblige. Cosmo Lee, of Invisible Oranges fame, plugged Wyvern and Children First in a Decibel column: The riffs are rough and ready; the vocals are

"Wyvern Skull" graphic by Alan Forbes

Sometimes you need your metal to be fun and awesome, and Hot Fog are happy to oblige. Cosmo Lee, of Invisible Oranges fame, plugged Wyvern and Children First in a Decibel column:

The riffs are rough and ready; the vocals are rough and sometimes unready. But mostly it’s hot rockin’ times from dudes who appreciate the art of the harmony lead.

My favorite is "Death Killers" with its tasty NWOBHM riffage, and some great heavy metal screamin'. Click the player to let Hot Fog Kill You In The Face!