The story goes that back in 2020, tired of the way things were going and not overly convinced of the benefits of robbing a liquor store, guitarist and composer Paul Plumeri, Jr. (ex-Isyou), bassist Chris Williams (Dark Waters Fall) and vocalist Max Lichtman (ex-Immolith) joined forces with the idea of creating something extreme. Taking their
Mastered by Alan Douches (Dillinger Escape Plan, Cannibal Corpse, Municipal Waste) at West West Side Music, the imminent arrival of “Receptor” from Extreme Metal trio OWDWYR has been preceded by a third single in “Stench of Indemnity“. An album made richer for the performances of no less than seven guests who contribute drums, vocals, piano
The third in a run of Avant-garde covers from Imperial Triumphant finds them taking on “Jacob’s Ladder“ by Rush. That follows renditions of “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead and “A Night In Tunisia“ by Dizzy Gillespie as they build their repertoire in opulent Black Metal to reflect the sounds of New York City as they hear
Formed in 2020 by a trio of musicians known for their work in Isyou, Dark Waters Fall and Immolith, the debut album “Receptor” from Extreme Metal collective OWDWYR is set to be unleashed on 20th October. Said to encompass elements of Technical Death Metal, Progressive Metal and Grindcore framed around a Classical core, the record
Avant-Garde is one thing but Imperial Triumphant have taken “Paranoid Android” by Radiohead and reimagined it from the ground up, not only putting their own spin on it but ingesting it and regurgitating it and then charging a million bucks a cup for it like that coffee that makes you wretch at the thought. Century
There are tour stories and then there is this tale from a run that saw Avant-Garde masters Imperial Triumphant in Serbia. We’ll give you no more spoilers except to say that this one was filmed outside the Bottom Lounge in Chicago Illinois during a run in support of their current album “Spirit of Ecstasy” which
“Over the last several years, a giant wave of raw black metal bands has washed over us. From the outset, I was inspired to try my hand at this style but wanted to incorporate some other elements to give listeners something more. Lyrically, I was originally inspired by old stories of New England and all
Since they were born to this Earth on barren ground in 2019 Italian Avant-garde Dissonant Black Metal duo AD Omega have been nothing short of prolific, releasing a trio of EPs and now with “Aphelic Ascent“, two full length albums in five years. The work of multi-instrumentalist Noktvrnal (vocals, guitars, bass, synth) and drummer Vindur
If you fancy spending an evening with American masked avant-garde Blackened Death Metal trapeze artists Imperial Triumphant then you’ll be happy to know they have a huge European tour trek in April that has both club and Festival shows taking them from Tel Aviv to Brussels. In that run they will be stopping off upon
“Through mercurial waves beneath the moon’s mournful glow, a trinity of incarnate beings that embody Mithridatum have conjured forth the entity known as Harrowing, an auditory pilgrimage traversing a gloomscape leaden with dissonance, despondency, isolation, entropy… into the abyss. The name Mithridatum refers to the practice of achieving immunity against poisoning through self-administered, sub-lethal doses. The