Best of Folk 2021

by Dæv Tremblay


Folk is the music for the people, from the people. And as our planet is pretty big, there are uncountably many different sorts of “folk” music. So many, in fact, that my top 5 cannot possibly cover all of the immense variety of sounds there are. Nevertheless, it does cover some decent part of it, and so here are the five best folk albums from 2021 in my opinion!

Number Five: Nika Mo – Of Cloven Hoof in Honey


On Of Cloven Hoof in Honey, Australian singer Nika Mo explores many of the lesser known Grimm tales, and turns … Read more

Best of Doom Metal 2021

by Dæv Tremblay

Number Five: Dream Unending – Tide Turns Eternal


Dream Unending’s Tide Turns Eternal is an amazing progressive doom album that has some of that psychedelic edge that adds a lot to its sound! A great album to start our top 5!

Number Four: Intaglio – Ⅱ


You might’ve noticed it by now, but I’m not really into the whole funeral doom thing. The closest I’m willing to approach it is exampled by Intaglio’s atmospheric doom album. The album has a true sense of beauty through desolation, and it’s one of the stronger candidates for this year!

Number Three: Big, Brave

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Weekly Release Dump

by Dæv Tremblay


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Friday, 31 December

Barús – Fanges

34:23
progressive death metal
Grenoble, France
Aesthetic Death

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Dead Neanderthals & Aaron B. Turner – Corporeal Flux

25:23
stoner rock
Nijmegen, Netherlands
Independent

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Dripping Decay – Watching You Rot

17:08
death metal
Portland, Oregon
Independent

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Best of Deathcore 2021

by Dæv Tremblay


I love these monstrous chugs! BLEGH!

Number Five: Cognitive – Malevolent Thoughts of a Hastened Extinction


Cognitive are back with a very strong entry for this year! It’s all-around solid and more than capable deathcore!

Number Four: Darko – Darko



Darko—or Darko US if you want to find the band online—is a deathcore superentity, and I’ve got to say the result speaks for itself. Jam this as soon as possible!

Number Three: Crown Magnetar – The Codex of Flesh


The Codex of Flesh is just that good! Bring me these wicked breakdowns all day long!

Number Two: Brojob – The

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Best of Death Metal 2021

by Dæv Tremblay


No need to introduce death metal, right? It’s death, and metal! There has been so many great death and death-adjacent records this year that this top 5 was one of the toughest to call! I could’ve easily extended it into a top 10, but for the sake of concision, I was able to keep only the 5 best in my opinion!

Number Five: Dagtum – Revered Decadence


Dagtum released an underground gem of dissonant death metal with Revered Decadence. The band is actually a supergroup hailing from the Philippines, and they truly deserve the “super” prefix, as everything they … Read more