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Review: Entheos – Primal EP

by Dæv Tremblay
Probably the most awaited EP of early 2015. The quasi-reunion of Animosity, with a friend of ours, Chaney Crabb on vocals, and Frank Costa on guitars, Evan Brewer on bass, and Navene Koperweis on drums. So, let’s get our hands dirty and see what all the hype’s about.

First I gotta say that Chaney really cranked it up on vocals since the last time we heard her, in her band Systems. She was already a beast on Terrasomnium, now she’s a fucking Balrog (too bad VoM didn’t grab her)! And the other musicians really don’t disappoint either. … Read more

Review: Alkaloid – The Malkuth Grimoire

by Dæv Tremblay

Alkaloid is the union of members from Necrophagist, Obscura, Spawn of Possession, Aborted, Dark Fortress, God Dethroned, Blotted Science and Noneuclid to create, allegedly, “the most extreme prog metal” band. I’ve already expressed my concerns about this record, but I still decided to give my money to the fund-raising campaign and finally got the fruit of my investment today in the mail. I can’t say I’m unsatisfied.

The album, considerably long, at 73 minutes, begins starkly with Carbon Phrases, which was the first song the band streamed before the album came out. It’s a rock-solid, or rather metal-solid, 9 minute … Read more

News: Slice the Cake unveils The Mountains of Man

by Dæv Tremblay

The Mountains of Man is the first part of the “Stone and Silver” trilogy. Eight minutes of that great progressive metalcore music by which we know Slice The Cake. This surely doesn’t bring the pushed back release date of their new album any closer, but it surely does make the wait a little bit less dry. … Read more

Review : Toothgrinder – Schizophrenic Jubilee EP

by Dæv Tremblay

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Personally, I wasn’t particularly invested in Toothgrinder‘s previous works: Vibration/Colour/Frequency and Turning Of The Tides. I found them interesting in a way, but there was something that hindered me from fully enjoying them. I might have once put the finger on it, but I don’t remember now why.

However, I just found out that they released an EP back in November 2014. And boy is it a good surprise! Everything is just perfect on it.

For those who do not know Toothgrinder, they’re pretty much a blend of Dillinger Escape Plan, Between The Buried And Me, … Read more