Gnawing - Leech b/w Wolverine Blues
Another ripper from GNAWING featuring an Entombed cover. Enough said.
Saved stuff I never posted
Hey everyone, here are some things that I had meant to post about but never got around to it. If something here is new to you, I hope you like it.
THE BLIND PHILOSOPHER
I'm gonna say it now and get it out of the way, this will be my AOTY. I can't imagine anything else coming out this year that will have the impact on me that this album did. This album is a perfect mixture of death metal, sludge, and atmosphere. It just hits so hard. Back in 2020 I posted a top 50 all time albums list, if this would have been out then it would have been on there. The closest thing i can think of that hits me like this album is the Absent In Body album from a few years ago (which would be on that list also if it had been out). Due to Scott Kelly being exposed as the shitstick he is, we may never get another AIB. If The Blind Philosopher is as close as I ever get to the feeling that AIB left me with, I'm OK with that. They fill that void perfectly.
3 FROM FINLAND
Came across all 3 of these bands over the last few weeks. All 3 from Finland and all 3 playing Boss HM2 Swedeath the way it's supposed to be played. Wormlord kinda reminds me of little more blackened version of Carcass' Swansong album.
Funeral Home has actually been around for 15 years or so but just dropped their 1st full length in January of this year. They put the roll in death 'n roll.
Pilori - Sans Adieu
Pilori out of Rouen, France play blackened hardcore with grindcore ferocity and crust fury. Sans Adieu came out April 17, 2026 with ten tracks of chaotic, crushing intensity. The quartet deliver over 37 minutes of unrelenting aggression sung entirely in French. The band blends blast beat violence with crust punk's raw energy and black metal's atmospheric darkness. Additional instrumentation by Benjamin Moreau from Fange on machines and Benoît Lefèvre from Auteyn on cello. Released on limited vinyl in multiple color variants, digipack CD, and cassette through Frozen Records and Terrain Vague.
FFO: Martyrdöd, Plebeian Grandstand, Hierophant
Tristis - Des Strebens Einzelner
Tristis out of Germany play blackened post-metal with atmospheric hardcore intensity. Des Strebens Einzelner released March 4, 2026 with six tracks of crushing emotional weight. The quartet - Jana on vocals, Vinni on bass, Erik on guitar, and Nils on drums - deliver over 22 minutes of dynamic extremity. The band blends black metal fury with post-hardcore's melodic depth, shifting between blast beat aggression and atmospheric builds. Lyrics alternate between German and English, adding another layer to their dark soundscapes.
FFO: Amenra, Oathbreaker, Celeste, Rorcal
HUMAN SHIELD - Forever Indebted
Human Shield out of Tennessee play powerviolence with metallic hardcore intensity. Forever Indebted dropped January 9, 2026 with six tracks of blistering aggression. The trio - Drew Miller on guitars/vocals, Will Shephered on bass/vocals/electronics, and Noah Guffin on drums - delivers nearly 11 minutes of relentless chaos. The band blends grinding powerviolence brutality with crushing metallic riffs and occasional electronic elements adding industrial textures to the violence. Short, explosive bursts of fury is what you get here. They previously released Sullen Population in February 2025 and a summer promo in June 2024, showing a consistent evolution in their punishing sound.
FFO: Sex Prisoner, Nails, Iron Lung
Eternal Wound - Inextinguishable Hate
More local goodness for me. Eternal Wound out of Lexington, Kentucky play crushing metallic hardcore with death metal and black metal influences. Their side of the Inextinguishable Hate split released Draped In Black on September 19, 2025 has two tracks - "Taste Of Hate" and "Non Deus Meus" - delivering raw HM2-style brutality. The band channels extreme metal aggression into a hardcore framework, blending blast beats, dissonant riffing, and guttural vocals. The band previously released Paradise Lost in June 2024 and a demo in January 2023. Good shit.
FFO: RACETRAITOR, Nails, Gatecreeper, Full of Hell
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