French metalcore crew Eths remind me of the nu metal acts that were shunned outright because of their association with an increasingly unpopular style.
The zombie thing has long since become a cultural phenomenon and been subsequently beaten to (un)death. Be wary of a 2012 release called Hordes of Zombies.
Samael settles into its trademark midtempo mood and plays things a little too safe at times, but the highlights leave more of an impression than the dips.
Sweden’s Engel barrels down the road at a great clip for the first four tracks of Threnody, bashing through some modern metal with incredible energy and polish.
A sad record. Not in a boo-hoo way, it’s more of a hands-in-pockets, head down, kick the can as the weight of existence slows your movement kind of way.
Jupiter zips and crashes around the room, its sharp edges colliding with surfaces hard and soft, hurling itself constantly forward with impossible energy.