Electronic Metal

Feversea – Man Under Erasure Review

Feversea – Man Under Erasure Review

By Thus Spoke on May 21, 2025 in Reviews, Electronic Metal, Post-Metal, Sludge Metal, 22 comments

“Feversea is a perfect name for a post-metal band. It manages to evoke the genre’s typical moodiness and atmosphere, which, like the sea, can range from tranquil mystique to rage and channeled either through fretful drama or a kind of layered intensity that could faithfully be said to resemble a fever dream. But there’s more to Oslo’s Feversea than their name having a pleasing ring. Their debut Man Under Erasure carries the burden of making an impact in the veritable ocean of groups taking their cue from stalwarts like Cult of Luna and Russian Circles.” The old man and the Feversea.

Bong-Ra – Black Noise Review

Bong-Ra – Black Noise Review

By Thus Spoke on February 19, 2025 in Reviews, Electronic Metal, Experimental Metal, Industrial Metal, Noise, 35 comments

“When I reviewed Bong-Ra’s last album, Meditations, I commented on the about-turn the project made moving into doom. I should have known that the individual behind Bong-Ra, Jason Köhnen, likes to keep the listener guessing. So it is that Black Noise, their ninth official full-length, sees yet another mutation. In a whiplash change, Meditations’ successor is not dreamy, sax-infused, instrumental doom, but uncanny blackened, industrial, electronic metal; synthetic elements are used now to splice in unsettling samples and twist the guitar sound rather than dominate the melodies.” Bong show.

Elyose – Évidence Review

Elyose – Évidence Review

By Dolphin Whisperer on January 10, 2025 in Reviews, Djent, Electronic Metal, Electronica, Gothic Metal, 46 comments

“Being true to yourself as a listener is an essential part of the reviewing process. So, at a very base level, I can say things like “I’m tired of hearing djent riffs” and “pop-infused metal doesn’t do anything for me.” And, at my core, I can know those things are true. Except, every now and again, well-crafted music comes along and bashes upon our truths like a coup de foudre to an unsuspecting heart. Such was the case when I encountered Elyose’s hook-laden, djentrified y2k platter of Déviante. And so too am I again smitten with the chug-ridden, cybergoth stylings of Évidence. The proof, as they say, is in the purple pudding.” Purple is the new sphere.

Master Boot Record – Hardwarez Review

Master Boot Record – Hardwarez Review

By Mystikus Hugebeard on October 12, 2024 in Reviews, Electronic Metal, Industrial Metal, Synthwave, 53 comments

“Anno Domini 2024. In the early months, the code-whisperer Victor Love donned his Omnissiah robes and preached the score-counter-ruining sermon Nel Nome Del Codice within the Keygen Church. Now, the world’s premier practitioner of digital blasphemy has returned in his true, glorious form: Master Boot Record. There is no digi-christ here, only The Code. MBR is poised to release update 11.0 to your pathetic operating systems. Update name: Hardwarez.” Dos Boot!

Moiii – Moiii Review

Moiii – Moiii Review

By Thus Spoke on July 31, 2024 in Reviews, Electronic Metal, Electronica, Experimental Metal, Noise, 25 comments

“True genius, especially in art, is often not recognized when it first emerges. Van Gogh barely made a penny and garnered little acclaim for paintings that people now travel the world to see. Art may be subjective, but an entirely new world of debate arises when something comes along for which there are very few, if any, analogues. With this in mind, let us turn to Moiii, and their self-titled debut. It’s the fusion of musical minds hardcore and rock-centric—Scott Shellhamer (American Heritage, Ghosts and Vodka)—and electronica, pop, and folk-inclined—Jason Butler (Thee Conductor)—plus an additional healthy helping of aggressive noise rock—Thor Harris (Swans) performs percussion.” Less weird is MOAR.

Soulbound – obsYdian Review

Soulbound – obsYdian Review

By Kenstrosity on July 24, 2024 in Reviews, Electronic Metal, Gothic Metal, Industrial Metal, Pop Metal, Synthwave, 48 comments

“Long time readers understand that I like damn near any kind of metal. If it’s got heavily distorted guitars and big, bloodied hooks, I’m on board. My eclecticism inside the metalverse affords me a rare kind of versatility when it comes to review duties, too. Anything that falls into my lap has a chance to get a proper sponge bath. However, sometimes a band does a bunch of stuff that I normally enjoy and yet, my enthusiasm falters. Most of the time, that’s a simple conflict. I just don’t like the songs, even if I like the format. That, dear readers, is precisely the case for German “wedon’tgiveafuckmetal”outfit Soulbound and their fourth LP, obsYdian.” Soul killers.

Fool the Masses – It’s All Lost Review

Fool the Masses – It’s All Lost Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on June 10, 2024 in Reviews, Electronic Metal, Metalcore, 26 comments

“So, Germany’s Fool the Masses emailed the site in hopes that we would review their second full-length record, It’s All Lost. Not only that, but they directed the email to me—as if I’m the metalcore expert at AMG Headquarters. I was born well before that abomination of a genre first reared its ugly head and I’ve had to suffer through the Unearth’s and Trivium’s ever since. But Fool the Masses is unique because it has no drummer and employs a DJ to program the drums and add electronic flavorings in the mix. Yeah, I know, I’ve already lost 85% of you by this point.” Fools and masses.

Keygen Church – Nel Nome Del Codice Review

Keygen Church – Nel Nome Del Codice Review

By Mystikus Hugebeard on March 29, 2024 in Reviews, Electronic Metal, Synthwave, 48 comments

“”In the name of the Code, and of the Sacred Disk, and the Holy System. Our Core, which art in Data, Hallowed be Thy Code.” These words adorn the lavish brochure you were handed as you stepped into the Keygen Church. There, behind the altar, stands the robopastor/technosorcerer Victor Love. You recognize him; our IT prophet Sentynel has lauded Love’s work in Master Boot Record twice, but now the doors to Love’s liturgical side project Keygen Church have swung open.” Room and motherboard.

Infected Rain – TIME Review

Infected Rain – TIME Review

By Iceberg on February 19, 2024 in Reviews, Djent, Electronic Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal, 89 comments

““Progressive” is one of the most flippantly applied adjectives we have for genres today. “Modern” is equally abused, so one can imagine the clanging of alarm bells when the promo sheet for Moldova’s Infected Rain described the band as “modern progressive metal.” But I’m not one to judge a book by its cover, even if said book devolves into the Buttgate of late January. Plus vocalist Elena Cataraga goes by the stage name Lena Scissorhands, which means I get to write the word scissorhands a lot in this review, a tiny joy I never thought I’d experience.” Touchy slicey.