Jesse Lucian 15 articles

I’ve been into metal ever since high school. So naturally a passion for writing and metal probably would’ve lead me here at some point! I’ve always loved spreading the good word of under-the-radar bands that would probably make jesus, or at least your grandma cry (which, apparently I’ve done, not even trying to be edgy, that’s literally what she’s told me, I’m sorry grandma!).

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Review: Cavernous Gate “Voices from a Fathomless Realm” [Lupus Lounge / Prophecy Productions]

When it comes to the more extreme side of the spectrum of Doom Metal, like Death Doom and Black Doom, I always find that it...

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Review: De Profundis “The Corruption of Virtue” [Transcending Obscurity Records]

I always have the impression that if you asked most people about the first few countries they’d think of when you say “death metal”, the...

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Review: Atruta “Da varot apramietnaj” [Cavum Atrum Rex]

While Eastern Europe probably isn’t the first place that would normally jump to the forefront of your mind when you hear the term “Black Metal”...

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Review: Anachronistic “700 and 19 Ways of Decay”

One of the things that I think is wonderful about this day in age, is that so many artists are now able to start projects...

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Review: Strigoi “Viscera” [Season of Mist]

I’m starting off my introductory paragraph a little differently today. If you’ve read my articles before, I usually start off by talking a little bit...

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Review: Cimmerian Possession “Sadistic Storm” [Personal Records]

If you’re involved in the underground Extreme Metal circles, it’s pretty much unavoidable that you’re probably going to come across the myriad of bands that...

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Review: Cruentus “Fossilized” [Kvlt und Kaos Productions]

Blackened thrash is overall a pretty simple style in execution- it’s practically where black metal as a whole got its start, with the extreme take...

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Review: Patria “Hexerei” [Dawnrazor Records / Ketzer Records / Helvete Records]

When I think of Brazilian black metal, or South American extreme metal general, I usually think of music that sounds extremely barbaric and primal. It...

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Review: The Black Disorder “The Acceptance of Humiliation” [Iron, Blood and Death Corporation]

One of the reasons that black metal is one of my favorite metal genres is because of how dynamic it can be. While you can...

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Review: C.K.O. “Are You With Me” [Sliptrick Records]

As anybody who knows even a little bit about heavy metal probably knows, the genre owes its inspiration to another genre that preceded the genre...

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Review: Edge of Insanity “Redemption”

Doom is a genre that has definitely grown on me ever since I got into metal all the way back in high school. In my...

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Review: Virgins of the Seven Seas “The Sacrificed Tape”

As you may know if you’ve been following the history of the metal genre, doom metal is one of the oldest styles of metal. It’s...

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Review: Jack “Lobotómia” [Give Praise Records]

Grindcore is well known for its pounding and unrelenting nature. The explosive drumming, the often primitive and primal delivery of the vocals, the noisy, dissonant...

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Review: Hatriot “The Vale of Shadows” [Massacre Records]

The resurgence of Thrash metal in the last decade or so has certainly had a lot of buzz in the metal community, and you could...

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Review: Caca De Luna “Züchtigungstheater” [Give Praise Records]

Caca De Luna is a grindcore band from Germany that I was recently introduced to for the first time, with their newest album Züchtigungstheater, released...