by eclecticelyse | Dec 5, 2024 | Metal, Now Playing, Vinyl
It’s been snowing here in Ohio, and I prefer it to the cold ick and gray. The sun doesn’t favor our state, and the white blanket dresses up the dead leaves and accentuates the immortal pines. Winter’s cold, desolate landscapes and stark beauty align...
by eclecticelyse | Sep 21, 2024 | CDs, Live Music, Metal, Now Playing
Avowal had a busy year, and we decided to release Lessons in Technical Difficulties to hold us over before recording the full length. Streaming features our Brimming Horn performance and the CD includes a bonus track of three songs from our Brooklyn, NY show. We will...
by eclecticelyse | Sep 13, 2024 | CDs, Metal, Now Playing, Vinyl
If you’re looking for newer death metal, here are a few that have been in my rotation lately and have been released within the last three years. My listening habits are all over the place, but I often find myself writing more about metal music than other genres. I...
by eclecticelyse | Jul 15, 2024 | CDs, Metal, Now Playing, Vinyl
I have been on a bit of a Necrophagia kick the past few days. I really enjoy the catalog but my favorites are Holocausto de la Morte, Deathtrip 69, WhiteWorm Cathedral, and Season of the Dead. Honorable mention to The Divine Art of Torture. I suppose that is damn near...
by eclecticelyse | Jul 7, 2024 | Metal, Now Playing, Vinyl
I love Tyranny of Will by Iron Reagan. It’s hard-hitting with relentless energy and one of my favorite guitar tones on any crossover record. Phil and Mark really nailed it. When I met Phil recently at a Morbikon show we talked about the record and he mentioned...
by eclecticelyse | Jun 27, 2024 | Metal, Now Playing, Vinyl
A friend of mine surprised me on the first night of our tour with Festerdecay’s latest record, “Reality Rotten to the Core.” I was supposed to go to the show when it came through but was exhausted. The day of the show I did the “adult” thing and decided to stay in. I...
