All tagged metal

Inspiring metal track, "The Symphony's End" by Inside Shell

I wonder if seeing Travis Morgan rock out before 12pm on a weekend might have been the last game music concert I've been to. Going to have to investigate my memories a little harder, but I believe it to be true. (Although, by the time this is published, I may, or may not have seen an outdoor game music concert.) That's why I am talking about the 2019 release of w-Mono by Inside Shell…

Welcome to "Kefkavarium" - Pokérus Project album review

Pokérus Project, the five piece band out of Chile, returns with Kefkavarium. The band invites plenty of special guests to help tackle rearrangements of classic themes from Pokemon, Final Fantasy, Phoenix Wright, Animal Crossing, Donkey Kong Country, Legend of Zelda, and Smash Bros. I normally think of Pokérus Project as a metal group, but this album includes a healthy amount of funk as well. The combination of danceable grooves riding underneath some extra heavy guitars makes for a stand out album…

Wed to the Carcass and Vulture Cycle - new music from NESMETAL

Wed to the Carcass and Vulture Cycle is the debut track from NESMETAL's forthcoming release, THE RIVER UNTO THE END. NESMETAL gets some strong emotions out of these chip sounds. You can really feel the full metal band behind the sounds. The full album drops on the NESMETAL Bandcamp this winter.

We've got a four minute banger that builds intensely all the way to the final moments. That doesn't mean this song starts out soft though. The sonic assault happens the moment you hit play with the full ensemble of a heavy metal bands worth of chipmetal. The music sounds extremely close, almost claustrophobic, like being trapped inside a dark, grisly dungeon. Yet the jackhammer drums and bass that power the song have that rusted industrial feel to them. The mixture between that and the longer notes of the “guitar” build around one another, constantly shifting, like a boss battle where the enemy keeps changing forms. The song finally reaches it's peak at about 3:45 before fading out and ending with a few stray drum crashes. It’ll be a few months before we get to hear what this track leads into next, as the full release won’t be out until later this year. Until then you can listen to this track on the Wed to the Carcass and Vulture Cycle song page at the NESMETAL Bandcamp.