Tag: technical death metal

Impossibly difficult to categorize into any nice, neat genre, Norway’s Drottnar originally formed as Vitality, in 1996. They began playing death metal, but changed names when their sound shifted towards black metal. The band’s sound continued to evolve more and more, incorporating progressive and technical elements into something more avant-garde over time, while still retaining elements of black metal, death metal, and other extreme sounds. It is this level of experimentation and excellence that both sets them apart from their peers musically, and simultaneously makes their music less accessible to the general populace of listeners–even amongst fans of heavy music.… Continued →

Brazilian death metallers Krig have been making Christ-centered metal since 2007. The band formed in their native Belo Horizonte in southeastern Brazil, and release their technical and brutal Feed Me independently in 2007. They proceeded to release three more albums across the next 6 years, culminating in some of the strongest Christian metal by any band from any continent, and especially from their home country. Some members have since relocated to Canada, making it difficult to keep creating music as a whole. But members have been involved in other projects as well.… Continued →

Check out this review of Abated Mass of Flesh's third album, "Eternal Harvest"

Christian technical death metal band Gnashing of Teeth have finally called it a day. The band formed in 1993 under the name Enslaved with Guitarist Duane White and Drummer Larry Davis. The band continued for 23 years before they decided to finally  call it a day. White and Guitarist Travis Cooper are working on a new project, the name of which is still to be announced.… Continued →