A Parallel Zoetrope is a partnership between Greek black metal enthusiasts Aeneon and blasphemous Romanian counterparts Satanochio released on 7’ vinyl. One song by each band is featured on the album both in the realm of avant-garde black metal but with very different outcomes.

If you remember a little while ago one of the first reviews I ever did for Metal Pulse was The Contortionist’s “Apparition” and I spoke highly of it, so I had high expectations for this full length. I was definitely not let down at all.

So today I checked out Age of Disgrace, the debut full-length album of Belgian death-metallers Pestifer, a release influenced quite a bit by old-school Death and Atheist and destined to please fans of all things tech-death and progressive. It may not be what you expect, but still worth it.

Metal Blade’s newest release comes to us in the form of Allegaeon’s (pronounced uh-lee-juhn) debut album Fragments of From and Function. This is a band that is destined to push the melo-death genre to new heights, releasing a debut that delivers everything metal fans love.

In the years following the towering success of “This Godless Endeavour,” the Nevermore legend has grown to titannic proportions. Despite the absolute certainty of its greatness, “The Obsidian Conspiracy” still needs a quick perusal.