Lav's Music Corner

At some point I've got to get better about reviewing metal records. Since I'm so bad at it I felt the need to do a recap of some of the most notable ones to drop this year so far.  The Promise Of Rain  - Scarcity Scarcity are a NY black metal band that I'm a bit late to the party on. They debuted a few years ago on The Flenser, which really should be enough to get me to tune into anything at this point, but I let the debut slip by me. I almost made that mistake again when this new record didn't immediately blip on my radar beyond the actually beautiful album cover it sports. Thankfully some positive coverage the album received has led to me attempting to right both wrongs with an overdue review.  Promise  serves up just 6 tracks, but with four of them powering past 6 minutes it's grand total runtime reaches 40 minutes. It opens with the bold "In The Basin Of Alkaline Grief" which wastes no time introducing its brutality and ferocity. It takes a seemingly b...

Krallice are a New York black metal project helmed by black metal virtuosos Colin Marston and Mick Barr. The project has been releasing albums consistently for almost 15 years and during the later half of the 2000's and early 2010's they established a reputation for being one of the most technically impressive acts in the genre. Review By Lav: Krallice have been one of the definitive bands in black metal for pretty much as long as I've even been aware of the genre. While that is admittedly only 10 years or so it still placed me right around the time of what many consider to be their most significant and influential release, 2012's Years Past Matter . I didn't appreciate the bands ability to apply their technicality without sacrificing any of the harsh crushing energy of their songs nearly as much at the time as I do now in retrospect I see them as a must listen band for those exploring black metal. While I didn't get the chance to formerly review their quarantin...