Is Intestine Baalism one of the most underrated bands in all of extreme metal? Choices include "yes" and "extremely."

Converge choosing to end a cycle of 3/4 riffs with two phrases of 2/4 on "Under Duress" still floors me every single time I hear it. What a way to punctuate an entire musical thought.

Revisited the Alissa-era of Arch Enemy today. War Eternal an Deceivers are still pretty damn good, Will to Power is still boring, and Blood Dynasty could've been good if it was edited down a bit.

TIME FOR DEPRESSING AMBIENT. "static sews new views of the sun" is a part of the ambient and noise jams series – which are one-take live recordings, melodic loops, testing grounds for techniques that turned out well, demos, material that I can't quite fit onto a record, etc. youtu.be/sAcvaZqha0M

That new At The Gates single is killer, but man is that video a heartbreaker and a half.