The post Mining Metal: Ara, Cryptic Shift, Goden, Lascar, Mekong Delta, Oozing Wound, Patrons of the Rotting Gate, Xibalba appeared first on Consequence of Sound. This month’s mining metal veers away ...

Expect mind-bending technical thrash / death metal, sci-fi concepts, and absolutely relentless musicianship as Cryptic Shift tear open spacetime ahead of their upcoming album Overspace & Supertime.

So, 2026 is off to a heavy, extreme and violent start. And there’s been a load of new noise bubbling up from the underground. The start of the Year Of The Fire Horse finds a delivery of nasty death, ...