Posts Tagged ‘Transcending Obscurity Records’
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › G on Friday, January 12th, 2018
Even though he has long championed his home country (India) and other Asian bands , Transcending Obscurity Records owner Kunal Choksi has outdone himself with the second effort from Mumbia’s Gutslit. You’d would have no idea these guys were from India once you hit play, as the band culls from a plethora of brutal influences […]
Tags: 2017, Brutal Death Metal, E.Thomas, Gutslit, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › U on Wednesday, September 6th, 2017
On paper, I should be super pumped about Ursinne, (Swedish for ‘fury’) a project featuring Dave Ingram (Benediction, Downlord, Down Among the Dead Men, Echelon) and Jonny Pettersson (Ashcloud, Henry Kane, Gods Forsaken, Wombbath, Just Before Dawn, etc) rounded out by bassist Sonia Nusselder. Even more so when I heard Kam Lee (Massacre) makes an […]
Tags: 2017, E.Thomas, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records, Ursinne
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › H on Tuesday, April 11th, 2017
It looks like we have another burgeoning Rogga Johannsson in the making by way of Sweden’s Johnny Pettersson. Not only did he feature in the reactivated Wombath, he is in Ashcloud, Gods Forsaken, Human Harvest, Just Before Dawn, Syn;Drom, Skineater, Vholdghast and produces/mixes or masters in all of those projects. On Henry Kane (The creepy […]
Tags: 2017, E.Thomas, Henry Kane, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › S on Wednesday, November 30th, 2016
Due to an unfortunate and excruciating ear infection that has had me uniaural for about three months I failed to write this review in a timely fashion, for which I must apologize to the band and the band’s guests. This EP deserved a timelier addressing. Because, frankly, it smokes. It does not smoke because it […]
Tags: 2016, Chris S, Review, Stench Price, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › E on Monday, November 28th, 2016
When I received this promo, I questioned the need for another Dave Ingram (Benediction, Bolt Thrower, Hail of Bullets), Rogga Johansson (Paganizer, Revolting, Ribspreader, Johansson & Speckmann et al) collaboration, despite my enjoyment of both guys’ previous and current projects, even more so considering they both recently collaborated on two Down Among the Dead Men albums […]
Tags: 2016, E.Thomas, Echelon, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › S on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016
India’s Transcending Obscurity is becoming a pretty reliable source for simple, no frills death metal of late, (Primitiv, Third Sovereign, Affliction Gate, etc), and the duo comprising Indian newcomers Strangulate is no exception. Using old school American Death metal as a template, the Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation influence is immediate and obvious, but these guys do […]
Tags: 2016, E.Thomas, Review, Strangulate, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › P on Monday, April 18th, 2016
Transcending Obscurity continues to develop, distribute, promote and release home grown talent giving us fine bands like Strangulate, Biopsy, Rectified Spirit Diabolus Arcanium, and now the debut from Mumbai’s Primitiv. The aptly named Primitiv is not doing anything new. They play a very simple form of Jungle Rot/Six Feet under mid paced chugging, death metal. Its’ got deep burly vocals, a […]
Tags: 2016, E.Thomas, Primitiv, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › A on Friday, April 15th, 2016
Want old school death metal? Here you go. A Compilation of all the demo and split tracks Greece’s Abyssus released prior to their fine 2015 full length debut Into the Abyss. 16 tracks, a bunch of covers and a whole lot of analog, musty, thrashy death metal goodness. India’s Transcending Obscurity is turning into a solid […]
Tags: 2016, Abyssus, E.Thomas, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › S on Thursday, February 25th, 2016
Festering, Norwegian rot is the slophouse gruel served from four-piece skullfuckers The Sickening. The overall attack is a slaughterhouse explosion with cattle guts, pig snouts and delectable innards flying in every direction. Catchy, thrash metal viruses escape from the contamination ward while sloppy, sluggard death metal chug is laid to fecal waste thanks to guttural […]
Tags: Jay S, Review, The Sickening, Transcending Obscurity Records, Xtreem Music
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › D on Tuesday, February 16th, 2016
It’s like label boss Kunal and his magnificent imprint Transcending Obscurity has a never-ending well of awesome artists to draw from. Next in a long storybook of metal gems come the Indian-founded, aggressive, symphonic black metal band Diabolus Arcanium and their debut LP, Path of Ascension. Truth be told, I’m probably the wrong guy for […]
Tags: 2016, Diabolus Arcanium, Jay S, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › R on Monday, January 4th, 2016
The always reliable Transcending Obscurity label seems to dish out a never ending arsenal of extreme metal releases from all over the world with no boundary on style or genre. I personally admire Kunal’s ethic and dedication to underground heaviness and more often than not enjoy the bands he brings to the table. Fresh on […]
Tags: 2015, Jay S, Rectified Spirit, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › H on Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
Transcending Obscurity delivers again with this compilation release from pox-stricken, West Bengal black metal lunatics Heathen Beast. Trident collects the band’s three EP releases into a full-length serving that’s easily some of the sickest, rawest black metal I’ve heard in a quite bit. Fans that worship the rotten side of the style like Darkthrone, Burzum, […]
Tags: 2015, Heathen Beast, Jay S, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › D on Tuesday, June 9th, 2015
Man, this is evil stuff. It’s not fast, it’s actually quite melodic but I’ll be goddamned if this shit doesn’t get by on sheer tonnage alone. The Dead hail from Australia, a country/continent with a rich heavy scene that doesn’t always get the credit it so rightly deserves. I’m coming into this review as an […]
Tags: 2015, Jay S, Review, The Dead, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › T on Tuesday, May 26th, 2015
New Delhi trio Toxoid take an ain’t broke, don’t fix it approach to black metal on their debut album Aurora Satanae. They avoid shoe gazin’, there are no pop elements, over the top orchestration is left for the London Symphony and you can kiss those clean vocals goodbye. For those who like it right in […]
Tags: 2015, Jay S, Review, Toxoid, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › B on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015
From Mumbai, India hails Biopsy, a chunky, galaxy swallowing death metal three piece with plenty to offer the world. In a shocking turn of events the band is comprised of vocals, guitar and drums. That’s right folks, no bass. To compensate for the lack of low-end, guitarist Akshay Verma turns his amps to the hogslop […]
Tags: 2015, Biopsy, Jay S, Review, Transcending Obscurity Records
Posted in Blog, Frontpage Feature on Monday, August 5th, 2013
The fine folks at webzine/label Transcending Obscurity are offering 2 of their releases to 2 lucky readers of Teethofthedivine. That’s right two lucky readers will each receive a copy of Drug Honkey’s disturbing 2012 release ‘Ghost in the Fire’ and the 2010 debut, ‘Impending Hostility’ from Polish war mongering death metalers Preludium.
Tags: 2013, Contest, Giveaway, Transcending Obscurity Records