The apotheosis of blackened tech death. It seems there’s been a trend in recent years of established tech death acts leaning into black metal territory. Disparate as the genres may be, it does kind of make sense; a lot of the more melodically-inclined bands in either genre owe a lot to Dissection, and one could look at the turn to a genre more known for its rawness and emotion as a counter statement to the idea that tech death lacks soul. As you might expect, results have been mixed: Alterbeast was good for a spin or two before the novelty wore off … Continue reading Heck Death Thursday: Unflesh – Inhumation