Daniel B

"Better than Vegemite straight out of the jar!"

@kmanriffs.bsky.social, probably.

Don't miss this one!

My last year-end is at Dead Rhetoric, and it's more of an awards show format with some (stupid) twists. I crammed a ton of music into this, so if you want to find something you may have missed, give it a go!

deadrhetoric.com/features/dan...

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@kmanriffs.bsky.social has been smashing Violet Crumbles in anticipation.

LISTMANIA 2025: DANIEL BARKASI'S 25 CUTS OF 25! - NO CLEAN SINGING (For our final LISTMANIA installment of for 2025 [other than the still-evolving infectious song list], we present Daniel Barkasi’s Top 25 list.) Arriving at the tail-end of Listmania is the one you ha...

I've got two year-end articles for 2025 to share! First, at No Clean Singing, is a more traditional list - a top 25 with lots of detail, because I'm a wordy one. Take a look and maybe find something cool!

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Is it me, or does the art look like a litter robot? 😄

FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕January 9th 1⃣🎧

ECTOVOID - In Unreality's Coffin 🇺🇸⚛️

3rd album (11 years on) from Birmingham, Alabama, U.S Death Metal outfit⚛️

BC➡️everlastingspew.bandcamp.com/album/in-unr...⚛️

#Ectovoid #inUnreality @EverlastingSpew #DeathMetal #FFFJan9 #KMäN

FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕January 9th 2⃣🎧

THE RUINS OF BEVERAST - Tempelschlaf 🇩🇪⚛️

7th from Aachen, NRW, German Atmospheric Black/Doom Metal project⚛️

BC➡️theruinsofbeverast.bandcamp.com/album/tempel...⚛️

#TheRuinsofBeverast #Tempelchlaf #VanRecords #FFFJan9 #KMäN

CATTLE DECAPITATION, ABORTED, FROZEN SOUL, TRIBAL GAZE - NOV. 25, 2025 - THE ORPHEUM, TAMPA, FL - NO CLEAN SINGING (Our contributor Daniel Barkasi was lucky enough to catch the Tampa stop of Cattle Decapitation’s still-ongoing No Fear For Tomorrow North American Tour, with support from Aborted, Frozen Soul, and Tr...

The curators of the soundtrack for the end of humanity's days, Cattle Decapitation exterminated Tampa by way of a Death Atlas.

With support from Aborted, Frozen Soul, and Tribal Gaze.

See my review and see @turnoffthethunder.bsky.social's photos at No Clean Singing.

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OBSCURITIES - VOLUME XXII: NOVEMBER TRANSFORMATIONS - NO CLEAN SINGING (Daniel Barkasi has delivered another monthly collection of reviews, and in this installment he recommends six records released in November 2025.) An occurrence that comes along with this time of year...

To steal a Monty Python quote, "And now for something completely different." November gave a plenty of worthy albums, as some of the most off the beaten path were the ones that connected most. Those compiling their year-end, take note.

Read on at No Clean Singing.

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OFERMOD: "DRAKOSOPHIA" - NO CLEAN SINGING (We present Daniel Barkasi’s review of a new album from the Swedish black metal band Ofermod, which was released on October 3rd by Shadow Records.) Good old-fashioned, second wave, ritualistic, riff-c...

Black metal stalwarts Ofermod and their latest Drakosophia provides a guitar-driven chunk of second wave that pays homage to the classics while blazing their own path.

Out on Shadow Records. Check out the full review at No Clean Singing.

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1914 is a band who have endured unbelievable challenges, and despite that, they've released what may be their definitive work. Viribus Unitis overflows with scathing soundscapes and unfiltered, gritty emotion.

Check out my full review at Dead Rhetoric.

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This thing is a juggernaut. Like smashing a jar of Vegemite onto someone's 💀.

I did, it was very enjoyable! They're the kind of band, much like Waldgeflüster, that I have to be in the right mood for. Breath is a fine debut full-length - need to spend more time on it. Lots of directions they could go next. Hoping they go more on the aggressive path to fill out their sound.

Hope you find something you like! 🤘

OBSCURITIES - VOLUME XXII: A BUSY WINTER IS COMING - NO CLEAN SINGING (Daniel Barkasi is back with us today, presenting a collection of reviews for a variety of recommended albums released in October 2025.) As winter approaches – it was 35 F this morning in Florida – an...

It's been a busy year, and October had a veritable treasure trove of quality records, especially in the black metal department in a wide array of purviews. Dive in with me at NoCleanSinging.com.

www.nocleansinging.com/2025/11/14/o...

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Incredibly complex and layered. Give this some time, as it requires an investment to really appreciate what they've done here.

Don't sleep on this one. Absolutely massive.

WINDSAAAAAAHHHHHHRRRRR *garbled incomprehensible noises*

So intense. One of the best pleasent surprises of the year for me so far!

These guys put the slam with the Tim Tam.

What an album. Like the smooth crunch of a Murray River Caramel TimTam.

This is incredible.

This is immense, well-written progressive death metal. Absolutely stunning. They deserve as many ears as possible.

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Somene, pay them. 😆 Throw that new song in the 🗑

@kmanriffs.bsky.social Not sure if you posted about them, but Venus Star, Cénotaphe, and Our Earth Is A Tomb are ones that may tickle your chicken twistie. 😀

OBSCURITIES - VOLUME XVIII: THE HALFWAY POINT - NO CLEAN SINGING (Below you will find Daniel Barkasi’s monthly collection of NCS album reviews, this time recommending six records released in June 2025.) It’s the middle of the year, and boy are my… everything tired. Time always seems to move fast, because it does. We don’t need reminders of the all too limited amount of it, but [...]

My latest column at NoCleanSinging.com for records you may have missed from June. Lots of varieties of black metal, ripping death metal, and a monolithic piece of doom.

What albums did you dig most from June?

www.nocleansinging.com/2025/07/14/o...

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I have an account, but I rarely go over there.

How raw black metal should be done.

Khaomorphosis, by Khaotus 6 track album

This one came out on Wednesday, but you may dig it: Khaotus - Khaomorphosis. Pretty good black/death.

khaotus.bandcamp.com/album/khaomo...