Transcending Obscurity is a long running webzine which started out in 2005 under the name 'Diabolical Conquest'.

The new and revamped website serves as a portal dedicated to reviews, interviews, premieres and articles covering some of the best underground bands in metal today!

Visit us at http://tometal.com


PS: Transcending Obscurity also functions as a record label and distributor (with some of the lowest shipping prices in the market)!

~ Shrivatsan R. (Deputy Editor)

SONG PREMIERE: Norwegian death metal trio Killing for Company are releasing the CD for 'House of Hades' on Via Nocturna.
Transcending Obscurity is currently streaming the track 'Judas Cradle' right now! Fans of Old school death metal (especially the Swedish kind) dont miss this one.

http://tometal.com/song-premiere-killing-company/

Hellenic pagan / black metal band Kawir release their most layered and dynamic album to date with 'Father Sun Mother Moon'. With an expanded lineup and better production values, the album pushes further into the pagan metal territory, while keeping the black metal attitude intact.

Review for Kawir - Father Sun Mother Moon by Shrivatsan :
http://tometal.com/review/kawir-father-sun-mother-moon/

Another day, another premiere. Chris Dahlberg brings you a brand new track from Sxuperion's upcoming 'Cosmic Void' on Bloody Mountain Records. Fans of black / death, dig in!

http://tometal.com/song-premiere-sxuperion-otherworldly-blackdeath-metal-u-s/

It's that time of the month.
Stuff covered -

APRIL 2016 HIGHLIGHTS!!

Discharge | hardcore punk/crust | Nuclear Blast
INHERIT DISEASE - OFFICIAL | brutal death | Unique Leader Records
MANTAR | sludge | Nuclear Blast
Debridement | brutal death | ROTTEN MUSIC
Tombs | black sludge | Relapse Records
Blizaro | doom metal | I, Voidhanger Records
Allfather | sludge | Static Tension Recordings
Eths | hardcore | Season of Mist
IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT | black/death | Redefining Darkness Records
Mamiffer | experimental | SIGE Records
Mortichnia | black metal | Apocalyptic Witchcraft
Primitive Weapons | hardcore | Party Smasher Inc.
Surgical Meth Machine | Industrial Metal | Nuclear Blast
Schammasch | black metal | Prosthetic Records
WODE | black metal | Broken Limbs Recordings

http://tometal.com/april-2016-highlights-staff/

Like some pure death metal? Then Evil Reborn is a band you should check out. Their debut album 'Throne of Insanity' comes out on 17th May through Satanath Records.

Meanwhile, Transcending Obscurity has the eponymous track streaming exclusively at the following location:

http://tometal.com/song-premiere-evil-reborn-evil-reborn/

As Ancst get ready to kick off their tour this week, we at Transcending Obscurity had a chat with them. The conversation deals with their latest album, the DIY scene, the socio political factors and much more

" I think that not so many people really read lyrics anymore, so its kinda nice to see some response from the crowd. People that usually dig our band are mostly fine with the topics we discuss in our lyrics. Same with the people on our shows. You know I guess people see us as a metal band but the truth is we are mostly playing hardcore shows and for a hardcore crowd. The topics we deal with on "Moloch" are not really new or shocking to an audience like this."

Full interview here:
http://tometal.com/interview-ancst-german-crust-punk-black-metal-entity/

Transcending Obscurity is proud to present, a brand new track from Skin Drone. Also included is an in depth interview the band about their upcoming album 'Evocation'

" For me personally it's the most fun you can have writing music that doesn't fit standards and norms. Experimentation allows for you to fuse genres that wouldn't normally be fused together. I know the both of us don't restrict ourselves to only listen to metal, so incorporating those influences into Skin Drone just feels like the right thing to do. Plus, it's always fun to try and throw your bandmate a curveball, it's a nice way to push each other's limits and comfort zone."

Full interview and track streaming here:
http://tometal.com/song-premiere-interview/

Preorder the album here: https://skindrone.bandcamp.com/