{"id":878,"date":"2025-06-14T00:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T23:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/?p=878"},"modified":"2025-06-14T00:57:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T23:57:02","slug":"review-time-unto-the-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/index.php\/2025\/06\/14\/review-time-unto-the-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Review Time &#8211; Unto The Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">There\u2019s something stirring in the Midlands. It\u2019s heavy, grungey and sounds straight out of the \u201890\u2019s and called  <em>Unto The Ages<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/?s=Unto+the+ages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Unto The Ages<\/a> <\/em>are coming out of Middle England with fists clenched, teeth bared, and riffs heavy enough to crack foundations. Drawing on the grit and glory of early \u201890s metal, this is a band that\u2019s not interested in trends they\u2019re here to remind you why you fell in love with heavy music in the first place. It is <a href=\"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/?s=Review+time\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Review Time\">Review Time<\/a> for <em>Unto The Ages<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Sound That Doesn\u2019t Sit Still<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"UNTO THE AGES - EP 2024\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBthycrvT3Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At first listen, you\u2019ll catch traces of the melodic death metal greats, sure. But\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.untotheages.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Unto The Ages<\/a><\/em>\u00a0aren\u2019t just doing a tribute act. There\u2019s groove metal swagger in there, thanks to some hip-hop elements. There\u2019s the angular stomp of hardcore, the raw nerve of early metalcore, and even a few rhythmic choices that give a nod to hip hop\u2019s sense of flow. It\u2019s a mix that somehow works, and more importantly, sounds like\u00a0<em>them<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heavy, melodic, jagged and bleak, it\u2019s music built from rust and resolve. There\u2019s atmosphere here, but it never gets too clean. The production is gritty, the edges are rough, and that\u2019s exactly how it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Songs That Actually Say Something<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1960-1024x430.jpeg\" alt=\"Unto The Ages\" class=\"wp-image-888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1960-1024x430.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1960-300x126.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1960-768x323.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1960-1536x645.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_1960.jpeg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s weight behind the words too. This isn\u2019t your run-of-the-mill blood-and-guts-for-the-sake-of-it metal. Lyrically, the band dig deep, into mental health, grief, disillusionment, the slow rot of society. You can hear it in the vocals, raspy belting one minute, full-on guttural the next, then pulling back into eerie harmonies and gang-shouted refrains that feel more like war cries than choruses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Unto The Ages Is <strong>Built on Grit, Not Gimmicks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a real sense that this band has been through the grinder before getting here. Decades of combined graft, now channelled into something that finally feels right. No outside entity shaping the sound, no corporate polish, just musicians making honest, heavy music because it\u2019s in their bones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Melodic Death Metal Isn\u2019t Dead \u2013 It\u2019s Just Underground Again<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While the mainstream\u2019s looking elsewhere,\u00a0<em>Unto The Ages<\/em>\u00a0are proving there\u2019s still fresh blood to spill in the melodic death metal realm. Their sound is a throwback, sure, but it\u2019s not nostalgic. It\u2019s\u00a0<em>urgent<\/em>. It\u2019s\u00a0<em>now<\/em>. And it\u2019s <em>necessary<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re into bands that still mean it, <em>really<\/em>\u00a0mean it, then keep your eyes peeled. They\u2019re already working on new music and videos, and you\u2019d do well to catch them live before the venues start getting bigger. Because if there\u2019s any justice in the scene,\u00a0<em>Unto The Ages<\/em>\u00a0won\u2019t be staying underground for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Catch <em>Unto The Ages<\/em> at Worcester\u2019s <strong>Spin The Black Circle<\/strong> On The 29th of June 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find their Instagram by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/unto_the_ages_22ad?igsh=dmxudHpndGc4NjE=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"UNTO the AGES - Falling Awake - LIVE Spin the Black Circle\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RqATwOmfT4w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 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Universally recognisable yet rarely afforded the same reverence&hellip;                               <\/div>\n                                                               <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-excerpt-content -->\n                                <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-more-link -->\n                                                                  <p>\n                                       <a class=\"blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-more-link blockspare-posts-block-text-link\"\n                                       href=\"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/beyond-the-console-when-video-game-music-takes-centre-stage-in-liverpool\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                           <span>Read More..<\/span>\n                                       <\/a>\n                                   <\/p>\n                                                              <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-more-link -->\n                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rel=\"author\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\"><i class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>Matt Evans<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                                               <\/div>\n                                                       <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-author -->\n\n                            <!-- Spotlight blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date -->\n                                                       <!-- Spotlight blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date -->\n                            <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date -->\n                                                              <time datetime=\"2025-10-03T17:55:04+01:00\" class=\"blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>3 October 2025<\/time>\n                                                      <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date -->\n\n                           <!--  Spotlight comment_count -->\n                   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class=\"blockspare-posts-block-title-link\"\n                                       rel=\"bookmark\">\n                                   <span>Review Time &#8211; Stay: Forever Home<\/span>\n                               <\/a>\n                           <\/h4>\n\n                       <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-title -->\n\n                       <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-byline -->\n                       <div class=\"blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-byline\">\n                           <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-author -->\n                                                      <!-- spotlight blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-author -->\n                           <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-author -->\n                                                          <div class=\"blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-author\">\n\n                                                   <a class=\"blockspare-posts-block-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/frownedupon.net\/index.php\/author\/frownedupon-net\/\"\n                                        itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"author\">\n                    <span itemprop=\"name\"><i class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i>Matt Evans<\/span>\n                <\/a>\n                                               <\/div>\n                                                       <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-author -->\n\n                            <!-- Spotlight blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date -->\n                                                       <!-- Spotlight blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date -->\n                            <!-- blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date -->\n                                                              <time datetime=\"2025-09-22T19:54:02+01:00\" class=\"blockspare-posts-block-post-grid-date\" itemprop=\"datePublished\"><i class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>22 September 2025<\/time>\n                                                   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