There was once a time when black metal was something of an elitist genre where anything deemed remotely “mainstream” was dismissed without a second thought. However, times have changed and with the genre exploring other musical avenues such as post-rock/metal, it comes as no surprise to find bands like Massachusetts quintet Worm Shepherd popping up on the radar with their new disc, Ritual Hymns. Teaming up with the likes of Alex Koehler of Chelsea Grin, David Simonich of Signs of the Swarm and Adam Mercer of A Wake in Providence. would once have been something deemed unthinkable but the emergence in the past eighteen months of fellow death/black metal slayers Lorna Shore has seen that mindset change due to the acceptance by more mainstream metal fans. Unsurprisingly then, given the list of...