Jumalhamara – Resitaali Review
That right there is a piece entitled White Painting [Three Panel], done in 1951 by the world renowned artist, Robert Rauschenberg. (Latex paint on canvas, 72″ x 108″ – Collection SFMOMA.) This piece, along with …
Ihsahn – Das Seelenbrechen Review
2012’s Eremita did a fine job of pushing the experimental envelope that Ihsahn so dearly loves to push, but Das Seelenbrechen bulldozes the poor bugger down an escalator and lords over it with a pointed …
Twilight Of The Gods – Fire On The Mountain Review
What, Ice Dale and ICS Vortex couldn’t make it to the mountain in time? It’s not difficult to comprehend why a sizable portion of today’s metal fans are pissing their pantaloons over the anticipation of …
In Solitude – Sister Review
I first stumbled across Sweden’s In Solitude much the same way I’ve managed to stumble upon a slew of new bands over the last handful of years: early Mercyful Fate references get thrown around and curiosity …
Thanks For The Walloping, The Gates Of Slumber – Heavy Is As Heavy Was
“What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they …
Zemial – Nykta Review
One of the things I really love about being a weathered fan of this genre is watching how abiding bands progress over the long stretch. The evolution often ends in varying degrees of laughable collapse, …
Atlantean Kodex – The White Goddess Review
I watched a drug deal unfold two feet away from me at a bus stop next to the del Norte Bay Area Rapid Transit station at 10:30am on a Friday morning. The act was recklessly …
Age Of Taurus – Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times
Ask just about any young band what they believe to be a principle advantage to knocking about in our current era and they’ll likely concede that it centers around the fact that it’s a hell …