Enslaved – Mið Review
[Album artwork by Truls Espedal] It’s 17 albums for Enslaved now, comprising a discography I find exceptionally challenging to wrap my arms around. What’s going on here? Does anyone else forget that the relatively rote …
Massteron – Second In The Spheres Review
[Cover Art by Francesco Gemelli] I need to make a confession to you, my friends. Lately, I’ve been taking a little break from pouring the sound of heavy metal into my ears. I can explain. …
Februus – Construction Of Conflict Review
[Cover Art by Daniel Karlsson] Februus is a one-man project driven by the prodigious and still developing talents of Sweden’s Andreas Karlsson. His latest, Construction of Conflict, delivers 40 minutes of guitar-centric death metal that, …
Ninth Realm – Damnation’s Veil Review
[Cover Art by Jerry “Wyrmwalk” Hionis] Damnation’s Veil, the sophomore effort from Maryland crossover thrashers Ninth Realm, has got me thinking a little bit about time travel. I’m sure you’ve had the experience of a …
Anatomy Of Habit – Paired Sentinels Review
[Cover art by Jeff Gibson] During an early spin of Paired Sentinels, the fifth full-length album from Chicago’s Anatomy of Habit, a question-so-stupid-I-now-must-ask-it-in-public occurred to me: Does post-metal have anything to do with post-punk? If …
Iron Slaught – Metallic Torments Review
[Cover art by Mario Lopez] “What is the correct number of people to have in a rock band?” I have precisely one memory from my high school chemistry class, and it’s debating that question with …
Astriferous – Atavistic Unraveling Review
[Cover art by Alberto Salinas Molina] I’m almost certain whichever genius told us to never judge a book by its cover never opened the promo package to Astriferous’ Atavistic Unraveling to get a load of …
Loneshore – Nothing Left To Deconstruct Review
[Cover art by David Preissel] The sounds of Neurosis’ “Locust Star” emanate from a desktop speaker wired to an iPod Nano via ⅛-inch cable “Hey maaaan … is that Ponderous Post Metal?” “Yeah maaan …” …