Hour of 13 -333 Review
Hour of 13 seemed to be a band on the rise following the release of its last album, 2010’s The Ritualist. On the strength of that release the band was signed to Earache Records, which …
Riffology 112 – Kreative Evolution: Part IV
Class is back in session with lesson number four in the Kreative Evolution series. In case you have been too hungover to make it to the last three classes, we have been engaged in a …
Sophicide – Perdition Of The Sublime Review
Perdition of the Sublime is the debut album from Germany’s Sophicide. Sophicide is a technical death metal band originally formed as a one-man project by Adam Laszlow (though now it’s a duo, after the addition of …
Grave – Endless Procession Of Souls Reveiw
Entombed is AWOL, and Dismember is kaput, but Grave just keeps on trucking. The band was never quite as popular as its fellow Stockholm sound pioneers, but it has certainly been the most consistent of …
Coven – Worship New Gods Review
As metal fans, I think we are all, to some extent, treasure hunters; we love to discover new music. After all, finding new metal to listen to is most likely the reason you come to …
Riffology 112 – Kreative Evolution: Part III
Welcome to the third installment of Kreative Evolution, our riffological examination of the Kreator catalogue. If you have been following the series, I am sure you have caught the pattern, and it should come as …
Offending – Age of Perversion Review
French death metal act Offending has returned with its sophomore set Age of Perversion, and there are changes afoot. The band’s debut Human Concept was a vicious but musical platter of death metal. This time …
Riffology 112 – Kreative Evolution: Part II
Welcome to part two of Riffology’s Kreative Evolution mini-series, wherein we will examine riffs from the Kreator catalogue on an album by album basis. 1986 was the pinnacle year for thrash. The year birthed two undisputed …