Nails Unsilent Death Review
At fourteen minutes in length, Nails’ Unsilent Death is a blitzkrieg of brutality patterned after grindcore classics like From Enslavement to Obliteration and Horrified. With a sound forged from equal measures of jackhammer blasting and …
Black Breath – Heavy Breathing Review
It seems like only months ago that I reviewed Black Breath’s debut, Razor to Oblivion, and in the relatively brief time since that EP’s release late last year, Black Breath has undergone a stylistic change. …
Hour of 13 – The Ritualist Review
Sometimes you find the thing you seek in the place you least expect it. Imagine my surprise in finding a way to scratch my ever-present Mercyful Fate itch with a doom metal album, namely The …
High On Fire – Snakes For The Divine Review
I hesitated to sign up to write the review of Snakes for the Divine. High on Fire means about as much to me as three guys I have never met who make cool noises can. I doubted …
Black Breath – Razor To Oblivion Review
[RapidFire]Do you like Kill ‘Em All? Do you like the first Bathory album? Do you like Discharge? Do you like to break shit? If you answered yes to any of the above, I have a …
The Gates Of Slumber – Hymns Of Blood And Thunder Review
The Gates of Slumber’s last album Conqueror was by all accounts a triumph, and hailed by many as the band’s best work to date. The downside to releasing such a successful album is that the …
Vader – Necropolis Review
The last several years have been tumultuous for Vader: Long time drummer Doc left the band in 2004 and met an untimely end in 2005. The band seemed to take the loss in stride releasing …
Asphyx – Death… The Brutal Way Review
Though Dutch death metal masters Asphyx remained active through the turn of the century, the band’s most celebrated work was done with vocalist and erstwhile bassist, Martin Van Drunen, who left the band in 1992. …