All posts by Andrew Edmunds

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Saxon – Sacrifice Review

It may well be true that you can’t teach old dogs new tricks, but it’s equally true that practice makes perfect, so it would stand to reason that old dogs can certainly perform what tricks

Megascavenger – Descent Of Yuggoth Review

I’m a big enough man to almost admit when I’m almost wrong. Last year, I reviewed the two-track teaser EP by this latest of Rogga Johansson’s myriad projects, and I wasn’t really blown away. Given

Satanic Threat – In To Hell Review

Ever find yourself thinking, “Man, I really love mid-80s hardcore, but sometimes I wish they’d just lose the self-righteous socio-political agenda and get down to tackling really important topics…”? And if politics, religion, and personal

Drug Honkey – Ghost In The Fire Review

Fundamentally speaking, there are two types of drug honkeys. There are those that prefer to go up, that get high to get higher and faster, and there are those looking to go down. This Drug

Manilla Road – Mysterium Review

As is the case, I would imagine, with most of you, I spend time with people who have little to no knowledge of any music outside of the pop world. To my friends and acquaintances

Helloween – Straight Out Of Hell Review

Generally speaking, heavy metal isn’t happy music – it’s fueled by aggression, anger, frustration, depression, misery; it tends toward an obsession with darkness, violence, and evil; it’s almost always loud, and it’s as often ugly.

Wartorn – Iconic Nightmare Review

Though once they were a haven for doom and the odd black metal effort, in recent years, Southern Lord has embarked upon an all-out takeover of the space once occupied by labels like Havoc, Profane

Blockheads – This World Is Dead Review

To my knowledge, Blockheads is the only French grindcore band whose name doubles as a Charlie Brown insult. But that’s the only thing silly about this. Formed way back in 1992, not too long after