All posts by Andrew Edmunds

Last Rites Co-Owner; Senior Editor; born in the cemetery, under the sign of the MOOOOOOON...

Stormcrow – Enslaved In Darkness (Reissue) Review

I came to the Stormcrow party around the time of their 2006 split with Sanctum, and it was something of love at first sound – in fact, I could listen to this kind of thing …

Bible Of The Devil – For The Love Of Thugs And Fools Review

Of the four previous Bible Of The Devil offerings reviewed on this site, none scored below an 8. Those high scores were deserved, because those records were fun as hell; they were raucous rock’n’roll romps …

West Of Hell – Spiral Empire Review

It’s like, how much more green could this album cover be, and the answer is “not much.” Not much more green. Also be hard-pressed to be much uglier, honestly… But let’s not judge from the …

Confessor – Uncontrolled Review

Very few bands or artists in any form of music can claim to be truly unique. Some break new ground and some expand upon the work of others, contract it, distort it, or merely replicate …

Antigama – Stop The Chaos Review

For this EP, the Polish tech-grinders in Antigama are back on former label Selfmadegod, following two full-length releases for Relapse. Former vocalist Lukasz Myszkowski returns after sitting out 2009’s Warning; one-time Vader drummer Pawel Jaroszewicz …

Morbid Saint – Spectrum Of Death (Reissue) Review

I first dove into this crazy world of underground metal in the dying light of the 1980s, so I had a little bit of catching up to do. Since then, I’ve spent countless hours and …

Phobia – Remnants Of Filth Review

Phobia’s back with another blast of crusty grindcore – it’s what you expect; it’s what you want; it’s what you need. Okay, so maybe that’s a bit dramatic, but still, it’s not too terribly far …

Unisonic – Unisonic Review

Unisonic’s major talking point is that it’s a collaboration between former Helloween bandmates Kai Hansen and Michael Kiske – this marks the first time they’ve worked together on a full album since Keeper Of The …