Megascavenger – Songs Of Flesh – Part 1 Review
An EP that consists of only two songs doesn’t leave me a whole hell of a lot to talk about here, but I’ll do my best… … But first, the lead-up: Megascavenger’s Encyclopaedia Metallum bio …
High Spirits – Another Night Review
Hmmmm… What have we here? An album cover that looks straight out of 1983, like a still shot from some Chicago-based cop show I forgot about… If not for the metal-fonted logo, this could be …
UFO – Seven Deadly Review
I won’t take another opportunity to mention how underrated UFO is in the history of hard rock and how you should totally check them out, unless I do it in some sort of back-handed, surreptitious …
Liberteer – Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees Review
Just when you think that all the myriad possibilities of genre blending have been exhausted, along comes melodic anarcho folk-grind. Yep, you read that right. Melodic anarcho folk-grind. And as strange as it may sound, …
Nails / Skin Like Iron – Split Review
Nails’ Unsilent Death was something of a sleeper disc for me in 2010 – it made only a minor impact upon my ears in its initial release, but for whatever reason (read: my unfocused lack of …
Astral Doors – Jerusalem Review
Astral Doors began life with the stated intent of paying homage to the likes of Dio, Dio-fronted Black Sabbath, and Dio-fronted Rainbow. So it’s safe to say that they sound a lot like Dio. But …
Excommunicated – Skeleton Key Review
From the ashes of New Orleans-based outfits Suture and Catholicon comes Excommunicated, debuting with this Vatican-bashing platter of respectable black/death. The promo of Skeleton Key came complete with a glossary of terms and explanations of …
Cirith Ungol – Servants Of Chaos (Reissue) Review
I’m by no means lamenting the reissue of a Cirith Ungol album, but fan or not, there’s no way around the obvious fact that Servants Of Chaos is by far the band’s least essential offering – …