Gwar – Lust In Space Review
Who’d have imagined that metal’s multimedia maestros Gwar would make it to the quarter-century mark? But then again, why wouldn’t they? As one of the most bizarre and creative collectives to ever emerge from the …
Litmus – Aurora Review
Rise Above dropped one of my favorite records this year in the totally unexpected prog masterpiece that is Astra‘s The Weirding. I’m hoping they go two-fer-two here… So let’s see… But before the review, a …
The Psyke Project – Dead Storm Review
I’m not sure what I was expecting when I picked this one up, but I was not expecting this. I knew The Psyke Project were considered a hardcore band, and I knew they were from …
RAM – Lightbringer Review
In this age of every conceivable genre and sub-genre-splicing sub-sub-genre, Lightbringer is just good old metal, kids. Not br00tal, not kvlt, not ‘core, not thrash, not death, not black. Just sweet, sweet metal—classic and traditional, …
Father Befouled – Profano Ad Regnum Review
Originally released at the tail-end of 2008, Profano Ad Regnum has gotten a limited-edition re-release on vinyl some eight months later. Normally, I’m indifferent towards vinyl re-releases (or vinyl releases, period), but given the production …
Onslaught – Live Damnation Review
Generally speaking, in the overall scheme of things, live albums are little more than stop-gap releases. In some instances, I’ll concede that they’re a grand example of a band’s power (see: Made In Japan, Live …
Brutal Truth – Evolution Through Revolution Review
I’ve long held Brutal Truth as the second most important grindcore unit of all time, just a hair’s breadth behind the innovators, gods and masters in Napalm Death. After Napalm, Brutal Truth is the next band …
Astra – The Weirding Review
Everything about The Weirding screams “long-lost prog-rock album from 1972,” from the Roger Dean-ish cover art to the vinyl-hued sonics to the ten-minute-plus epics to the presence of the mellotron to the spacey band name …