Amon Amarth – The Crusher (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell After splendidly repackaging and reissuing Amon Amarth‘s first two albums, Metal Blade soldiers into the lair of The Crusher, the mad vikings’ third offering. While taking this step is logical from a …
Magrudergrind – Magrudergrind Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Magrudergrind play an epic, highly melodic form of orchestral progressive metal, heavy on keyboards and symphonics and lead by a soaring tandem of operatic male and female vocals. Just kidding. …
Gorod – Process Of A New Decline Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas While last year saw a slew of quality tech death albums (Origin, Decrepit Birth, Hate Eternal, Brain Drill, Trigger the Bloodshed, etc), one could argue that 2009 has been even …
Hallowed Butchery – Funeral Rites For The Living Review
Originally written by Ross Main. I’m listening to this album for the fourth time before I start writing anything about it. It’s a Sunday morning (well 3pm), I’m bleary-eyed hungover to hell and I’m moments …
Divine Heresy – Bringer Of Plagues Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell The hype machine that powered Divine Heresy‘s debut record is running on fumes right now. There are two possible reasons why the band isn’t generating the same buzz as they were …
Drudkh – Microcosmos Review
originally written by Chris McDonald For many black metal fans, myself included, our first exposure to Drudkh was something of a revelatory experience. Here was a band that completely shunned both the theatrical superficialities that …
Helrunar – Grátr (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell One of the more irritating byproducts of the Instant Gratification Generation is the way bands are leapfrogging the demo process. Too often, self-hype spins out of control (fueled by gaudy …
Tenet – Sovereign Review
Originally written by Ross Main. Much in the way that an Adam Sandler film will have the same cast of familiar and ugly characters, so too has Tenet. Hold on, Tenet? Some people will do anything for …