Swallow The Sun – Plague Of Butterflies Review
originally written by Chris McDonald In a turn of events almost identical to the circumstances that led to the release of Arsis’ A Diamond For Disease EP, Finnish melodoom stalwarts Swallow The Sun have released …
Light This City – Stormchaser Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Light This City – the young, Californian wielders of what’s left of the melodeath torch – lived quickly and flickered out abruptly. Stormchaser, their posthumous work of Bay Area-bred Euroshred, is easily …
Darkestrah – The Great Silk Road Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Epic black metal has gotten its fair share of underground attention recently, particularly since the 2006 release of Drudkh’s masterful Blood In Our Wells, which utilized huge, hypnotic drumbeats and …
Crowpath – One With Filth Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Just when I thought it was safe to lock in my top albums for 2008, along come Crowpath to throw me into a spin with this truly nasty piece of work. Like …
Lords – Fuck All Y’all Motherfuckers Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. Sometimes I wonder how the fuck touring bands do it, and I wonder about bands like Lords in particular. This is a group who rarely headlines, who spends about 1/72 of their …
Diabolical – The Gallery Of Bleeding Art Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell In the midst of a hefeweizen-induced haze, and stumbling through the litany of promos that currently clog the Metal Review queue, I thought I’d uncovered a gem. “Fucken hell!,” I exclaimed, foggy …
Trivium – Shogun Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance In the minds of most Americans, the cultural phenomena of professional basketball and hip-hop have always been well-suited bedfellows. Superficially, it makes sense, as they share a similar external aesthetic …
All That Remains – Overcome Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. As a fan of All That Remains’ previous two albums I’m sad to report that Overcome is a bit of a letdown. Both This Darkened Heart and The Fall of Ideals were strong efforts that tastefully combined …