Devast – Art Of Extermination Review
originally written by Chris McDonald I seriously thought that after hearing Mindly Rotten and Dripping that I had experienced the weirdest stuff that ultra-brootal death metal had to offer. Turns out I was wrong. The …
Unearth – The March Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Now that the party-crashing hipsters have well and truly deserted it for whatever this month’s flavor is, for those of us who still love our metalcore it’s time to clean …
Kill The Client – Cleptocracy Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell There was a time, roughly 2-3 years ago, that Willowtip was absolutely unfuckwithable. The label put out a handful of records that would set the standard for the death metal to come …
Maruta – In Narcosis Review
Originally written by Sasha Horn Self-professed “abrasive grind/powerviolence” trio drops debut album, In Narcosis, and succeeds in both being abrasive and powerfully violent. What else is new. Maruta have left the kind of impression that …
Beneath The Massacre – Dystopia Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Beneath The Massacre’s first album Mechanics of Dysfunction was a technical marvel but a frustratingly sterile affair song-wise. I loved and hated it in equal measure. So now the follow-up Dystopia has landed and the …
Enslaved – Vertebrae Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Most progressive bands eventually reach a point where their fans will become divided for good. That one album where the band in question, who has been hinting at major stylistic …
Omnium Gatherum – The Redshift Review
Originally written by Kris Yancey As this is my first time hearing an Omnium Gatherum album, I would like to acknowledge the band’s rocky past with the two albums following Spirits and August Light, Omnium …
Bison B.C. – Quiet Earth Review
Originally written by Kris Yancey Add Bison B.C. to a slowly-expanding list of great modern stoner-sludge metal bands. What makes the average sludge band a good sludge band is the art of the riff, an …