Velonnic Sin – Orphidious Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell The eyeliner-clad, New York based duo known as Velonnic Sin specializes in guitar-centric, warlike black metal. Armed with a serious mid-periodMarduk influence, as well as a knack for acute melody injection, the band …
Engel – Absolute Design Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Let’s cut through the crap straight away: Absolute Design is an absolutely atrocius album, and is quite possibly one of the worst semi-major albums released thus far this year. This is simultaneously …
Helrunar – Baldr Ok Íss Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell The majority of what has been hailed as upper-echelon black metal over the past few years has been extremely challenging in nature. Not only for the listener, but for the …
Midnattsol – Nordlys Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. It wouldn’t be the first time I’ve felt caught out like this, but I’m both grateful yet slightly ashamed for not picking up on Midnattsol prior to this album. Put simply, Nordlys is a …
Jex Thoth – Jex Thoth Review
Originally written by Keith Fox. Alchemical doom. That’s the tag I read the lead vocalist use to describe California-based Jex Thoth’s sound in a Decibel Magazine piece on the band. Sounds about right. I don’t love genre tags, but this band …
Belphegor – Bondage Goat Zombie Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Austria’s Belphegor have slowly become the Amon Amarth/Dismember/Bolt Thrower of their chosen goat obsessed black/death metal with seven albums of blistering if similar fury to their name and album number seven does not disappoint. Review: …
Kiuas – The New Dark Age Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I’ve never been a real power metal fan. My only passing interest is that I am going to patent the name “Dragonsex” to form my own mock power metal …
Torche – Meanderthal Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell After what has seemed like an eternity, the shroud of Minnesota’s prolonged winter is finally lifting. Within these northern climes, there are precious few months where the sun shines brightly …