Hate – Anaclasis: A Haunting Gospel Of Malice & Hatred Review
Originally written by Jeremy Garner Well damn, it seems Poland has done it again. Not one to rest on their laurels for long, Hate are back on the Polish scene after 2003’s release Awakening of …
Vore – Maleficus Review
Originally written by Patrick Dawson For the uninitiated, the cult status of 2001’s Lord of Storms cemented this band as American death metal heavy hitters; it also raised the bar of expectation considerably for their …
Gojira – From Mars To Sirius Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance A thunderous and intrepid mixture of modern extreme metal styles. It’s overlong in some points and underwritten in others, but there’s brilliance here as well. For fans of Strapping Young Lad, Messhugah, Darkane, …
Green Carnation – The Acoustic Verses Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon As you can read on the Green Carnation interview posted here, Tchort and Co. decided to write and release an all-acoustic album in commemoration of 15 years in business. In that 15 …
Scott Reeder – TunnelVision Brilliance Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Of this debut album, Scott Reeder, it’s sole artisan, had the following to say: “For me, this is as pure as it gets — not a single other person was ever …
Fates Warning – Awaken The Guardian Reissue Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. This re-issue presented a number of obstacles, but the most obvious for me as a critic is the fact that I was barely two years old when Awaken the Guardian was first …
The Devin Townsend Band – Synchestra Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. As the name would have any wise listener assume, this group produces what is essentially the vision of one Devin Townsend. As the music recorded on Synchestra proves, Devin Townsend is one …
Falkenbach – Heralding – The Fireblade Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Never having listened to anything quite so sweeping in sound, I was thrown just a bit off balance when I first listened to Falkenbach’s Heralding – The Fireblade, a rerecorded version of …