Circa Survive – Juturna Review
Originally written by Drew Ailes It’s always nice when we get something different than the usual run-of-the-mill gargling death metal, poorly recorded black metal, and the latest Metal Blade signing of the metalcore moment. Not …
Slough Feg – Atavism Review
Originally written by Nin Chan Wow. WOW. WOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW. Sorry, I just needed a moment to wipe the drool off my keyboard. Anybody who knows me knows that Slough Feg (formerly known as The Lord Weird …
Converge – Petitioning The Empty Sky (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance My introduction to Converge came pretty late in my evolution as a metal fan via a former roommate and current friend. There were two albums in his car’s CD changer …
Converge – When Forever Comes Crashing (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Nin Chan This is going to be a hard review for me to write, largely because Converge is a band that has meant very much to me over the past few years. …
Neaera – The Rising Tide Of Oblivion Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Over the past year, almost imperceptibly, I’ve become pretty conversant in the area of German metal-core. However, I’m still not able to decide just how I feel about that whole …
Buzzoven – Welcome To Violence Review
Originally written by Nin Chan As fellow sludge enthusiasts may know, Buzz*Oven has been defunct since about 2000, its members dispersing into lesser acts such as Weedeater and Watch Them Die. Still, every fallen hero …
Green Carnation – The Quiet Offspring Review
Originally written by Patrick Dawson Green Carnation has been on a slide away from Light of Day, Day of Darkness’ scope and creativity since the moment that project left the pressing plant. As a listener …
Red Sparowes – At The Soundless Dawn Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas With members of Isis, Halifax Pier and Neurosis and residing on Neurot Recordings you should have some idea as to what Red Sparowes sounds like; a sprawling instrumental soundscape similar in scope to Pelican but without the crushing …