Burzum – Dauði Baldrs Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Here we have Burzum, the one man project of the infamous Varg Vikernes. Progressing from the grimness of black metal into the neo-classical realm, Burzum explores the keyboard-laden sounds in …
Stratovarius – Elements Pt. 2 Review
Originally written by Gregory Bradley. In this time of a serious drought for decent power metal here in the United States, I thank the metal gods for bringing this album upon me. While not the …
Bestial Mockery – Evoke The Desecrator Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Sometimes you just know you won’t like an album: from the name of the band, member names (Warslaughter, Sir Torment, Sodomizer), the logo, the song titles and the contained promotional …
The Wake – Ode To My Misery
Originally written by Erik Thomas You know McDonalds right? You know it’s processed, synthetic and blatantly disposable. But despite these facts, you enjoy a Big Mac, even though you’ve had hundreds of them? Well, The …
Lumsk – Åsmund Frægdegjevar Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas A folk metal band from Norway with a vast array of guest performers; is this Asmegin reincarnated? Not too far off, but no. Lumsk, while certainly folk metal, are not …
Swallow The Sun – The Morning Never Came Review
Originally written by Ian Dreilinger. It’s always been a wonder how people can manage to stand so loyally by styles of music where bands that sound exactly the same keep putting out albums that sound …
Anathema – A Natural Disaster Review
Originally written by Ian Dreilinger. In tune with the scores of other bands that have abandoned metal altogether and gone for something different is Anathema. With A Fine Day to Exit, they showed that their …
Blind Guardian – Live Review
Originally written by Gregory Bradley. The simply titled album Live is just that: a live album from one of the legends of power metal, Blind Guardian. It’s interesting to hear what they sound like live, since I haven’t …