Thunder Tribe – War Chant Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey Thunder Tribe, a Kentuckian power metal/smooth-prog quintet turning in their long-player debut, has got riffs. Lots of them. They’ve got a similar tonnage of solos, too. Great vocals? Of course, …
Luder – Adelphophagia Review
originally written by Erik Highter There is an art to a music press release. Certain information must be conveyed; a brief bio, record label and release date, any possible tours, lead singles, etc. But after …
Epicus Doomicus Boringus
Originally written by Erik Highter. How long is too long? Back in 1968, Iron Butterfly’s “In A Gadda Da Vida” took up an album side with 17 minutes of what most would call aimless noodling. …
Suture – Carnivorous Urge To Kill Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Carnivorous Urge To Kill is a re-issue of the 2002 effort from Baton Rouge death metal act Suture. According to the press kit, there was “interest in the material.” Odd choice of …
Four To Score: Carpe Noctem And Three More
This article was originally written by Last Rites Old Guard member Ian Chainey With more new metal releases than ever before, ‘heads are forced to acknowledge some rad records shoot between their legs as if …
Malthusian – Hallucinogen Review
Originally written by Dean Brown. “The power of population is so superior to the power of the earth to produce subsistence for man, that premature death must in some shape or other visit the human …
OvO – Abisso Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Experimental music has a tendency to be an ‘all-or-nothing’ proposition- not necessarily in the execution department, but as a final product. It’s either ridiculously engaging, or it’s simply ridiculous. A …
Blut Aus Nord – What Once Was...Liber III Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Last Friday, Blut Aus Nord released What Once Was…Liber III via Bandcamp. With zero fanfare. Unless you were one of the forty-odd people slavishly following Debemur Morti’s Facebook feed, this …