Orphaned Land – All Is One Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Let’s get this out of the way: I’m not a folk metal guy. It’s not that it’s poison to my ears or anything, but I was weaned on the more …
Orchid – The Mouths Of Madness Review
Originally written by Matt Longo The classic masters Black Sabbath released a good comeback album a few weeks ago, and it’s proven to be quite a grower. But when you’re a band who heavily invoke …
By Demos Be Driven – Five Prospects From Metal’s Next Wave
Originally written by Ian Chainey With the rise of Bandcamp, Soundcloud, and, if a band must, ReverbNation, one would think the demo would go the way of the dodo. I mean, why even bother sullying …
Of Symbolism And Visions Of The End – An Interview With Horse Latitudes
originally written by Juho Mikkonen As we all know, the line between gimmickry and unorthodox novelty is one of the finest there is within the domain of underground metal. Moreover, there are no set parameters …
Wake – False Review
Originally written by Chris Redar We’ve got a serious contender for the grind throne in Wake’s False. There’s no way to tell exactly what humankind did to piss these Calgary denizens off this much, but please, bipeds; …
Pith – Baptisms Along The Acheron Review
Originally written by Matt Longo How many of you have heard/read music journalists complain about the influx of releases we receive? Everyone bitches about it at some point, because it really is bloody staggering. No …
Amon Amarth – Deceiver Of The Gods Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Time to dust off your leather wristbands and fill those steins high with the mightiest of mead: Amon Amarth is back with another ten tales of bloodshed and war! That’s probably how …
Deafheaven – Sunbather Review
originally written by Jordan Campbell There’s always a certain amount of skepticism that haunts a band that attempts to merge seemingly divergent styles. And when one of those styles is heavy metal, people transform …