King – Forged By Satan’s Doctrine Review
originally written by Juho Mikkonen I must admit that I approached this album with great enthusiasm and moderate stupidity, because, before I heard a single note of the actual music, King’s debut full-length, Forged by …
Horseback – On The Eclipse Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey We live in an era of musical MadLibs, a wide open arena for any band to bring together [adjective] [genre] with [adjective] [genre]. So, it’s a bit surprising the naturally …
Samothrace – Reverence To Stone Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Unfortunately, many doom, drone, or sludge-oriented bands use extended songs and / or sparse compositional tactics as unwieldy splints for their underdeveloped songwriting sinews. In the worst — or best, …
Struck By Lightning – True Predation Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey Gregory Lahm’s growl sounds about right. It’s a rich rumble, like a pick-up driven over gravel or a boiler kicked on by the cold. It’s a vocal fold violator, the …
A Monday with Moonspell: The Interview
The article was originally written by Rae Amitay. Back in May, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I was given the chance to ask Moonspell’s longtime vocalist Fernando Ribeiro some questions about the band’s new double …
Horseback – Half Blood Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Jenks Miller’s Horseback is a project distinct to our times. That’s not to say the North Carolina-based one-man unit is a definitive voice in 21st century underground music, or even a particularly excellent …
Ereb Altor – Gastrike Review
Originally written by Matt Longo As I imported Gastrike into iTunes, the genre came up as “Viking Doom Metal”, when their last album The End registers as “Epic Viking Doom Metal”… so what does this …
Witchsorrow – God Curse Us Review
Originally written by Matt Longo You can always twist an idiom to suit one’s needs. Regarding how much time is all right to spend with someone/something, it may be argued that either “familiarity breeds contempt” …