RAM – Death Review
originally written by Chris McDonald While the retro trend has been most visible in the thrash and death metal genres, it hasn’t ignored traditional heavy and speed metal by any means. Swedish collective RAM aims …
Swallow The Sun – Emerald Forest And The Blackbird Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Swallow the Sun doesn’t really commit to one genre, and since that’s pretty typical of most metal nowadays, it makes it difficult for StS to stand out from the blended …
Coldworker – The Doomsayer’s Call Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Somehow Coldworker‘s previous albums have flown right past me, despite the fact that I’m a huge fan of drummer Anders Jakobson’s previous band Nasum and generally love modern Scandanavian grindcore. …
Beaten to Death – Xes and Strokes Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance The following is a portion of a list of grindcore acts described as “no nonsense,” according to a quick Google search. Wormrot Misery Index Napalm Death Nasum Rotten Sound Extreme …
Blood Mortized – Bestial Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Blood Mortized is a death metal band from Sweden. They play music highly reminiscent of Swedish DM legends like Dismember and Entombed in both sound and songwriting. Their lineup features …
Psycroptic – The Inherited Repression Review
originally written by Chris McDonald I count myself in a relative minority of listeners who believe that Psycroptic has been trending steadily upward with their last few releases. This band has shown perhaps the most …
Lamb Of God – Resolution Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Lamb of God was one of the first metal bands I truly loved. As the Palaces Burn and Ashes of the Wake blended aggressive riffs, furious lyrics, and enviable musicianship …
Abigail Williams – Becoming Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance After cycling through nearly 20 bandmates and two distinctly modern approaches to symphonic black metal, Abigail Williams’ main man Ken Sorceron sounds closer to finding a style that suits him on Becoming, …