Destruction – Day Of Reckoning Review
Originally written by Jon Eardley Destruction is a band that most old timers will tell you hit their creative peak with 1988’s Release From Agony, and they’d in all likelihood say that almost everything released …
Rotten Sound – Cursed Review
originally written by Chris McDonald If someone asked me to give an example of what the “extreme” in extreme metal is supposed to denote, Rotten Sound would be one of the first bands I would …
Moonsorrow – Varjoina Kuljemme Kuolleiden Maassa Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Its been said plenty of times, on this site and others, but it bears repeating: Moonsorrow epitomizes the term “epic” in a heavy metal context. Time and time again, these guys …
The Order Of Apollyon – The Flesh Review
originally written by Jim Brandon I always raise an eyebrow at the appearance of collaborations between well-established musicians who come together to form new projects, especially since about seven out of ten times there’s nothing …
Primordial – Storm Before Calm (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jon Eardley If you’ve been hanging around this site long enough, then Primordial is a band you’d better have heard of by now. The reasoning behind this is simple. There hasn’t been …
Neuraxis – Asylon Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Neuraxis has long been one of the more underappreciated technical death bands, and they have carved a distinct and powerful niche out of their fusion of futuristic melodies with hyper-aggressive …
Desultory – Counting Our Scars Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. Sweden’s Desultory has a career that began in the early Nineties with two solid entries in the annals of Swedish death metal, Into Eternity and Bitterness, that presented a combination of the dark vitriol of …
Augury – Concealed (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Despite being familiar with Patrick Loisel’s previous project Kralizec via their mind-bending 1999 album Origin (for which I’m willing to pay a decent amount if anyone has a copy — I …