All posts by Lin Manuel de Guerra

Mythical soulmate of Crutchwielder, The Poison Sword of Inevitability.

Monolithe – Black Hole District Review

[Cover Image by Guibz Zilla aka Torve] There was a time, long ago, when the earth was very different. Oceans bubbled like cauldrons full of caesium at 301.7 degrees kelvin. Mountains shot forth through the

Life Abuse – Systematization Review

“We’re all doing life abuse, Manny” said my colleague. And it’s true. Life has fucked us all up this way and that way. Some of us have had financial abuse. Some have had physical abuse.

Coffin Rot – Dreams Of The Disturbed Review

[Artwork by Wyrmrot]   Coffin Rot’s newest release, Dreams of the Disturbed, is nothing short of a bowel-crushing, visceral death metal masterpiece that grabs hold of you from the first note and doesn’t let go

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Wolfbrigade – Life Knife Death Review

Wolfbrigade (formerly Wolfpack not to be associated with the atrociously hateful movement of the same name) just continue to pump out high-level d-beat hardcore punk rock that will get you angry, worked up, hot and

MEER – Wheels Within Wheels Review

[Cover art by Helena Haglund and Simen Sandbæk Skari] What is a wheel? The dictionary definition, probably penned by the Pol Pot of dictionaries, would claim that it is: “a circular object that revolves on

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Bottomless – The Banishing Review

[Artwork by Marco Zanin and Sara Bianchin]   Bottomless return two years after their debut with their sophomore album The Banishing. And it must be said: all hail Italian doom metal. While the primary comparables for

Death Metal Dossier – Remix

[Photo by Artem Sapegin] Welcome to Death Metal Dossier: Remix edition. Dark were the times in between our last published missive and the publication of this declaration. Men have battled. Men have lost. Men have

Flight – Echoes Of Journeys Past Review

[Artwork by Philipp Igumnov] Let us begin by discussing ye olde nostalgia. In my world, nostalgia means a forlorn hope of one day harvesting tubers with my sweet aunt who passed away at the old