Black Sheep Wall – Songs For The Enamel Queen Review
[Cover art by Jeff Rogers] Various forms of the word punish show up in heavy music reviews on a regular basis. Considering it’s a style of music founded on distortion and noise that was created …
Ominous Ruin – Amidst Voices That Echo In Stone Review
[Cover art by Par Olofsson] Sitting behind about a half-inch of abdominal muscle and varying levels of quarantine padding, the average person houses roughly 25 feet of intestines. When you consider that the average human …
Gravesend – Methods Of Human Disposal Review
The current state of the world has left many of us unable to separate the days. The shift from a bed to a table/desk to a couch and back to bed, with little activity in …
Caedes Cruenta – Of Ritual Necrophagia And Mysterious Ghoul Cults Review
[Cover art by Christopher Moyen] Heavy music fans regularly reach for their favorite black metal records during the snow-filled months of winter. The motherlands of its inception and frigid sounds/atmospheres utilized through the past few …
Enrapture – Another Green Drought Review
Progressive music is an inherently strange beast to tackle. For one thing, there’s no direct reference or starting point for it since it doesn’t really qualify as its own subgenre. Counter to other tags that …
Mother Of Graves – In Somber Dreams Review
Beginner’s luck is an interesting concept that all too often gets levied against someone in a manner that discounts their hard work or experience. If you should happen to be playing Black Jack for the …
Best of 2020 – Spencer Hotz: Newbie Starts The New Year
It’s officially 2021 and you made it! Dear reader, please take a moment to yourself to appreciate the fact that you survived one of the toughest years in modern history. In a time where simply …
Glorious Depravity – Ageless Violence Review
[Cover art by Ars Moriendee] Like all metalheads worth their weight in god’s tears, the Last Rites crew is a big fan of Doug Moore. Is it because he used to contribute his eloquent sentences …