Pyrrhon – Exhaust Review
[Cover art by Caroline Harrison] Unpredictability is a rather tricksy little hobbit of a thing in life. It’s awful when it comes to being in a bathroom, giving birth, or car maintenance. When it comes …
The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal: Celebrating 20 Years Of Ashes Of The Wake And Leviathan
A Time To Be Laid To Rest The late 90s into the early 00s was a rather peculiar time in the realm of heavy music. The likes of Korn, Limp Bizkit, and Linkin Park were …
Concrete Winds – Concrete Winds Review
Imagine you are a humble fellow toiling away in a cement factory. You help man the kiln when the prepared mix of various raw materials and gypsum are gathered. Your days are long and arduous, …
Nile – The Underworld Awaits Us All Review
[Cover art by Michał “Xaay” Loranc] Nile being Nile, one of the first songs they released was “Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces …
Castrated – Surgical Vicissitude Review
[Cover art by Rudi Yanto] If you’re lucky enough to be the kind of heavy music enjoyer who has surrounded yourself with other heavy music enjoyers, you’re likely very familiar with the ripple effect of …
Hyperdontia – Harvest Of Malevolence Review
[Cover art by Wes Benscoter] The Danish/Turkish quartet Hyperdontia made a gnarly splash in the metal scene with the one-two punch of the Abhorrence Veil EP, followed promptly by the debut of full-length Nexus of …
REZN – Burden Review
[Cover art by Adam Burke] Sometimes, it’s nice to be spoiled. Not like mayo-filled potato salad after eight hours in the sun at the family BBQ or the average state of a corpse on death …
Severe Torture – Torn From The Jaws Of Death Review
[Cover art by Pär Olofsson] Despite the fact that this Dutch quintet has been battering skulls for more than two decades, a 14-year absence between full-lengths makes it at least a little fair that perhaps …