Obsequiae – The Palms of Sorrowed Kings Review
Over a full decade and just a few albums, Minnesota’s Obsequiae has carved out quite the successful micro-niche in metal. Their melodic black metal is self-described as “medieval metal,” and the combination of Old World-y …
Angel Witch – Angel Of Light Review
[Artwork by Adam Burke] The lifespan of great NWOBHM band was by no means uniform. Some had relatively short initial careers – they can’t all be Saxon, let alone Iron Maiden – only to reunite …
1349 – The Infernal Pathway Review
1349 isn’t exactly a band that does things unexpectedly. Sure, Revelations of the Black Flame saw them taking on more atmosphere and ambience, but it kinda sucked, so they quickly course-corrected to their roots. For …
Algebra – Pulse? Review
Thrash’s detractors like to claim that the genre lacks both stylistic depth and recent evolution. The former is silly because there are about as many forms of thrash as there are of the other major …
Opeth ‒ In Cauda Venenum Review
Eleven years. That’s how long it’s been since Opeth has released an album that could really be considered heavy metal. Odds are high that you made up your mind about the wholly progressive rock era …
A Paler Commune: In Honor Of Opeth’s Lighter Side
“FUCK THE SOFT SHIT,” screamed some knuckle-dragging doofus after Opeth played a song from Damnation on the 2006 Gigantour run throughout North America. “No, don’t fuck the soft shit. It’s part of who we are,” …
Crypt Sermon ‒ The Ruins Of Fading Light Review
Epic doom metal is called such because from its earliest days it was linked to the nature of epicness ‒ heroics, theatricality, a grand tale, etc. ‒ to the point that the title of the …
Eclipser – Pathos Review
Let’s get the necessary cliche right out of the way: Ottowa’s Eclipser has a little something for everyone. Okay, “everyone” might be a bit of a stretch, because black metal with vocals this harsh and …