Testament – Para Bellum Review
[Cover art by Eliran Kantor] Thrash metal is a young man’s game. Glance across the genre’s 40-plus years of history and you’ll find that the vast majority of great albums were released when the musicians …
Paradise Lost – Ascension Review
It might be hard to believe, but Paradise Lost’s return to their doom/death roots on The Plague Within is now a full decade old. This makes them almost double veterans of their own sound, now …
Deliquesce – Saviour / Enslaver Review
Melbourne’s Deliquesce debuted with monstrous intent on 2023’s Cursed with Malevolence, an album so stuffed with brutal/technical death goodness that you’d have thought they were flies on the wall for the Pierced from Within sessions. …
Floating – Hesitating Lights Review
Swedish duo Floating is the type of band that really makes you think a lot about viiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiibes, man. Yes, their performances are stout, and yes, they write very strong songs (we’ll get to both of …
Sit In The Chair, Human: A Ningen Isu Primer
Ningen Isu (人間椅子; The Human Chair) might just be the most prolific band you’ve never heard of, or if you have heard of them, probably the most prolific band with whom you haven’t done a …
Programmed To Appease You – Destroy Erase Improve At 30
It might be hard to believe at this point, considering the band’s gargantuan stature in the music industry, but Meshuggah had rather humble beginnings. Take their 1989 self-titled debut EP, for example. It had much …
Blood Monolith – The Calling Of Fire Review
[Cover art by Nick Blinko] A lot of credit should be given for simply understanding the assignment, and credit Blood Monolith for doing exactly that. This band plays death metal, and they do so with …
The Lord Weird Slough Feg – Traveller Supplement 1: The Ephemeral Glades Review
It takes a certain combination of talent, timing, the stars aligning, and luck to pull off what The Lord Weird Slough Feg is currently trying to pull off: delivering a sequel to a beloved classic. …