Naddred – Sluagh Review
If you’re a baseball fan (which I am), you’re likely celebrating pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training this week. We’re excited to see stars return, just as in metal we’re all aflutter to welcome …
Lorn – Arrayed Claws Review
The difficulty of discussing Arrayed Claws, the new 38-minute “EP” from Lorn, is not necessarily describing the individual elements. After all, most passages of the album, when taken in a silo, sound pretty familiar. The …
Kreator – Gods Of Violence Review
For many, the classic works of German thrash legends Kreator are as irreplaceable parts of their lives as Star Wars. People remember the first time they heard albums like Pleasure to Kill and Coma of …
The Great Old Ones – EOD: A Tale Of Dark Legacy Review
The writing of H. P. Lovecraft has been a source of inspiration for metal artists seemingly since the birth of the style, and for good reason. He wrote works of great fantasy and escapism, something …
Zach Duvall’s Best Of 2016: Foundations Of Immortality
Another year, another year-end roundup blah blah blah… NO! Not going to treat this like any other year. Not at all. Because for a multitude of reasons, 2016 was far from ordinary, or even within …
Sky Shadow Obelisk – The Gift Of Light Review
The last Sky Shadow Obelisk release, full length debut Beacon, was a deeply unsettling piece of music. The project’s past largely consisted of doom/death metal verging on funeral terrain, but that album greatly upped both …
Root – Kargeras – Return From Oblivion Review
The basic history of Czech black metal originators Root — as well as a convenient sampling of their best tunes — can be found here. But for the unknowing, here’s the gist of it: Along …
Dark Tranquillity – Atoma Review
To the attentive ear, it’s clear that Swedish melodeath masters Dark Tranquillity have been out of ideas for over a decade. After peaking with Damage Done, the band largely delivered a (wicked) clone in Character …