Therion’s Theli Turns 20 – Celebrate The Beautiful Absurdity
Before we dive fully into celebrating Therion’s 1996 album Theli, a couple of disclaimers: First, I have not been listening to this album for 20 years, so I’m not going to sit here and claim …
Astrophobos – Enthroned In Flesh Review
Remnants of Forgotten Horrors, the 2014 full length debut from Sweden’s Astrophobos, really positioned the band as one of the great new acts in the whole Blue Cover Black Metal style—that being the icy melodic …
Marsh Dweller – The Weight Of Sunlight Review
Marsh Dweller is the solo project of John Owen Kerr, drummer for Louisville’s Seidr, among a few other projects. The fact that Seidr also has amongst its ranks Austin Lunn (Panopticon) ought to be a …
Summit – The Winds That Forestall Thy Return Review
The Winds That Forestall Thy Return is the mostly instrumental (mostly) debut full length from Summit, the latest project of Gabriele Gramaglia (The Clearing Path), and to call it 36 very densely packed minutes is …
Terra Tenebrosa – The Reverses Review
Execute program: Terra Tenebrosa The Reverses. …Begin Phase 1… Execute sub-program: “Makoria.” Purging of chaotic elements. System reset… Execute sub-program: “Ghost at the End of the Rope.” Tentative merging of the mechanical and the organic. …
Denner / Shermann – Masters Of Evil Review
When news emerged that old Mercyful Fate axemen Michael Denner and Hank Shermann would be reuniting for a new band, lots of old guard metalheads were understandably stoked. The inclusion of Cage wailer Sean Peck …
EP Roundup – Debut Edition
The EP has any number of uses – the long, standalone track, the nutty collection of oddities, experiments, and covers, or simply releasing a shorter collection of songs – and the format has been used …
Gorguts – Pleiades’ Dust Review
Luc Lemay is dismayed. At least, one can assume so. The Gorguts leader possesses one of the greatest minds in heavy metal’s storied history, but much of what he sees around him — both within …