Dark Fortress – Venereal Dawn Review
There’s a fine line between being a tourist and an accomplished jack-of-all-trades. Take the latest from Germany’s long-running blackened act Dark Fortress, Venereal Dawn. (That title, by the way, refers to the goddess Venus, not …
Sons Of Crom – Riddle Of Steel Review
It’s funny how directly imitating a unique, legendary band can lead to wide variety of reactions among both critics and fans. There aren’t a lot of Meshuggah clones out there that have gotten more than …
Entombed A.D. – Back To The Front Review
Because bands can’t think of a better way to deal with a naming conflict than just adding “A.D.” or “B.C.” to the end, we now have Entombed A.D., which is essentially just the most recent …
The Haunted – Exit Wounds Review
Despite The Haunted maintaining full time activity over recent years, many will likely view Exit Wounds, the band’s eighth full length, as a return or comeback of sorts. The reason for this is twofold. First, …
Albez Duz – The Coming Of Mictlan Review
German duo Albez Duz evidently derive their name from some medieval Germanic meaning “swan noisiness” or “swan rush.” Because I don’t know what either of those things are, I’ll be sticking to my original theory …
Yob – Clearing The Path To Ascend Review
After wearing a doom crown of their own design for years with monstrous albums such The Unreal Never Lived, YOB made their first real attempt at change in years (other than that brief breakup) with …
Exordium Mors – The Apotheosis Of Death Review
Despite being an active band for a decade, New Zealanders Exordium Mors are just now getting around to releasing a full length album. On the surface, it would appear that they took ten years to …
Midnight – No Mercy For Mayhem Review
Coming off some great EPs and beastly full length Satanic Royalty, Midnight crept into the hearts of many an leather-donned ‘head through a combination of Venom’s proto black metal and Motörhead’s, well, everything. Speedy, riffy, …