Murmur – Murmur Review
Ditching the rule book is a good way to start, but make sure that you aren’t just swapping it for a different set of parameters. If your band makes a very musical point of declaring …
Astrophobos – Remnants Of Forgotten Horrors Review
Some styles of music and metal aren’t just scarce in quality, they’re just plain scarce. Melodic doom/death in the Finnish style is one such limited sound, as is melodic black metal in the Swedish, Dissectionian …
Soreption – Engineering The Void Review
This album should not be good. There are more mediocre technical death metal bands than there are fish in the sea, and as a whole, the style has been approaching self-parody for years. Recently, the …
Graveborne – Through The Window Of The Night Review
Finland’s Graveborne has a slight identity crisis, but it’s a peculiar case. They obviously meant to be a black metal band, and a black metal band they are. The problem comes from their identity within …
The Wakedead Gathering – The Gate And The Key Review
Coming off of a very strong Dark Circles EP in 2012, Cincinnati one-man death project The Wakedead Gathering seemed poised to turn some OSDM heads. Doer-of-all-things Andrew Lampe has a certain knack for melding several …
Fluisteraars – Dromers Review
In addition to ringing up some top notch black metal, Dutch act Fluisteraars brings an interesting little what’s-in-a-name situation. On one hand, they missed the boat just a tad. “Fluisteraars” is Dutch for “whisperers,” but …
Hell (UK) – Curse And Chapter Review
2011’s Human Remains was the special kind of surprising kickassery that very few expected but many ended up relishing. After all, this Hell band was a fringe NWOBHM act that never recorded a proper album, …
Zach Duvall’s Top 10 Of 2013 – Enjoying Joyful Noise
Personally and professionally, 2013 was an odd, sometimes turbulent year for me. So, The Great Support Structure that is music was really needed and my listening habits reflected that. While I am always in search …