Kongh – Sole Creation Review
Like any form of art that has been around for a decent period of time, there exist within heavy metal those making a strong evolutionary push forward, those who would uphold what they see as …
Six Thoughts: Slough Feg – The Reissue Box Set
After a long career either working independently or with such trusty indie labels as Cruz Del Sur, The Lord Weird Slough Feg has signed a contract to join the mighty Metal Blade. This agreement will …
Darkthrone – The Underground Resistance Review
Modern Darkthrone is really unlike anything else going on in metal today. Not the music exactly – the sources and content of that are relatively easy to deduce – but as an idea, it’s something …
Sulphur Aeon – Swallowed By The Ocean’s Tide Review
In the interest of full disclosure, it must be admitted that I can be quite susceptible to the seductions of great cover art. In the case of Germany’s Sulphur Aeon, the glorious art that adorns …
Saille – Ritu Review
As a style, symphonic black metal is generally theatrical, grandiose, and (without necessarily implying fault) often quite pompous. It isn’t exactly a sub-genre known for scaling it back. That made Irreversible Decay, the debut from …
Suffocation – Pinnacle Of Bedlam Review
Let’s get one thing clear: Suffocation is, without a doubt, one of the greatest death metal bands in the history of our rotten, festering world. This is, as the Dothraki say, known. But consistent and wholly …
Crowned – Vacuous Spectral Silence Review
There’s a term used by sports analysts called “upside,” meaning that a prospect is often not judged based on current production, but what they could potentially become. It is why a baseball team will often …
Paroxsihzem – Paroxsihzem Review
There’s something to be said for offering just enough of a twist to stand out, but there’s way more to be said for crafting that twist into high quality tunage. Today’s subject: Toronto’s Paroxsihzem. They …