Clutch – Earth Rocker Review
“If you’re gonna do it, do it live on stage… or don’t do it at all” So proclaims frontman Neil Fallon in the opening title track of Clutch’s tenth studio album, Earth Rocker, laying down …
The Eye – Supremacy (Reissue) Review
If you’re worried that it’s been almost six months since Vindsval gave us new Blut Aus Nord music, and you fear that a sudden gap in his inhuman rate of production will lead to some …
Hatriot – Heroes Of Origin Review
It goes without saying that it really matters who you work with, but I’m going to say it anyway… Members of The Who and Led Zeppelin had embarrassing solo careers. Samoth and Trym’s work in …
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 …