Vendel – Out In The Fields Review
Vendel’s full length debut Out in the Fields is the type of album that creates a bit of a headache in terms of giving it a truly accurate description, and yours truly has certainly struggled …
Blast Rites: Profanation – Skull Crushing Violence Review
No matter what France’s Profanation name their next release, they aren’t going to top the title of this, their debut EP. Skull Crushing Violence isn’t just the name, it’s just about the most apt description …
Henrik Palm – Nerd Icon Review
The 2015 breakup of Sweden’s In Solitude left many a metalhead heart ailing due to their ability to both evolve smartly and keep it true enough to please the most denim and leather of hordes. …
My Dying Bride – A Mortal Binding Review
A certain someone began his review of My Dying Bride’s last album, The Ghost of Orion, by stating that the band has never released a bad album. While that may be very true, there’s no …
Ischemic – Condemned To The Breaking Wheel Review
Toronto’s Ischemic take a rather interesting approach to assembling their doom/death metal that helps give it a refreshing, but thankfully never forced, level of diversity. Condemned to the Breaking Wheel is their third full length, …
Defect Designer – Chitin Review
[Cover art by Ian Miller] Here’s a one-image review of Chitin, the latest full length from Defect Designer: Oh, do you require more information? Okie dokie. Here we go… Defect Designer’s lineup has shifted considerably …
Owl – Ghosts Of Summer Review
Bonn, Germany’s Owl has spent more than a decade exploring the spectrum between extremely heavy doom/death and spaced out ambience, with most releases blending the two to a certain extent. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Christian Kolf …
Ihsahn – Ihsahn Review
[Note: Ihsahn is releasing two versions of his upcoming self-titled record, one metal and one purely orchestral. This review only discusses the metal album.] At this point in his legendary career, listeners can have a …