Category: Features
A Devil’s Dozen – Type O Negative
All bands (well, most) strive to carve a unique identity for themselves, hoping to notch an eternal scar in their little thread of history. Few succeed. Fewer still can boast that they carved their name …
Through The Never And Back: One Roadie’s Journey Through Hell For… What?
Say what you will about Metallica in the new millennium, they’re not afraid of trying something new. Not content to release a mere concert film, bored as they were with the usual stage-to-screen transition, they’ve …
A Devil’s Dozen – Morbid Angel
Let’s get this out of the way: Morbid Angel shat the bed thoroughly with its last album, the title of which we shall not bother to mention. However, rather than reflect on how the mighty …
Rev and Redar – Bazaar 2.0
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Reverend’s Bazaar was a feature that ran intermittently for years, barely surviving the MetalReview / Last Rites changeover before staggering to its deathbed weeks ago. But instead of giving the …
Keep It Short, Stupid – EP Round-Up: October 2013
The Extended Play has a long and rich history in heavy metal music, particularly within the underground realms. From Deathcrush and Apocalyptic Raids to Pieces and even Breeding Death, countless great and legendary careers have been started by or greatly …
5Q5A – Shooting Guns: Instrumental Stoner Madness
Originally written by Ian Chainey Shooting Guns‘ Brotherhood of the Ram, LP number three for the Saskatoon instrumental stoner rockers slathered with a side of Canuck kraut, is dressed up in one of the best …
Six Thoughts: Devin Townsend – The Retinal Circus
Devin Townsend is a busy, busy man. Under the moniker of the Devin Townsend Project, he has released five studio albums in the last four years, most of which received intense critical and fan acclaim. …
Thanks For The Walloping, The Gates Of Slumber – Heavy Is As Heavy Was
“What do I know of cultured ways, the gilt, the craft and the lie? I, who was born in a naked land and bred in the open sky. The subtle tongue, the sophist guile, they …