Category: Reviews

Februus – Construction Of Conflict Review

[Cover Art by Daniel Karlsson] Februus is a one-man project driven by the prodigious and still developing talents of Sweden’s Andreas Karlsson. His latest, Construction of Conflict, delivers 40 minutes of guitar-centric death metal that,

Ch’ahom – Anthropic Rites Of Sublimation Review

There’s much more than this plane of existence. Are you willing to listen? A few years ago, one of the more obscure bands on my year-end list happened to be Germany’s Ch’ahom and their debut

Miscreance – Reminiscence Review

In an effort to spare the impatientest of you fine people, let’s proclaim right at the start that Reminiscence, the second album from Italy’s Miscreance, is a frankly incredible album of technical death/thrash that should

Hanternoz – A Hed An Noz, A Noz, A Noz Review

[Cover art by Joanna Maeyens] Have you ever seen a storm roll in over a lake? Even better, one rolling in over a lake at sunset? Seeing a wall of pouring drops appear on the

Triosphere – Oceans Above, Stars Below Review

[Cover artwork by Giannis Nakos / Remedy Art Design] A rather impressive 12 years have passed since we last heard from Norwegian progressive power outfit Triosphere, which would normally indicate some level of internal upheaval

Sev Lezu – Blood Conscript Review

Experience is a good thing, right? In the case of newcomers Sev Lezu, their collective experience in other bands is undoubtedly a good thing, as you can hear that learned knowledge across debut Blood Conscript.

Ninth Realm – Damnation’s Veil Review

[Cover Art by Jerry “Wyrmwalk” Hionis] Damnation’s Veil, the sophomore effort from Maryland crossover thrashers Ninth Realm, has got me thinking a little bit about time travel. I’m sure you’ve had the experience of a

Suffering Quota – Sisyphean Life Review

[Cover artwork by Stiv] Life is a grind – survival is a never-ending struggle; uphill both ways, our all-too-brief march toward the finality of death. And in that briefness, life is grind, as well –