Category: Reviews

Lynx – Trinity Of Suns Review

[Album artwork by Lena Richter] “Nostalgia is probably overrated, at least the most common notion of it, the poignant sense that ‘what was’ is somehow inherently better than ‘what is’. It’s a lie of which …

Archspire – Too Fast To Die Review

[Album artwork by Shindy Reehal] Back in 1978, upon the release of their self-titled debut, Village Voice rock critic Robert Christgau panned Van Halen for making music that “belongs on an aircraft carrier.” It’s one …

Teratoma – Longing Voracity Review

Death metal’s primary function is, or perhaps should be, to whip the listener into a good old-fashioned frenzy with riffs aplenty. On Longing Voracity, their sophomore effort, Germany’s Teratoma zealously commit to and meet this …

Immolation – Descent Review

[Cover art by Eliran Kantor] What exactly do we expect from Immolation at this stage of their career? This is a band whose legacy was set in stone decades ago by their impeccable early run …

No/Mas – No Peace Review

Oh, it feels like a million years ago now, but way back in January, I wrote this one up as one of our (meaning, in this instance: “my”) most anticipated releases of 2026, and here …

Gorrch – Stillamentum Review

1. “Stilllllllllaaaaaaaamennnnnntum.” If you love it when a band sings the album title, you’ve hit the jackpot with “Nimbus,” the opening song of Gorrch’s second album, Stillamentum. At the very top of that first track …

Hellripper – Coronach Review

To this day, because of the Murderer’s Row of ’80s Bay Area thrash masterpieces, someone, somewhere, is plugging a cheap guitar into an old amplifier for the first time. And someone, somewhere, is cutting the …

Bekor Qilish – Consecrated Abysses Of Dread Review

[Cover art by STRX Art] If you listen to metal for long enough, you will inevitably encounter at least one of a plethora of solo projects. The modern state of recording tools has only made …