Category: Reviews
Weeping Sores – The Convalescence Agonies Review
[Cover art by Caroline Harrison] It’s always a nice little treat when a lyric feels capable of summarizing an album. For Weeping Sore’s sophomore album, the line “The sludge in my veins, the color of …
Blast Rites: Meth Leppard – Gatekeepers Review
Ah, the life of the grinder, where you wait patiently for one of your most-anticipated releases of the year… and it’s finally here… and it’s fourteen minutes long. But hey, at least, these are fourteen …
Unmerciful – Devouring Darkness Review
[Artwork by Santiago Francisco Jarramillo] Drummer Trynt Kelly’s feet are flying. That’s one point of interest on Devouring Darkness, Unmerciful’s fourth full-length, and that point is like an industrial sewing machine needle turbo-embroidering your ear …
Labyrinthus Stellarum – Rift In Reality Review
There’s a short story by the English author P.G. Wodehouse called “The Purity of the Turf” that I think about a lot. Well, to be honest, it’s mostly the title of the story that frequently …
EchoSoul – Time Of The Dragon Review
Who knew the end times could be so much fun? Well… not these times. Not that we’re literally living out the end of days; although, what better sign of the times than the plausibility that …
Küenring – In Search Of Paradise Review
[Cover artwork by Johannes Huemer, vocalist of Venator] Dial the clock back to when we last gathered here in the hallowed halls of The Temple of Trad Metal and you will recall our focus was …
Blood Monolith – The Calling Of Fire Review
[Cover art by Nick Blinko] A lot of credit should be given for simply understanding the assignment, and credit Blood Monolith for doing exactly that. This band plays death metal, and they do so with …
Hexerei – Realms….. Review
I debated busting out my nonexistent cloak for this one, but I’ve instead decided to keep this one a dark comedy. Evil, yet light-hearted, ya know? Here, in the great Midwest, the storms and …