Category: Reviews
Show of Bedlam – Transfiguration Review
It can be an incredibly satisfying feeling to discover a great band that was quietly flying under your radar. This is most definitely the case with Montreal, Canada’s Show of Bedlam, with whom I am ashamed …
Altar Of Betelgeuze – Among The Ruins Review
In my years of metal fandom I’ve heard my share of genre mish-mashes, but stoner-doom-death is a new one for me. Finland’s Altar of Betelgeuze has apparently been practicing the style since 2010, and Among …
Valborg – Endstrand Review
Rules, physics, science, biology. These are truths that most of us take for granted. For example, we know that there are only two sides to a coin. Heads and tails. We use that rule to …
Grima – Tales Of The Enchanted Woods Review
Boundaries are something we often attach to the music we collect. Whether it be Swedish death metal, Bay Area thrash, “Trve” Norwegian black metal or German power metal, people are always looking for ways to …
Azarath – In Extremis Review
When Polish black/death vets Azarath brought in vocalist/guitarist Marek “Necrosodom” Lechowski for 2011’s Blasphemers’ Maledictions, the already great band seemed complete. Not that Necrosodom brougth with him some sort of elite pedigree (depends on your …
Grog- Ablutionary Rituals Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Grog has been a band since 1991, according to our dear friends at Metal Archives. 1991. That, if you’re keeping score at home, makes this unit in its 26th year …
Dodecahedron – Kwintessens Review
As a Star Trek: The Next Generation nerd, it is my duty to spend an inordinate amount of time relating its characters, narrative and minutia into my everyday life. Pursuits such as this are often …
Gorephilia – Severed Monolith Review
It’s been five years since Gorephilia has released anything (their 2012 LP Embodiment of Death). Since that time, over 50% of the band, their drummer and a guitar, were swapped out and replaced. This album …