Category: Reviews
Auroch – Mute Books Review
Some bands wander by mistake. On their third album Mute Books, Canada’s Auroch have made an album that, while not exactly bad, is very much not an album I want to listen to. On its …
Void Meditation Cult – Utter the Tongue of the Dead Review
Void Meditation Cult, the solo project of Desolate Defiler, began back in 2009 as Sperm of Antichrist. To the delight of parents everywhere, the name was changed almost immediately. The only prior release is a …
Anciients – Voice Of The Void Review
You’d have to forgive Vancouver’s Anciients for falling slightly short of the mark with their 2013 LP, Heart of Oak. With only one — albeit excellent — EP under their belt and thriving on their high energy live …
Darkthrone – Arctic Thunder Review
One of unlimited advantages of Darkthrone is the fact that they’ve always guarded an inherent, gleaming “metalness” at their core that’s never come close to being doused. That’s something that likewise radiated within the foundation …
Testament – Brotherhood Of The Snake Review
Like my beloved Overkill, Testament has been on a recent uptick across their last few records. After a seven-year lay-off, they returned in 2008 with a barnstormer in Formation Of Damnation, and then followed it …
Colombian Necktie – All Paths Lead To Nowhere Review
Colombian Necktie’s first album – 2014’s Twilight Upon Us – was a decent enough little blast of sludgy hardcore, but not one that held a lot of staying power for me. There’s always potential in …
Ulcerate – Shrines of Paralysis Review
If you were to plant a seed in hopes of producing a Oak Tree for future generations, that tree would grow slowly. Through diligent watering, staking the tree to keep it vertical and lots and …
Mithras – On Strange Loops Review
Mithras. I mean, damn. Mithras. I heard Mithras years ago when this site was still MetalReview and even then thought “for all the familiarity of this music, this is something completely else.” So in my …