Category: Reviews
Candlemass – Death Thy Lover Review
Let’s start things off with song number two, “Sleeping Giant.” It’s got a fairly strong swagger at its heart, but…are you sure that giant’s sleeping? Perhaps I already hit my quota regarding this theme with …
Gevurah – Hallelujah! Review
True, dark spirituality is not often found within black metal. Sure, bands like to posture that they are Satanists while the vast majority of them probably don’t even know what that actually means. Basically, there’s …
Gruesome – Dimensions Of Horror Review
If nothing else, the Dimensions of Horror EP, the latest release from the Matt Harvey-led semi-super group/Death tribute act Gruesome, proves that Savage Land was not a one-off affair. Is Gruesome going to be a …
Hemotoxin – Biological Enslavement Review
The second thrash explosion of the last decade or so has been interesting to me who lived through the original. Back then I was initially drawn in by songs, such as Accept’s “Fast as a Shark” …
Gorguts – Pleiades’ Dust Review
Luc Lemay is dismayed. At least, one can assume so. The Gorguts leader possesses one of the greatest minds in heavy metal’s storied history, but much of what he sees around him — both within …
Perturbator – The Uncanny Valley Review
One of the most terrifying scenes in all of modern cinema comes from Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi horror classic, Alien. Sigourney Weaver’s character, Ripley, is attacked by the Nostromo’s android science officer, Ash, portrayed by Ian …
Katatonia – The Fall Of Hearts Review
Anyone paying even a bit of attention knows that Katatonia has long settled into a veteran groove, content to deliver quality additions to their voluminous catalog of doomy, gloomy, depressive rock/metal with only minor tweaks …
Ygfan – Köd Review
Face it, hosers: 2016 has not been a great year for black metal thus far. Fans of the genre have been left grasping at straws to find something worth listening to. Sure, there have been …