Category: Reviews
High Spirits – Motivator Review
There’s just so many things on a given day that I do not want to do. Work. Pay bills. Mow the lawn. Shower. I’ll go out on a limb here and guess that’s true for …
Gems from the Back of the Fridge, Part 2 – Albums You Might Have Missed in 2016
You again? Hath ye already fully osmosed the first ten treasures imparted upon thine hallowed pates by way of Part 1? Of course you have. Plus, it’s 2016 and our mutual noise addiction requires a …
Gems from the Back of the Fridge, Part 1 – Albums You Might Have Missed in 2016
You have a better chance of living off the cash in your tip jar as an embalmer than you would keeping up with every metal release that shoots across this scene’s radar every year. All …
Dysrhythmia – The Veil Of Control Review
There are bands on this earth that would be better off without vocals. Often we hear music critics proclaim that albums are good but for the vocals. Perhaps they are too harsh or formulaic. Perhaps …
Insomnium – Winter’s Gate Review
The modern metal world will occasionally present us with the album-length song concept. Green Carnation, Gorguts, Meshuggah… sort of. It is not a new idea. And in fact, bands like Opeth, Cradle of Filth and …
Warfather – The Grey Eminence Review
Warfather’s debut, 2014’s Orchestrating The Apocalypse, wasn’t exactly the grand re-entrance Steve Tucker deserved. After fronting Morbid Angel through three albums – two of which are stellar, and one of which is certainly solid enough, …
Brutally Deceased – Satanic Corpse Review
Satanic Corpse, the third full length from Brutally Deceased, sounds very Swedish. Incredibly Swedish. More Swedish than Dolph Lundgren having a three way with Ingrid Bergman and Britt Ekland in a cottage in the foothills …
Stilla – Skuggflock Review
Skuggflock is the third album in four years from Sweden’s Stilla, and although its potential appeal is wide-ranging, it will be of particular interest to anyone already invested in the unique micro-niche carved out by …