Category: Reviews
Metal Church – XI Review
The return of Mike Howe to Metal Church was some of the best news of 2015. No disrespect to the late David Wayne, of course – he fronted the band on two absolutely great records, …
Coffin Lust – Manifestation of Inner Darkness Review
It seems like these days you can’t swing a dead possum without hitting another throwback, old-school death metal band. Certainly many of these revival bands mimic the Gothenburg sound for its palatable ease. Yet, some …
Savage Master – With Whips And Chains Review
*Extremely quiet museum docent voice* “Well, ladies and gentlemen, it’s a little-known fact, but the band Savage Master took their name from the French ‘Ça Va-Je Mas Terre’, which is a supremely sophisticated name that …
Morgue Supplier – Morgue Supplier Review
Morgue Supplier is a Chicago-based grindcore act with a lengthy career, but precious little recorded material to show for it. Formed in 1997 as Jugular Appetizer, and assuming its current moniker in 1999, the band …
Sinistro – Semente Review
Semente is the second full-length from Portugal’s Sinistro, but the first full-length with vocalist Patrícia Andrade as an official member of the band. (Sinistro and Andrade collaborated on a 2013 release before she joined.) Stylistically, …
Victims – Sirens Review
Swedes have forever been at the forefront of the d-beat movement, taking inspiration from the incomparably influential Discharge with bands like Rude Kids, KSMB (En Slemmig Torsk), Missbrukarna and Mob 47 (to name a few). Historically, the Swedish …
Howls Of Ebb – Cursus Impasse: The Pendlomic Vows Review
There’s great virtue in music that can appeal to different parts of the listener’s psyche all at once, teasing different moods, emotions, and styles without ever having to be obvious about it. Candlemass was as …
Ihsahn – Arktis. Review
Originally written by K. Scott Ross. Ihsahn is many things to many people. The father of modern black metal. The killer of TRVE black metal. Master of interlocking jigsaw riffs. International sex symbol. Musical genius. Overrated …