Category: Reviews
Amorphis – Under The Red Cloud Review
Whether it’s publicly admitted or not, one of the most frustrating things about surviving as a longstanding metal band, apart from the obvious lack of money flow in 2015, must be fans’ persistent weeping about …
Publicist UK – Forgive Yourself Review
So I guess that, underneath this suave and collected demeanor, I’ve always been something of a mopey bastard. I say that, because post-punk, in almost all its forms, has always appealed to me greatly, from …
Nile – What Should Not Be Unearthed Review
Originally written by K. Scott Ross. These days, when a band that’s been around since the early nineties puts out a new album and it’s full of sloppy playing and reused ideas topped off by …
Norylsk – Catholic Dictatorship Review
Norylsk (or “Norilsk”), the city, is Russian – a Siberian mining and industrial town notable for being both the former center of the Norillag cluster of GULAG labor camps and one of the top-ten most …
Cruciamentum – Charnel Passages Review
Step tens of millions of minutes into metal’s past and you’d quickly stumble upon a gallant group of grim trailblazers who were hellbent on ratcheting up the intensity and cruel atmosphere of our genre into what’s …
Chaos Frame – Paths To Exile Review
One of the interesting and strangely rewarding things about being a power metal enthusiast in 2015 is the fact that, due to the general indifference shown by media outlets and the metal population at large, …
Adversarial – Death, Endless Nothing and the Black Knife of Nihilism
Let’s get this out of the way: The snare sounds fine. Five long years after the sonic abortion that was All Idols Fall Before the Hammer, Toronto’s Adversarial have returned with full-length number two, the …
Fear Factory – Genexus Review
Fear Factory. Goddamn Fear Factory. Goddamn, Fear Factory. That’s the abridged, edited, and expurgated version of the thoughts that went through my mind while listening to Genexus. With a history that includes as many steps …