Category: Reviews
Aara – Eiger Review
Free Solo is the story of a death and doom-defying mountaineer. It scared the shit out of me in an instinctual way, like the thick cloak of night might in an unfamiliar forest. Ascending the …
Infernalivm – Conquering The Most High Review
If it has black and red cover art, I’m listening. So, that leads us here. A few weeks ago, I saw a little promo drop in my email inbox from the fine folks at Sentient …
Opeth – The Last Will And Testament Review
[Cover art by Travis Smith] Hoooooooooboy, folks, look what we’ve got here. It’s gonna be hard to think of a metal album in 2024 that will elicit as many opinions as will The Last Will …
Monolithe – Black Hole District Review
[Cover Image by Guibz Zilla aka Torve] There was a time, long ago, when the earth was very different. Oceans bubbled like cauldrons full of caesium at 301.7 degrees kelvin. Mountains shot forth through the …
夢遊病者 – Delirium Pathomutageno Adductum Review
The central point of influence of 夢遊病者 — or at least, the root — is people, real people that once lived, or continue to live… Recently, when expressing excitement at the revelation of a new …
Bedsore – Dreaming The Strife For Love Review
[Cover art by Denis Forkas Kostromitin] Bands often telegraph when significant shifts in their sound are imminent. No one who truly paid attention to Ghost Reveries and Watershed was particularly shocked by the full dive into 70’s …
The Mosaic Window – Hemasanctum Review
I wouldn’t say I like the thought of repeating cliches or reiterating cringy anecdotes, but I must state that the notion that music is therapeutic will forever ring true. Now, in my 30s, it still …
Auriferous Flame – The Insurrectionists And The Caretakers Review
[Cover art by Gilded Panoply Artwork] When Ayloss first started Auriferous Flame, it appeared that he would use it for more traditional black metal expression, as The Great Mist Within was emotive, melodic, atmospheric, and …