Category: Reviews
Akhlys – The Dreaming I Review
Akhlys is a side project of Nightbringer guitarist Naas Alcameth (because a pseudonym is cooler than being a black metal artist named Kyle Spanswick). When first putting ears on sophomore effort The Dreaming I, this …
Gruesome – Savage Land Review
Savage Land, the debut from death metal super group Gruesome, was born out of Exhumed’s Matt Harvey’s (guitar, vocals) and Gus Rios’s (drums) involvement in the Death to All project. Harvey conceived Savage Land as …
Prong – Songs From the Black Hole Review
So we’re almost a month removed from the release of this collection of covers from alterna-industrial-hardcore-metal machine known as Prong. That means that anybody who cares has already bought it, heard it, or disregarded it …
Poison Idea – Confuse & Conquer Review
From beginnings in 1980 as a Germs-influenced straight-ahead hardcore band, by the time of 1986’s killer Kings Of Punk LP, Portland’s Poison Idea had perfected a mash-up of hardcore and hard rock. Rock’n’roll swagger met …
Liturgy – The Ark Work Review
Last Rites has been accused of metal snobbery in the past, so some may question the logic behind agreeing to review a record that appears to have willfully painted a target the size of Brooklyn …
Ad Nauseam – Nihil Quam Vacuitas Ordinatum Est Review
On its debut album, Nihil Quam Vacuitas Ordinatum Est, Italy’s Ad Nauseam offers a bizarre take on technical death metal that is complex, and jarring, but at the same time engaging and even astounding. Weird …
Mindflair – Scourge Of Mankind Review
Germany’s Mindflair has been lurking around the grindcore scene since 1994, issuing a series of splits over the course of nearly a decade before releasing their first full-length in 2002’s Green Bakery. That one was …
Murg – Varg & Björn Review
Murg is from Sweden. Murg shows a real dedication to black and white cover art. Based on just these facts, one can make a pretty good guess what Murg brings to the table. If you …