Category: Reviews
Leila Abdul-Rauf – Insomnia Review
The first thing that hopefully jumps out with regard to Insomnia is the name attached to the project. If you’ve been involved with the CA/Bay Area metal scene for the better part of the last …
Crom Dubh – Heimweh Review
Some flowers take a very long time to blossom. Such is the case with Heimweh, the full length debut from London’s Crom Dubh, which comes over a decade into the band’s existence. This is not …
Melechesh – Enki Review
Because you and I both know this thing has a good chance of shooting straight the hell off the rails, I’ll frontload the critical bit: Enki is Melechesh‘s most self-assured and accomplished album to date, …
Unrest – Grindcore Review
Formed to fill the void tragically vacated by Nasum after Mieszko Talarczyk’s death in 2004, Unrest took their time getting their debut out to the world. Grindcore was recorded in 2011, but then shelved – …
Ranger – Where Evil Dwells Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Finland’s Ranger is bound to get sued by either Id Software or Overkill for that cover art. Fucking flying skulls? Really? Sure, it fits in with the retro vibe of …
Sorcerer – In The Shadow Of The Inverted Cross Review
By and large, breaking news of 80s-era bands reuniting and deciding to soldier forward inspires feelings of dread or varying degrees of affronted indifference. Not just in our fair genre, either. Go ask anyone near …
Dødheimsgard – A Umbra Omega Review
Some bands wander by mistake. It’s hard to say if that’s the case for Norway’s itinerant Dødheimsgard (or DHG, if ya nasty), but because, over the course of their now five-album career, not one single album …
Corsair – One Eyed Horse Review
I want to hang with Corsair. Not with the band’s members, though that would also be cool, but no, I mean I want to hang out with the entity that is Corsair; its essence, I …