Category: Reviews
Heaving Earth – Denouncing The Holy Throne Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Heaving Earth plays the kind of death metal that shakes the very foundation of what is possible within the genre. The way the Czech outfit juxtaposes intricately technical guitar ch… …
Satan’s Host – Pre-Dating God Parts 1 & 2 Review
Satan’s Host has existed in some form or another, off and on for thirty years now. Their first record featured Jag Panzer vocalist Harry “the Tyrant” Conklin, who departed two years after to join Titan …
Barrowlands – Thane Review
Barrowlands is a black(ish) metal band from the Pacific Northwest (Portland). Barrowlands sounds like a black(ish) metal band from the Pacific Northwest. The sprawling atmosphere, brooding melodies, and largely restrained nature for which the scene …
Solefald – Norrønasongen. Kosmopolis Review
Originally written by K. Scott Ross. What makes an EP? According to the powers that define albums for tracking sales, an EP is either an album that’s under 25 to 30 minutes or somewhere from …
Rise Of The Northstar – Welcame Review
Originally written by Chris Redar This is awful. Awful, awful, awful. If that’s all you need to know, dear consumer, then the rest of the day is yours, I guess. Go run a lap or …
Facebreaker – Infected Review
When I first saw that there was a band called Facebreaker, I immediately assumed it had to be some third- or fourth-rate, chugga-chugga metalcore band. I didn’t even bother to read their bio or listen …
The Banner – Greying Review
Originally written by Chris Redar New Jersey’s The Banner has been farting around the edges of the hardcore arena since 2003. According to the band’s Wikipedia, approximately 2/3 of the population of the Garden State …
Bloodbath – Grand Morbid Funeral Review
In 1991, I was 14 or so, another disposable teenager lost in the abundant wastes of suburban Middle(-class) America. Like countless others caught in the endless strip malls and high school football games, the Applebees …