Category: Reviews
Gust – Gust Review
I know this may sound crazy, but this is a Southern Lord release. And it’s crusty hardcore. (insert the sound of an audience gasping) Sure, son, whatever. Next you’ll be telling me Blake Judd never …
Unisonic – Light Of Dawn Review
Two years ago, the eponymous Unisonic album marked the first time that guitarist Kai Hansen and vocalist Michael Kiske had worked together since the former departed Helloween after that band’s landmark Keeper Of The Seven Keys, …
Dark Fortress – Venereal Dawn Review
There’s a fine line between being a tourist and an accomplished jack-of-all-trades. Take the latest from Germany’s long-running blackened act Dark Fortress, Venereal Dawn. (That title, by the way, refers to the goddess Venus, not …
Iron Reagan – The Tyranny Of Will Review
Crossover may well be the most fun of extreme metal subsets. There’s just something in the tried-and-true combination of thrash and hardcore that, even when lyrically serious, feels irresistibly spirited, perfectly energized and yet possessing …
Death Penalty – Death Penalty Review
I won’t pretend I’ve kept up with the wave of female-fronted doom bands over the past few years. I won’t pretend I’ve even cared enough to try. But what brought me to Death Penalty is …
Sólstafir – Ótta Review
“We must use time as a tool, not a couch.” – John “What the” F. Kennedy The above quote is relevant to Ótta for a couple reasons. First, as some of you are likely already …
Incantation – Decimate Christendom Review
This is old school old school. More than any album I can recall this year this record sounds like a band doing one or two take shots and living with what they get. All the …
Device – Device Review
So this is the part wherein I open with a disclaimer: Device drummer Kyle Harcott is a fellow Last Rite-r, as well as an all-around stand-up dude, except in Device where he probably plays sitting …