Category: Reviews
Mastodon – Once More ‘Round The Sun Review
For two albums now, Mastodon has been a regular band. No matter how flimsily the ‘four elements’ scheme actually informed the band’s music, the Atlanta quartet’s run from the rampaging tumult of debut album Remission …
Grinding Down – 3 Quick Hits from the Bandcamp Abyss
[In the spirit of the recent round-ups of things you may have missed out on in the first half of 2014, the resident grindfreakers at Last Rites pulled together a quick write-up of a few …
The Atlas Moth – The Old Believer Review
Originally written by Dean Brown. While most of the music you hear on a daily basis can be easily slotted into neat categories for descriptive purposes—and nine times out of ten it is done at …
Lantlôs – Melting Sun Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Lantlôs will always be tied to Alcest. Neige provided vocals for the project’s most prominent releases (to date), so comparisons are unavoidable. But while Alcest’s praises were humming on the lips …
Fallujah – The Flesh Prevails Review
Originally written by Chris Redar 2014 has already brought us some stunning tech-death releases. From Inanimate Existence’s latest to… okay, 2014 is like every other year as far as tech-death goes. It’s a tough genre …
Out Of Step Dispatches – July 2013
Originally written by Ian Chainey ¡VIVA LA COMP! Whoa, whoa, whoa. Alt-Ian stepping in. So, surprise, surprise, the comp-dork is dropping another Various Artists stew in our laps. Wonder how it’s going to play out …
Corrosion Of Conformity – IX Review
Originally written by Matt Longo In many respects, legacies mean jack shit — especially when faced with the prospect of releasing new material and touring on its strengths to pan-generational audiences. But true to form …
Incantation – Dirges Of Elysium Review
Each snowflake supposedly possesses its own unique crystalline structure that differentiates it from all other snowflakes, but from a couple feet away you can’t tell one flake from the next: all you see is white …