Category: Reviews
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 …
Inanimate Existence – A Never-Ending Cycle of Atonement Review
Originally written by Chris Redar The potential for never-ending boredom is so strong within A Never-Ending Cycle of Atonement, the latest from Inanimate Existence, that the temptation to skip it altogether weighed heavily on the ol’ noggin …
Old Wainds – Nordraum Review
No other branch of heavy metal has seen more twists, turns, knots and other various amalgamations than black metal. Blame any number of its trailblazers’ glaring affinity for highfalutin’, or the fact that its root …
Diseased Reason – Recombinant Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Oh, hey, look! It’s Diseased Reason from Tucson, Arizona, and they’ve put out an album! Wonder what this sounds like? Let’s just pop it in the ol’ SD card storage here… Hang …