Category: Reviews
Flotsam And Jetsam – No Place For Disgrace (2014 Re-Recording) Review
For a minute, many moons ago, Flotsam & Jetsam was poised to move into the upper echelon of thrash bands. They came along in the first wave of thrashers, releasing an absolute monster in their …
Nux Vomica – Reeling Breakout or Breakup?
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Oregon’s Nux Vomica has made sporadic (and violent) waves since morphing from Wake Up On Fire. Ostensibly a crust-caked collective, the band rattled conventions with 2007’s A Civilized World, a …
Yautja – Songs Of Descent Review
First things first: Yautja is pronounced “ee-WAT-yuh,” and apparently it’s the name of the extraterrestrial race featured in the Predator series, although the word “yautja” is never actually referenced in any of the films, only …
Mantar – Death By Burning Review
Originally written by Dean Brown. It has been established by the likes of 5ive, Death From Above 1979, Jucifer, and the almighty Darkthrone that there’s no novelty to be found in heavy bands comprised of two musicians. Indeed, it’s probably …
We All Die (Laughing) – Thoughtscanning Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey We All Die (Laughing) – henceforth referred to as WADL, because…yeah – is a two-man collaboration between vocal chameleon Arnaud Strobl (Carnival of Coal) and multi-instrument genius Déhà (loads, like …
Murmur – Murmur Review
Ditching the rule book is a good way to start, but make sure that you aren’t just swapping it for a different set of parameters. If your band makes a very musical point of declaring …
Prostitute Disfigurement – From Crotch To Crown Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey Prostitute Disfigurement is a recently-resurrected brutal death metal band releasing its fifth album, From Crotch to Crown, on Willowtip. And, really, that’s enough data to formulate your best guess regarding …
Conan – Blood Eagle Review
The riff, man. The RIFF. Ever since Iommi first laid that heavy slab of Sacramental bread onto our collective tongues, we have all been SAVED – Hallelujah. And surviving all these years later as a …