Category: Reviews
Keep It Short, Stupid – EP Round-Up: January 2014
Heavy metal’s highway is stacked ten miles deep with bumper-to-bumper EPs. In an effort to help our readers navigate the traffic, we offer an ongoing editorial designed to shine a light on a few of …
Moon Coven – Amanita Kingdom Review
originally written by Erik Highter Psychedelic stoner rock. Its strictures are a blessing and a curse. Before dropping the needle or pressing play, you know the beats per minute isn’t breaking 70 or so, there’s …
Gridlink – Longhena Review
Originally written by Chris Redar In a lovely dinner conversation with the Danhammer about scores and such a short while back, the subject of doling out double-digits came up. Ideas were passed back and forth …
Obliteration – Black Death Horizon Review
First of all, the nerve of these dudes to release such a good album so late in 2013. They must know that most year-end lists are finalized by the first day of November. DON’T LIE …
Chakal / Mutilator / Holocausto / Sarcofago – Warfare Noise Review
Primitive: adjective, \’pri-m?-tiv\: 1, assumed as a basis; 2, belonging to or characteristic of an early stage of development; 3, naïve, self-taught, untutored. [Definition borrowed, with a few edits, from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.] Nearly thirty …
Fluisteraars – Dromers Review
In addition to ringing up some top notch black metal, Dutch act Fluisteraars brings an interesting little what’s-in-a-name situation. On one hand, they missed the boat just a tad. “Fluisteraars” is Dutch for “whisperers,” but …
Elliott’s Keep – Nascentes Morimur Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey It’s a critic-cliche to stare at an album cover and utter, “Holy shit, that’s it!” Do it and you’re asking to be dubbed Dumb Profundity Incarnate, in jeopardy of getting …
Legion Of The Damned – Ravenous Plague Review
Originally written by Chris Redar In one form or another, Legion of the Damned has been around since 1990. Known as Occult before 2005, these Netherlands thrashers proceeded to release four full-lengths in three years under their new moniker. …