Category: Reviews
Amiensus and Oak Pantheon – From The Minnesotan Vastlands
Originally written by Jordan Campbell You’d think Minnesota would be a natural habitat for the blackened arts. The climate fluctuates violently between unbearably hot and unbearably cold (Desert Northern Hell, anyone?), frostbite is a legitimate …
Rosetta – The Anaesthete Review
Originally written by Chris Redar It’s not a great idea to lead a review with a terrible joke. The indication is that the critic didn’t take an appropriate amount of time with the material and …
Toxic Holocaust – Chemistry Of Consciousness Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Current Decibel cover model Joel Grind is nothing if not prolific. In the fourteen year tenure of Toxic Holocaust, the former one-man thrash tank has been responsible for no less than eight thousand splits, singles, …
Solstice – Death’s Crown Is Victory Review
Anyone who believes being in a long-established metal band is in any way glamorous should probably have his or her head examined. As if the current state of the industry and its paltry payouts aren’t …
Thunder Tribe – War Chant Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey Thunder Tribe, a Kentuckian power metal/smooth-prog quintet turning in their long-player debut, has got riffs. Lots of them. They’ve got a similar tonnage of solos, too. Great vocals? Of course, …
Nocturnal Graves – …From The Bloodline Of Cain Review
The (surely) bullet-belted noisemakers in Nocturnal Graves play such a heavily blackened thrash that one could wager a life’s savings on a bet that they hail from Australia. And, lo and behold, Nocturnal Graves do …
Luder – Adelphophagia Review
originally written by Erik Highter There is an art to a music press release. Certain information must be conveyed; a brief bio, record label and release date, any possible tours, lead singles, etc. But after …
Satan’s Wrath – Aeons Of Satan’s Reign Review
Well, here’s a sentence one doesn’t imagine has been written before: Aeons of Satan’s Reign is a love letter. Lower that skeptical eyebrow back to resting position, friends, because in all honesty, that’s exactly what …