Category: Reviews
Merciless Terror – Vile Extinction Review
Originally written by Chris Redar In the process of writing this review, I had an incredibly difficult time coming up with the proper analogy for comparative purposes. The list of things I started typing and …
Atlantean Kodex – The White Goddess Review
I watched a drug deal unfold two feet away from me at a bus stop next to the del Norte Bay Area Rapid Transit station at 10:30am on a Friday morning. The act was recklessly …
DevilDriver – Winter Kills Review
I’m not quite sure what to make of Dez Fafara these days, but he certainly does appear to be comfortable in his own skin. Comfortable enough that, after nearly a decade of recording and seemingly …
Altars – Paramnesia Review
Despite forming in 2005 and having a demo out as early as 2008, Paramnesia is the first proper full-length from Australian death metallers Altars. Over this time, the band has honed its sound to an …
Vista Chino – Peace Review
Originally written by Chris Redar The term “stoner rock” bothers the shit out of me. It brings to mind two very limiting and very disconcerting scenarios that almost immediately throw off the listening experience. The …
Satyricon – Satyricon Review
One of life’s great tragedies is the fact that you can never really, truly, completely know another person. We all live rich, stubborn, vertiginous inner lives, playing out a second-by-second drama etched on the interior …
Vattnet Viskar – Sky Swallower Review
One of the most rewarding pleasures of being an avid music fan is watching a new band grow. The vicarious thrill of accepting a new band into your own personal pantheon is usually all the …
A.M.S.G. – Anti-Cosmic Tyranny Review
Unless you live under a tremendously large rock, it will not have escaped your attention that our beloved heavy metal has been gaining interest from more mainstream listeners and media outlets over the last few …