Category: Reviews
Age Of Taurus – Desperate Souls Of Tortured Times
Ask just about any young band what they believe to be a principle advantage to knocking about in our current era and they’ll likely concede that it centers around the fact that it’s a hell …
Botanist – IV: Mandragora Review
The children’s story of Goldilocks and the three bears has had a poisonous effect on the rhetorical skills of too many. *Crickets.* Yes, sure, it’s just a story about some thrill-seeking lady who likes her …
Control Human Delete – The Prime Mover Review
An unfortunate side-effect of the otherwise glorious surfeit of excellent heavy metal currently churning around in the fetid underground is that “pretty good” is rarely good enough anymore. Pair that general observation with the fact …
Author & Punisher – Women & Children Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Author & Punisher is a fascinating entity. Tristan Shone’s project rose to prominence with last year’s Ursus Americanus (his fourth album overall, and second to be constructed by implements of …
Maryland Deathfest: The Movie III Review
Originally written by Chris Redar A great sense of shame and embarrassment washes over yours truly as this next statement is typed: I’ve never been to Maryland Deathfest. Every year, arguably the biggest and most …
Dark Tranquillity – Construct Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Dark Tranquillity are melodeath legends and juggernauts of the original Gothenburg scene, but they’d grown weak and predictable after consuming too much of their own watered-down formula. Damage Done, Character, …
Megadeth – Super Collider Review
As recently as 2009’s Endgame, Megadeth was a very good band. Perhaps not a great one, but it appeared as if fans were primed to enjoy a late career surge from Dave Mustaine that included …
Demon Lung – The Hundredth Name Review
Originally written by Matt Longo For better or worse, Las Vegas stands as testament to the indomitability of the human drive to create, even in the face of impossible odds — and this remains today, …