Category: Reviews
Amon Amarth – Deceiver Of The Gods Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Time to dust off your leather wristbands and fill those steins high with the mightiest of mead: Amon Amarth is back with another ten tales of bloodshed and war! That’s probably how …
Immolation – Kingdom Of Conspiracy Review
If we’re being honest, Immolation’s days as a ground-breaking death metal band are long past. The band has not really pushed the envelope of death metal or even its own sound in over a decade. …
Deafheaven – Sunbather Review
originally written by Jordan Campbell There’s always a certain amount of skepticism that haunts a band that attempts to merge seemingly divergent styles. And when one of those styles is heavy metal, people transform …
Denouncement Pyre – Almighty Arckanum Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Initial impressions of Australia’s Denouncement Pyre had me expecting them to fall in line with the war metal sound that has been gaining notable prominence in the underground alongside the …
Horse Latitudes – Black Soil Review
Originally written by Chris Redar A proper introduction is a tricky thing. No matter one’s intentions, all it takes is a limp, sweaty handshake or an off-timed downward glance to potentially sour a relationship permanently. Black …
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 …