Category: Reviews
Hooded Menace – Effigies Of Evil Review
I was quite taken with Hooded Menace’s debut, Fulfill the Curse, when I reviewed it some years ago. The band’s mixture of Candlemass, early Cathedral and Asphyx hit the right spots for me. Despite adhering …
Between The Buried And Me – The Parallax II: Future Sequence Review
We all have certain bands that we enjoy, sometimes even love, with certain conditions. I have long been like this with Between the Buried and Me, understanding their shortcomings but enjoying them because of the …
Tiamat – The Scarred People Review
Tiamat’s journey from Swedish death metal also-rans to brilliant doom / death / goth experimentalists to pedestrian purveyors of cheesy mediocrity is well documented, at least for anyone who has paid attention since about 1998. …
Dethklok – Dethalbum III Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Metalocalypse is a phenomenally funny show with one of the best soundtracks around, provided by Brendon Small and an all-star supporting cast (Bryan Beller and Gene Hoglan). They execute the …
Pig Destroyer – Book Burner Review
The first few times I sat down to try and write about this new Pig Destroyer album, I will admit, friends, that I had a bad attitude. I had already formulated a number of critiques …
Gypsyhawk – Revelry & Resilience Review
Originally written by Matt Longo Gypsyhawk is so much fun that I wish they stuck in my brain more easily. Musically, this is similar material to that tackled by dudes like Holy Cauldron Wizzard Enforcer …
Anaal Nathrakh – Vanitas Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Scenario: You’re the most extreme heavy metal band on the planet. You’ve spent roughly ten years in a perpetual state of berserk assault, attacking listeners from nearly every angle. Your …
Noisear – Turbulent Resurgence
Albuquerque art-grinders Noisear jump from Relapse to Willowtip for this, their third full-length effort. I have to admit that I missed out on last year’s Subverting The Dominant Paradigm (to my loss, I’ve heard), and …