Category: Reviews
Marduk – Serpent Sermon Review
Whether rightly or wrongly, Marduk had become something of an extreme metal punch line by the late 1990s and early 2000s. (Example: Q: How many Marduks does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: …
Dying Fetus – Reign Supreme Review
Before I signed up to review this new Dying Fetus record, I was tangentially party to a conversation between my fellow MetalReview staffers Doug Moore and Dan “Dr. Obstapus” Obstkrieg wherein this pair of irrepressible …
Ahab – The Giant Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Ahab’s ever-pulverizing and gorgeously textured music has had me on their proverbial hook since the brilliant 2006 release, The Call of the Wretched Sea. Funeral doom at its finest, the …
Master’s Hammer – Vracejte Konve Na Misto Review
Although rising out of the tape-trading culture of the underground 80s, Master’s Hammer has long been thought of as the Czech branch of black metal’s second wave, probably because their excellent early works were contemporaneous …
Dawnbringer – Into The Lair Of The Sun God Review
Back in 2010, Dawnbringer’s fourth album Nucleus arrived on Profound Lore with a groundswell of acclaim. Given Profound Lore’s reputation for unnervingly consistent quality, and Dawnbringer mainman Chris Black’s impeccable pedigree in High Spirits, Superchrist, …
Candlemass – Psalms For The Dead Review
I’ve had more than a handful of people remark that I’ve been too critical of the Robert Lowe era of Candlemass responsible for King of the Grey Islands (2007) and Death Magic Doom (2009). In …
Kraanium – Post Mortal Coital Fixation Review
originally written by Chris McDonald “Sometimes, people that are mentally challenged, and have a history of sexual abuse… mutilate their own sexual organs.” I don’t get the opportunity to write about slam-heavy brutal death metal …
Massive Assault – Death Strike Review
What the world needs now is another retro Swedish death metal band like I need a hole in the head. In the past few years, the spirit of Stockholm circa 1990 has been so thoroughly …