Category: Reviews
Furze – Psych Minus Space Control Review
If there is one word that is practically unavoidable in any discussion of the Norwegian band Furze, that word is “weird.” To put it plainly, Woe J. Reaper, Furze’s prime mover, is a bona fide …
Anathema – Weather Systems Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Some bands grow so close it’s as if they’re a family, but Anathema is literally comprised of two broods (three members of the Cavanaugh clan, and two from Douglas) that …
Nocturnal Torment – They Come At Night Review
Nocturnal Torment is another death metal band out to prove that old-school is the only school, with its debut, They Come at Night. While my ears are admittedly growing weary of the endless stream of …
Electrocution – Inside The Unreal (Reissue) Review
The Italians gave the world the Renaissance, the Mafia, the Vatican (which they can keep), the battery, the radio, the piano, eyeglasses, newspapers, the concept of the ambulance, and this, the first album by overlooked …
Enthral – Obtenebrate Review
Seeping and slithering in the dark corners of the Norwegian black metal scene, Enthral has remained quite unnoticed since its creation in 1995. Seventeen years and only four full-lengths later, Gunnhild Bratset and Kjetil Hektoen, …
Spirit Descent – Seven Chapters In A Minor Review
Doom must cringe a little whenever somebody calls some rendition of it progressive. Of course, doom can be done with progressive flair, but the idea that it can be pushed, pulled, dragged outside its boundaries …
Pelican – Ataraxia/Taraxis Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Pelican has been producing their somewhat bland brand of instrumental post-metal/rock for a decade, and while it’s nothing I would deem as being particularly innovative, their music has a sludgy …
Exumer – Fire & Damnation Review
Cult-classic German thrashers Exumer seemed forever destined to be a footnote in thrash metal history. Debuting in 1986 with Possessed By Fire, Exumer occupied a middle ground between the German giants Kreator and Destruction and …