Category: Reviews
Accept – Stalingrad Review
Like most, I was surprised by Accept’s 2010 comeback, and more than pleasantly. Accept sans Dirkschneider had been attempted once, two decades prior and to dismal results, and so I initially approached Blood Of The …
Ludicra – Another Great Love Song Review
Originally written by Nin Chan My friend posed a fascinating question the other day: just what do the words “American Black Metal” mean? While “Norwegian Black Metal” or “Nordic Black Metal” seems rather self-explanatory, “Finnish …
Exciter – Death Machine Review
Way back at the dawn of time, Exciter released back-to-back rip-roaring speed-driven rides that laid the groundwork for what would eventually become thrash metal. 1983’s Heavy Metal Maniac and 1984’s Violence And Force stand as …
Fist Fight In The Parking Lot – Fist Fight In The Parking Lot Review
First things first, let’s address the elephant in the room here: It’s a bit difficult to get past the band name. Calling your band “Fist Fight In The Parking Lot” initially seems like an unforgivably …
Svartsyn – The True Legend Review
Well, this certainly is a queer thing. Sweden’s Svartsyn has long been an exceedingly peripheral member of the nation’s embarrassment of black metal riches. Despite becoming somewhat transparently enamored of the ‘orthodox’ black metal zeitgeist …
Hour Of Penance – Sedition Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Hour of Penance made substantial waves with their last two albums, and while I’ve never been overly impressed with what the Italians have conjured up in the past, I thought it …
Inverloch – Dusk… Subside Review
Australia’s pioneering dISEMBOWELMENT is still spoken of in hushed and reverent tones for a simple reason: The band’s sole album, 1993’s Transcendence into the Peripheral, is an unmatched clinic in woozily beautiful primordial doom/death metal. …
Overkill – The Electric Age Review
Two years ago, Overkill’s Ironbound topped my Best Of 2010 list, and the perfect score I awarded it [back when we assigned numerical scores] remains the only 10 I’ve given in my five years at …