Category: Reviews
Paradise Lost – Tragic Idol Review
On the day I started writing this review, I got out of work early. It was a beautiful day, 80 degrees and sunny, and I knew I had some writing to do, so I grabbed …
Immolith – StormDragon Review
New Jersey’s Immolith is about two decades late and several thousand miles shy of the epicenter of black metal’s second wave, but that hasn’t dissuaded these Garden State grouches from firing up the ol’ Icy …
Vorkreist – Sigil Whore Christ Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Vorkreist is a tough band to pin down… …actually, no, they aren’t. They sound as if they’ve been locked in stasis since the mid-2000’s, when Arkhon Infaustus was lighting people’s …
Horisont – Second Assault Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell If Metal Blade / Rise Above‘s press hounds had their way, the members of Horisont would be walking around with “For Fans of Witchcraft and Graveyard” branded on their foreheads. …
Hellvetron – Death Scroll Of Seven Hells And Its Infernal Majesties Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Slow albums that focus totally on a single sound and atmosphere can be difficult to stomach for extended periods of time. Hellvetron mostly averts this in the sense that Death …
Mares Of Thrace – The Pilgrimage Review
On its second album, the potent and diabolically toe-tapping The Pilgrimage, the Canadian duo Mares of Thrace occupies itself primarily with making a hostile racket. If public sentiment demands that we must get more specific …
Astra – The Black Chord Review
Albums like Astra’s The Black Chord reveal just how much the music industry has changed over the last 40 years. (I say 40 because that was about when progressive rock started flourishing.) Big, expansive, epic …
Deathhammer – Onward To The Pits Review
Only in metal could one find themselves exposed to more than one “deathhammer” in a single year. On second thought, we’re a community that’s generally obsessed with hammers, so maybe that’s not such a crazy …