Category: Reviews
Dyscarnate – And So It Came To Pass Review
“Wir hier to paamp you up” were the first words that came to my mind upon taking my first glance at Sussex’s newest sensation, Dyscarnate. The word on the street, though, is that these dudes …
Coldworker – The Doomsayer’s Call Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Somehow Coldworker‘s previous albums have flown right past me, despite the fact that I’m a huge fan of drummer Anders Jakobson’s previous band Nasum and generally love modern Scandanavian grindcore. …
Decaying – Encirclement Review
On November 30th, 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Finland, and thus began a three-and-a-half-month-long conflict known as the Winter War. Vastly outnumbered, out-gunned, out-planed, and out-tanked, the Finns, with superior organization, superior tactics, superior winter …
Nekromantheon – Rise, Vulcan Spectre Review
Confession: I occasionally take on albums because I think something nice and conventional will be an easy write-up; a type of critical palate-cleanser between the more exploratory and adventurous stuff out there. And 90 percent …
Liberteer – Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees Review
Just when you think that all the myriad possibilities of genre blending have been exhausted, along comes melodic anarcho folk-grind. Yep, you read that right. Melodic anarcho folk-grind. And as strange as it may sound, …
Maax – Unholy Rock & Roll Review
You may not know it from my reviews or forum interactions, but I can be a real asshole sometimes. Hell, I already had this review half-written in my mind before even hearing a single note: …
Nightwish – Imaginaerum Review
[Fade in on a small, modern office space with a number of desk stations scattered throughout. Several individuals are answering telephones in what appears to be some type of crisis counseling center. One of the …
Les Discrets – Ariettes Oubliées… Review
Those unfamiliar with shoegaze enthusiast Fursy Teyssier of Les Discrets need only know that the group’s stunning debut, Septembre et Ses Dernières Pensées, may in fact go down as the crowning acheivement of the entire …