Category: Reviews
High Spirits – Another Night Review
Hmmmm… What have we here? An album cover that looks straight out of 1983, like a still shot from some Chicago-based cop show I forgot about… If not for the metal-fonted logo, this could be …
Pilgrim – Misery Wizard Review
Like a number of folks out there, I was first drawn into the world of Rhode Island’s Pilgrim through 2011’s Forsaken Man demo. (Which, incidentally, is still available for Bandcamp downloadage for zero dollars and …
Terrorizer – Hordes Of Zombies Review
originally written by Chris McDonald The last year has surely been an interesting one for Pete Sandoval, to put it mildly. Sitting idly back while Morbid Angel sent shockwaves through the metal community with a …
Asphyx – Deathhammer Review
In my mind, I know that metal needs new ideas to remain a vital genre. I know that many things that seem odd, out of place or downright stupid to me now, will, in time, …
Syven – Aikaintaite Review
When a musical work evokes the weight of natural processes in geologic time, it inevitably exposes impotence in the words used to describe it. Allowing for the difficulty of the written word to reach back …
RAM – Death Review
originally written by Chris McDonald While the retro trend has been most visible in the thrash and death metal genres, it hasn’t ignored traditional heavy and speed metal by any means. Swedish collective RAM aims …
Mpire Of Evil – Hell To The Holy
Mpire of Evil is a super-group of sorts, composed of former Venom members, the most notable of which is Jeff “Mantas” Dunn, Venom’s founding guitarist, who has been off the metal radar since leaving that band over …
Metallica – Beyond Magnetic Review
Metallica just doesn’t understand how to stay in our good graces. By most accounts, 2008’s Death Magnetic was a very long-awaited return to form for the Biggest Metal Band in the World. The production was a …