Category: Reviews

Coffin Storm – Arcana Rising Review

Riffs. That is all. Call it. In all seriousness, I worship the almighty riff. So, my heavy metal friends, if you’re like me and if it’s riffs that you’re searching for, prepare to be swept

Blast Rites: Hemorrhoid – Raw Materials Of Decay Review

Thankfully, I’ve never yet had to deal with hemorrhoids, but I hear they’re a total pain in the ass… Boom. Mic drop. Thanks. I’m here all week. But seriously, folks. These bloody Portland, Oregon-based death-grinders

Ischemic – Condemned To The Breaking Wheel Review

Toronto’s Ischemic take a rather interesting approach to assembling their doom/death metal that helps give it a refreshing, but thankfully never forced, level of diversity. Condemned to the Breaking Wheel is their third full length,

Witch Vomit – Funeral Sanctum Review

From the bookend EPs Poisoned Blood in 2017 to Abhorrent Rapture in 2021, Witch Vomit has been a good and sometimes great band. I don’t own a ton of death metal on vinyl, but I

Udåd – Udåd Review

I remember my initial viewing of Ari Aster’s horror masterpiece Hereditary. To this day, it remains one of my favorite first watches ever. Heart palpitations and shock aside, as soon as the credits finished rolling, I

Stagnant Waters – Rifts Review

If you have found yourself thinking lately, “Boy, I sure am glad that the world around me makes so much sense, and I’m really enjoying the sensation of thinking clearly,” you might want to talk

Prisoner – Putrid | Obscene Review

[Cover Art By Justin Hast / bassist] Mechanical can often be a word levied against a band as a negative. The term can mean the production sounds too clean or that the music lacks a

Defect Designer – Chitin Review

[Cover art by Ian Miller] Here’s a one-image review of Chitin, the latest full length from Defect Designer: Oh, do you require more information? Okie dokie. Here we go… Defect Designer’s lineup has shifted considerably