Category: Reviews
Dodecahedron – Dodecahedron Review
The unfortunate reality about diving ass-over-ankles into the mystical forests and blood-stained steppes of extreme metal (or any other niche art-form, for that matter) is that the longer one spends banging the heads that will …
Ominous Crucifix – The Spell Of Damnation Review
The Spell of Damnation is the debut album from Mexican outfit Ominous Crucifix. As the band’s name and the album title suggest, the members of Ominous Crucifix are not regular church-goers. Eight tracks of Jesus-hating death metal …
Dario Mollo / Tony Martin – The Third Cage Review
I’m not here to pull the wool over anyone’s eyes; this particular brand of hard rock is not likely to have a great deal of appeal with the majority of our regular readers. And even …
Rose Funeral – Gates of Punishment Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell In 2012, deathcore is basically dead. For some, this is cause for celebration. Those that bristled at scenester poseurs occupying the opening slots of every other death metal gig can …
Enormicon – Storm Of Swords Review
There are three types of bad. The first being the type of atrocity that will make a writer commit suicide upon attempting an honest review of the album. Jordan Campbell dodged this potentially life-threatening disaster …
The Devil’s Blood – The Thousandfold Epicentre Review
It’s a good time to be a rock band in the metal press, especially when one has seen support from such respected underground labels as Ván and Profound Lore. Still, the as-yet-unflagging growth of the …
Dim Mak – The Emergence Of Reptilian Altars Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Dim Mak is one of those bands that has always existed in my peripheral vision but never enticed me enough to check them out properly. The Emergence of Reptilian Altars …
Cirith Ungol – Servants Of Chaos (Reissue) Review
I’m by no means lamenting the reissue of a Cirith Ungol album, but fan or not, there’s no way around the obvious fact that Servants Of Chaos is by far the band’s least essential offering – …