Category: Reviews
Riot – Immortal Soul Review
Don’t look now, but Johnny’s back again… With Immortal Soul, Riot’s Thundersteel line-up reunites, some twenty-three years later. And with those words, probably about ten percent of you got really excited, and rightfully so, because …
Megadeth – Thirteen Review
The narrative arc of Megadeth’s career over the past decade has been your standard, steady upward climb from a series of miscalculations and baldly embarrassing albums. With their career arguably hitting a soul-deflating nadir with …
Lonely Kamel – Dust Devil Review
Norway’s Lonely Kamel is clearly on a mission to play against type, eager to prove with this, the band’s third album, that if Americans can ply the frost-bittenest of black metal from some of the …
Craft – Void Review
originally written by Chris McDonald I’ve always found Craft to be a good-not-great example of black metal’s less speedy side, although even that tenuous reputation was tested by 2005’s utterly bland outing, Fuck the Universe. …
Ava Inferi – Onyx Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Ava Inferi is a group that fits comfortably within the ‘gothic metal’ genre without succumbing to irritating Hot Topic-style quirks and commercial weaknesses. Created by songwriter and guitarist Rune Eriksen (ex-Mayhem, …
Orthodox – Baal Review
originally written by Juho Mikkonen While modern doom metal is currently being held hostage by the occult, 70’s-worshipping reactionary movement and its retro-obsessive bootlicking mentality, the genre also hosts a sizable-yet-unsung undercurrent that flat-out refuses …
Vintage Hallows – King Diamond
Ahhh, 1986: Americans were sailing hiiiigh and happy, thanks in a large part to an aggressive pursuit of ‘faith and family values’ and bloated Reaganomics debt. But hey, at least the Contras loved us. And despite Ron’s wildly successful War …
Alaric – Alaric Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Steeped in early 80s Gothic, death rock and post-punk conventions, Alaric’s self-titled debut is the type of album that features such an expert execution of a specific sound that it warrants …