Category: Reviews
N.K.V.D. – Vlast Review
First off, some venting of frustration is in order here: The first thing that comes to some people’s minds upon viewing this album cover is probably something like, “Oh! Finally! Communist Black Metal! Now we …
Bosse-De-Nage – II Review
The fault-lines between a traditional and an experimental take on a particular style of music are usually quite clear. There’s little chance one would mistake Cannibal Corpse for Portal, or Immortal for The Axis of …
Nile – Worship The Animal – 1994: The Lost Recordings Review
A trait I’ve noticed in lots of metal fans (including myself, admittedly) is our tendency to become obsessed and, as a result, turn into collectors of our favorite band’s “stuff” (alternate takes, live albums, demos, …
KEN Mode – Venerable Review
Since the clamoring of the barbarians at the gates has become increasingly indignant about the tardiness of this KEN Mode review, let me tell you a little story about why you all should be utterly …
Brutal Truth – End Time Review
After a decade off, Brutal Truth came blasting back in 2009 with the stellar Evolution Through Revolution. That album was a total bomb-blast, and it came in at number two on my top-ten list that year. …
Excruciator – Devouring Review
Excruciator’s 2009 demo was a nugget of brutal thrash that I returned to again and again, long after my review. So when the opportunity came to review the band’s full-length debut, Devouring, I jumped at …
Dying Fetus – History Repeats… Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. I’m not a huge fan of covers, so an entire release of cover songs — even if it’s by a heavyweight like Dying Fetus — is kind of a shaky proposition for …
Dream Theater – A Dramatic Turn of Events Review
When Black Clouds & Silver Linings hit back in 2009, we (meaning Zach Duvall and Lone Watie) reviewed it as a panel of critics / long term fanboys of Dream Theater. We had already spent …