Category: Reviews
Nightbringer – Hierophany Of The Open Grave Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Hierophany Of The Open Grave is the latest effort from the four-piece void of absolute darkness, Nightbringer, digging even deeper into classic soil more so than their previous Apocalypse Sun …
The Atlas Moth – An Ache For The Distance Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Atticus Atlas is an extremely large saturniid that does not eat, has a relatively short lifespan, and is known as the “snake’s head moth” in Cantonese. It’s quite a stunning …
Arckanum – Helvítismyrkr Review
There is nothing wrong with change, if it’s done right. Arckanum‘s last album, Sviga Lae, was a prime example of change in the wrong direction, and was considered an underwhelming release by many fans of …
Mastodon – The Hunter Review
KK’s take: If I wanted to be a dick, I could have simply given The Hunter a pass-fail grade on each song, based it on lasting enjoyability, calculated the mean, and given Mastodon somewhere around …
Falls Of Rauros – The Light That Dwells In Rotten Wood Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Bands like Fen and Agalloch have won over a lot of people with their focus on emotional sensitivity over brutality and their strong integration of non-metallic components as opposed to …
Mithras – Time Never Lasts Review
originally written by Chris McDonald With over four years passing since the release of a new Mithras recording, any new material is a good thing, even if its only in the form of a stop-gap …
Pathology – Awaken To The Suffering Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas So here is the fifth album from The Locust / Cattle Decapitation drummer Dave Astor’s brutal death metal project, and he’s got yet another line up. This time vocalist Jon Huber …
Devin Townsend Project – Ghost Review
Jordan Campbell’s take: As we reach the final entry in the Devin Townsend Project series, it’s become clear that Devin’s entire work can be broken down into (roughly) four categories: unhinged metal, song-based heavy-pop, sprawling …