Category: Reviews
Alice Cooper – Welcome 2 My Nightmare Review
Alice Cooper’s last album, 2008’s Along Came A Spider, was his highest-charting record since the 1991 release of Hey Stoopid. A concept album about a serial killer, Spider also marked Coop’s return to the theatrical after …
Acherontas – Vamachara Review
It’s always refreshing when a band doesn’t make a guy guess. Greece’s Acherontas plays a very familiar, easy-to-digest and dare I say comfortable brand of dark, “occult” black metal. Their combination of intertwining, countering tremolo …
UFO – The Chrysalis Years 1973-1979 Review
In every metropolitan area throughout the United States, there’s a classic rock radio station broadcasting endless repeats of tired tunes like “More Than A Feeling” and “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Tuesday’s Gone.” And why, …
Isole – Born From Shadows Review
I’m consistently taken aback whenever a new Isole release hits my desk because they seem so weirdly prolific for an epic doom band. Bounty through steady releases is fairly commonplace for bands outside this particular …
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 …