Category: Reviews
Decapitated – Carnival Is Forever Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Carnival is Forever is the kind of album that will always be tied to the context in which it’s released. In this case, it’s the first new output in over …
Vhäldemar – Metal Of The World Review
Spanish power metal act Vhäldemar has clearly taken much inspiration from their Teutonic cousins to the northeast – quite simply, they couldn’t sound a whole lot more German unless they were chanting “Deustchland Uber Alles” …
Rudra – Brahmavidya: Immortal I Review
Singapore’s Rudra has been kicking around in some form since 1992, but it was really with the 2005 release of Brahmavidya: Primordial I (the first in a trilogy that is completed by the album currently …
Uriah Heep – Into The Wild Review
For forty-two years, Uriah Heep has rocked right along. It hasn’t all been easy living, of course – those early 70s records that are almost universally recognized as the top of the Heep are long …
Elitist – Fear In A Handful Of Dust Review
Elitist is a four-piece band from Portland, Oregon, but for all intents and purposes, you may as well just think of the band members as four spiky signposts pointing the quickest road to Hell. This …
Book Of Black Earth – The Cold Testament Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Since they’re both signed to Prosthetic Records, I always sort of considered Withered and Book of Black Earth closely related, sister acts. Both initially played a sort of blackened death …
The Gates Of Slumber – The Wretch Review
Burn in Hell, middle ground — the truly memorable works of our time are those efforts that populate the more intense realms of love and hate. And really, album number five from The Gates of …
Dark Castle – Surrender To All Life Beyond Form Review
I’ll be the first to admit: the first time I listened to Dark Castle’s enigmatic second album Surrender To All Life Beyond Form, it left me almost completely cold. In fact, it seemed like such …