Category: Reviews
Castrated – Surgical Vicissitude Review
[Cover art by Rudi Yanto] If you’re lucky enough to be the kind of heavy music enjoyer who has surrounded yourself with other heavy music enjoyers, you’re likely very familiar with the ripple effect of …
Mayhemic – Toba Review
Cover art by Bastian Velasquez. At a glance, the title of Mayhemic’s first full-length album could refer to one of several things. Perhaps its a reference to the indigenous Toba–also known as Qom–from central Argentina that …
Scald – Ancient Doom Metal Review
[Album artwork by Andrey Andreev] A unique form of hype surrounds Scald and Ancient Doom Metal because, despite the fact that it stands as one of the more anticipated records of 2024, its imminent arrival …
Orange Goblin – Science, Not Fiction Review
Heavy metal truly is the law—at least, that’s the case in the Year of Our Lord 2024—within the confines of the Peaceville Records headquarters. Over nearly four decades, we’ve been blessed with numerous albums from …
Hail Spirit Noir – Fossil Gardens Review
[Cover art by George Baramatis] The cover art for Hail Spirit Noir’s fifth studio album, Fossil Gardens, is a bit of a head-scratcher until you remember where they’re from and what they do. Maybe (probably) …
Octoploid – Beyond The Aeons Review
Here’s a thought: whatever you think you’re too good for, stuff it. Nobody on this wet rock called Earth is better than anybody else. Life swarms and stumps and squirms where it must; death equalizes. …
Obscene – Agony & Wounds Review
[Cover artwork by Brad Moore] To be completely transparent, I’d rather be mauled by a cougar than listen to the same John “Cougar” Mellencamp songs on the terrestrial radio dials. But ain’t that America? Or …
Malconfort – Humanism Review
fore, perfect in its role. If you look closely, the German word Sprache (language or speech) is written across a closed eyelid. Is this abstruse symbolism? Is it vapid provocation? Who cares? This guy here …