Category: Reviews
Borknagar – Fall Review
There is something beautiful about Borknagar’s career. In many ways, they’re a poster band for consistency. Their sound has evolved so much over the years that they probably lost a few second-wave-of-black-metal-die-hards. Still, for those …
Traveler – Prequel To Madness Review
Coming four years after Termination Shock, and boasting a new rhythm section, no less, Traveler’s third album is, strangely, a bit of a wild card. Yes, the self-titled debut and the band’s sophomore release were …
Slope – Freak Dreams Review
The human mind is a surpassingly strange thing. It frets. It dreams. It analyzes. Depending on the factory settings of your particular model, it may engage in relentless self-criticism, or it may dance with abandon …
Midnight – Hellish Expectations Review
I quite liked – but didn’t quite love – the last Midnight record, 2022’s Let There Be Witchery, and based on the initial announcement for this follow-up, I was not alone. According to the press …
Ponte Del Diavolo – Fire Blades From The Tomb Review
One of the very best things about music is that quite literally anyone can make it. Your neighbor who never trims his hydrangeas? Could be a secret banjo virtuoso. That lady at the grocery store …
Soulmass – Principality Of Mechanical Violence Review
[Cover art by Samuel Nelson] When I reviewed Soulmass’ previous album, Let Us Pray, and when I named it to spot number 20 on my best-of list last year, I mentioned that while part of …
Hands Of Goro – Hands Of Goro Review
[Cover artwork by Christie Crapeticio / EmoWeasel] Here is a random drawing of an individual who has recently encountered the fists of Goro whilst listening to Hands of Goro. And now, let us bow our …
Blast Rites: MooM – Plague Infested Urban Dump Of The Future Review
According to an interview on Lixiviat Records’ site, the name “MooM” most closely translates into English as “defect” — the intended meaning being the “disadvantages of being born into this reality while being awake to …