Category: Reviews
Quicksand Dream – Aelin: A Story About Destiny Review
The amount of time and effort required to release a record can often be quite staggering. In the case of Sweden’s Quicksand Dream, remaining members Göran Jacobson (vocals) and Patrick Backlund (bass) have weathered 17 …
Ghamorean – Terra Ruina Review
Now just where the hell did this come from? That was my thought as the grandiose, semi-overture-styled intro of “Towards Pandemonium” crashed out of my speakers. After all, Sweden’s Ghamorean isn’t exactly new on the …
Crucifyre – Infernal Earthly Divine Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas It’s going to be hard to top 2010’s balls-deep array of awesome old school Swedish death metal from the likes of Entrails (my album of the year), Brutally Deceased, Interment, …
Nekromantheon – Divinity of Death Review
This pack of Norwegian heathens hit my radar in a big way with their recent split with Audiopain. The frenetic, fists flyin’ “Annihilation Spree” was every bit a match for the mighty (and sadly underrated) Audiopain. That …
Full Blown Chaos – Full Blown Chaos Review
The biggest difficulty for bands who take musical avenues that are extremely easy to access is that they tend to exhaust their songwriting resources too quickly. There’s nothing more suitable than good ol’ fashioned hardcore …
Immanifest – Qliphotic Review
There’s something strangely refreshing about coming across a band in this day and age that doesn’t give a toss about trends or trying to push heavy metal into unexplored territory. Case in point: Tampa, Florida’s …
Grave Digger – The Ballad Of Mary Review
Last year’s The Clans Will Rise Again served as something of a sequel to 1996’s Tunes Of War, continuing the Scottish-history theme that Grave Digger began on that earlier album. Again furthering the band’s return …
Embryonic Devourment – Vivid Interpretations Of The Void Review
The last few years have seen an explosion of tech-death bands, some exciting and some not-so-much. California’s Embryonic Devourment (whose gore-grind-esque moniker belies their robotic technicality) isn’t quite new—Vivid Interpretations Of The Void is their …