Category: Reviews
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 …
Blut Aus Nord – The Mystical Beast Of Rebellion (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald The Mystical Beast of Rebellion has inexplicably become the “black sheep” of Blut Aus Nord’s long-running and highly celebrated catalogue. Resting between the raw, more traditional black metal explored on …
Bruce Lamont – Feral Songs For The Epic Decline Review
Bruce Lamont’s first solo LP, Feral Songs of the Epic Decline, is actually a compilation of prior EP’s, Feral (2008) and The Epic Decline (2010). Together, they represent Lamont’s foray into sonic exploration as respite …
Horned Almighty – Necro Spirituals Review
Horned Almighty is yet another band from the Shakespeare-pun-tempting land of Denmark. Chances are pretty good that if you’ve heard a Horned Almighty album before, you know exactly what to expect, which is a teeth-gnashing …
Moonreich – Loi Martiale Review
I don’t usually listen to music when I work out, but if I did, I would likely turn to the fractured genealogies of death metal, thrash, and grindcore before I would black metal. Loi Martiale …
Noisear – Subvert The Dominant Paradigm Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. In the grand scheme of the history of grindcore, the mid-to-late 1990s saw Brutal Truth, Discordance Axis, Pig Destroyer and a handful of other bands introducing certain elements of what you might call ‘artistic …
Cough & The Wounded Kings – An Introduction To The Black Arts Review
This excellent split pulls off one of those relatively difficult feats: bringing together artists of generally disparate styles to vie for your earspace without coming across like random combination or mere pastiche. Of course, we’re …