Category: Reviews
Beneath The Massacre – Marée Noire Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Fleshgod Apocalypse proposed the hypothesis, and Beneath the Massacre has proven the theory: modernized, uber-brutal, ProTooled death metal bands absolutely shine in the EP format. The brevity not only maximizes the impact, it assures that …
Wojczech – Pulsus Letalis Review
The last record from these German crusty grinders hit a sweet spot for me back in 2005—Sedimente was raw, dissonant, angry, indebted to both Tragedy / From Ashes Rise crust punk and Assuck / Extreme …
Pelican – What We All Come To Need Review
originally written by Jim Brandon On the heels of writing about the newest Caspian album, Tertia, I almost find myself at a loss to describe my views on What We All Come To Need, from …
Children Of Technology – It’s Time To Face The Doomsday Review
At the corner of Metal-As-Fuck Avenue and Shit-Eating-Grin Boulevard lies the more humorous/tongue-in-cheek side of the thrash/crossover style, which for over 20 years has been giving overly-pompous heavy metal and self-righteous hardcore punk the enema …
Control Denied – The Fragile Art Of Existence (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald The indelible legacy that Chuck Schuldiner left on the metal world with his work in Death should be, at the very least, acknowledged by anyone reading this review, but Control …
The Ocean – Anthropocentric Review
The Ocean is back with its follow up to this year’s Heliocentric, an album that may have surprised the lot of you due to its emphasis on the more orchestral side of the band as …
Acid Bath – Paegan Terrorism Tactics (Reissue) Review
Pages have been written about the Nola scene throughout the years: how its sludgy misanthropy captures the gritty essence of its hometown in filth-encrusted fashion; how its drug-addled violence and blues-tinted roots sum up the …
Echidna – Manifests Of Human Existence Review
For those of you who don’t watch Animal Planet, the echidna is a spiny anteater that’s sort of like a porcupine and sort of like a platypus. It’s not a terribly fearsome creature, unless you’re …