Category: Reviews
God Dethroned – Under The Sign Of The Iron Cross Review
Last year’s Passiondale put this Dutch death metal outfit back on my radar—that one was a damn solid slab of melodic World-War-One-themed metal; it was the best record God Dethroned had done in quite awhile …
Acid Witch – Stoned Review
Acid Witch, everyone’s favorite psychedelic / Satanic / horror / doom / death metal band, has brewed up another cauldron full of cavernous growls, spooky organ licks, wailing solos and anvil-heavy riffs. Though there has …
Borean Dusk – Borean Dusk Review
It’s been said many times that vocals represent something of a fulcrum in heavy metal music. Lo! how many times we’ve relegated to the shelf an otherwise quality album because the vocals render sallow even …
Holy Grail – Crisis In Utopia Review
California’s Holy Grail is comprised of the majority of a previous White Wizzard line-up—vocalist James Paul Luna, guitarist James J. Larue and drummer Tyler Meahl all abandoned that project in 2008 after the release of …
The Crown – Doomsday King Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell It’s been a while since this album’s release, so advance apologies to those that expected prompt analysis. Something as (purportedly) monumental as The Crown‘s reunion album should be dissected posthaste, should …
Sacred Oath – World On Fire Review
Once upon a time, this New England outfit dropped something of a lost classic in 1987‘s A Crystal Vision, a record that succeeds as much through youthful exuberance as through the band’s nascent talent. That …
Weapon – From The Devil’s Tomb Review
originally written by Jim Brandon This year certainly has not lacked in ugliness, but there’s been a fundamental absence of forward movement among the black and death metal crowd in many cases. The relatively short …
Earth – A Bureaucratic Desire For Extra Capsular Extraction Review
Regardless of which era of Dylan Carlson you prefer to listen to, his music will always have a subtle way of, well, droning over your thoughts. After all, this is the man responsible for inventing …