Category: Reviews
Nomad Son – The Eternal Return Review
As is often the case when getting to know an album I am set to review, I took the laptop up to my regular house of coffee, scones, and yuppiedom in order to take some …
Iron Thrones – The Wretched Sun Review
originally written by Erik Thomas I’m not going to rehash the family tree of Minnesota’s Iron Thrones that includes Nehemiah, Veil of Maya, Dead to Fall and Everest — you can read my review of Iron Thrones’ excellent debut, Visions of Light, and get …
Valdur – Raven God Amongst Us Review
With all the scenester bullshit dominating black metal in the United States, it’s really refreshing to hear a band and album from my home country playing something a bit more geographically ambiguous. California’s Valdur is …
Corrosion Of Conformity – Your Tomorrow Review
Your Tomorrow has the dubious distinction of being both a decent dose of doom and a dash of disappointment, at least for this dedicated disciple of Corrosion‘s crossover conception. Allow me to dissect these dichotomous …
Atlantean Kodex – The Golden Bough Review
There’s a neglected little rocky crag just south of Stinson Beach I used to visit when I lived in the Bay Area that provided a welcome escape from the stresses of life. The ridge wasn’t particularly …
Insidious Disease – Shadowcast Review
originally written by Erik Thomas You’d think Century Media would have promoted the debut from supergroup Insidious Disease a little more. Especially considering the hype behind bands like Torture Division, Bloodbath and Hail of Bullets that also feature great death metal vocalists with …
Winterfylleth – The Mercian Sphere Review
originally written by Chris McDonald My colleague Doug Moore once made a point regarding Decrepit Birth as a band he theoretically “should” like, but doesn’t in reality. This isn’t exactly the situation I’ve found myself …
StarGazer – A Great Work Of Ages Review
Classic American thrashers Forbidden once released an album entitled Twisted Into Form, but the thrash genre has nothing to do with this review. Neither does America. Really neither does Forbidden. So why mention it? Because …