Category: Reviews
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 …
October Falls – A Collapse Of Faith Review
So here we are again. As winter knocks at our doors this October, those of us in the metal world are consciously searching for music to fit a precise mindset. How appropriate then, that Finland’s …
Dimmu Borgir – Abrahadabra Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Here’s album number nine from Dimmu Borgir, and here’s another chance for the masses to divide and argue over the bands style, output and imagery. And it would certainly be easy …