Category: Reviews
Mar De Grises – Streams Inwards Review
If there were ever an award for a band whose talent, professionalism, and overall musical concept has gone unnoticed for too long, Mar De Grises would certainly be one of my nominees. 2010 may just …
Christian Mistress – Agony & Opium Review
There’s good reason so many metal bands continue to crop up sounding like they just stepped out of Bill & Ted’s phone booth from the early 80’s: it was a bloody kickass time that produced …
Wolfshade – When Above Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Whether it’s because of my own personal tastes in breakneck-speed black metal, or the fact that there’s so much of it out there to listen to, an album like Wolfshade’s …
Crowned In Earth – Visions Of The Haunted Review
Tally another under the win column for Shadow Kingdom Records. Their latest discovery is UK doom unit Crowned In Earth, the vision of vocal-guitar-bass-organ specialist Kevin Lawry. After bringing in drummer Darin McCloskey (Pale Divine, …
The Sword – Warp Riders Review
I was introduced to The Sword via a glowing review of the band’s debut album, Age of Winters, by Keith Bergman on Blabbermouth.net. Having no prior knowledge of the band, I assumed that Kemado Records was …
Waking The Cadaver – Beyond Cops. Beyond God Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Waking The Cadaver made quite an entrance with their infamous 2007 debut, Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler, a standard modern-day deathcore album rife with tongue-in-cheek brutality but sorely lacking in …
Bastard Priest – Under The Hammer Of Destruction Review
I missed out on Bastard Priest‘s richly touted subterranean cassette demo, Merciless Insane Death. Those in the know who managed to grab a slice were treated to 15-minutes of ruddy Swedeath that’s undoubtedly been Swedone …