Category: Reviews
Madder Mortem – Where Dream & Day Collide Review
Madder Mortem, in their latest effort, falls somewhere between your standard, female fronted atmospheric gothic metal and The Diablo Swing Orchestra. In their latest effort, the Norwegian 5-piece only managed to spit out an arguable …
Hammers Of Misfortune – The August Engine Review
Having clicked on the link for this review, the chances are pretty good you already know Hammers of Misfortune’s The August Engine. Likely you’ve even read a good selection of other reviews over the album’s …
Hirax – Noise Chaos War Review
Californian thrash unit Hirax is a truly old-school outfit that never seems to get much attention outside the underground—they’ve been around since the first wave, alongside the Exodus’ and Metallica’s and the like, but they …
Fleshrot – Traumatic Reconfiguration Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Further cementing the UK’s recent underground death metal growth and improvement over the last few years by the likes of Ingested, Trigger the Bloodshed, Sarpanitum, Annotations of an Autopsy, Man Must Die, Porkfarm(also on Deepsend Records), Detrimentum, and Ignominious …
Hammers Of Misfortune – Fields/Church Of Broken Glass Review
For myself and many others, there are very few bands quite like John Cobbet’s Hammers of Misfortune. Their unique theatrical qualities, mixed with the fact that they largely forego instrumental self-indulgence, gives the band their …
Aiumeen Basoa – Iraganeko Bide Malkartsutik Review
Fans of the genre know too well that picking up a new folk metal album can be such a crapshoot. The search for quality in this niche of metal can be like treasure hunting in …
Grand Magus – Hammer Of The North Review
Anyone who considers themselves a serious music fan has had a beloved band drag them through the triple “A” threat of anticipation, apprehension and anguish. The anticipation rides in high when we first hear tale …
Sorgeldom – Inner Receivings Review
Brilliant music, although all around us, can sometimes be rather elusive. We, as music lovers spend a significant amount of time searching for those special albums, which are not merely enjoyed but also take strong …