Category: Reviews
Sator Marte – Za Zdmi Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Black metal is as convoluted a sub-genre as any that currently exists; so when a straight up, second wave and unapologetic Czech band like Sator Marte comes slithering within our perimeters like …
Oracle – Desolate Kings: The Oracle Anthology Review
Prior to receiving Desolate Kings for review, I’d never heard of Oracle, and my guess is, prior to reading this, neither have you. The band’s relative obscurity aside, this comprehensive retrospective on the brief career …
Severe Torture – Slaughtered Review
originally written by Chris McDonald If there’s one thing many death metal fans have learned over the last decade or so, it’s that slick production values and razor-tight musicianship are never a substitute for writing …
The Dead – Ritual Executions Review
Welcome back to Cappy’s Guttural Grotto of Cavemanic Barbarity…of Death…Metal: A harsh landscape where huge, percolating tar pits swallow triggered drums and corrupt glossy sheens with abscesses spurting syrupy filth. A primal terrain where Raw …
Nox Aurea – Ascending In Triumph Review
Melodic doom/death sometimes seems like a (sub-sub) genre without any real set of parameters. Bands lacking the proper songwriting chops more often than not come off like they’d be better suited playing funeral doom, melodeath, …
Masakari – The Prophet Feeds Review
From the ever-reliable Wikipedia: “The masakari is an ancient Japanese weapon. This battle axe was used by the Yamabushi, the warrior monks. The blade is made of heavy metal with a spike opposite which is …
Denouncement Pyre – World Cremation Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Australia has gained world renown for producing some of the nastiest and most vile variations of death and black metal bands you can find, so I was a bit surprised …
Angel Eyes – Midwestern Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Bands from Chicago tend to wear their hearts on their sleeves so often, and so shamelessly, and our overall scene is a lot busier in the underground than many people …