Category: Reviews
I Declare War – Malevolence Review
originally written by Erik Thomas As evidenced by the comments on my review of I Declare War’s 2007 Amidst the Bloodshed, heaviness is in the eye of the beholder. And until you get your own website or …
Horseback – The Invisible Mountain Review
Horseback is the singular vision and nearly singular execution of North Carolina songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jenks Miller. The Invisible Mountain is the project’s second full-length, and it should create a good amount of interest in …
Fracture – Dominate And Overload Review
Norway is better known for prog metal than power metal, even if both are but dimly lit stars amidst all the black metal in that icy north. Maybe it’s because what little power metal does …
Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire – Songs Of Ill Hope And Desperation Review
Assuming one can look past their overly verbose name, in Clinging To The Trees Of A Forest Fire (hereinafter referred to as “Clinging“) one will find a promising young grindcore unit, one that blends their …
Interment – Into The Crypts Of Blasphemy Review
originally written by Erik Thomas As most regular readers at my various outlets know, old school Swedish metal gives me a tremendous boner. From its fore bearers in Entombed, Grave and Dismember through unheralded gems like Nirvana 2002,Gorement and God Macabre and …
D.I.S. – Critical Failure Review
Get ready to bust out your skateboards and vandalize your neighborhood, because after hearing D.I.S., you won’t be able to do anything else. That’s right, Critical Failure contains 25 minutes of non-stop classic thrash action. …
Zombiekrig – Undantagstillstånd Review
Confession: I signed up to review this album because these Swedes named their band Zombiekrig. That’s it. Any of you who say you wouldn’t do the same are either liars or just too damn uptight …
Rage – Strings To A Web Review
Despite their nearly thirty-year career (beginning in 1984 under the name Avenger), Rage has only rarely crossed my radar before now. I have a few tracks of theirs on compilations, most notably the old Doomsday …