Category: Reviews
Angrepp – Warfare Review
Don’t be fooled by the initial excitement Angrepp will bring you after their intro track, followed by cool machine gun sound effects, followed by some recycled Discharge riffs. Although Warfare isn’t by any means a …
Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier Review
The Number of the Beast was the first heavy metal album I ever bought (on cassette from Fred Meyer’s at Lloyd Center Mall in Portland, Oregon, during the summer of 1982). Even though Iron Maiden …
Iron Maiden – The Final Frontier Review
Andrew Edmund’s take: Since there will never be another Queen album, there is no band whose new records I await with greater anticipation than those of Iron Maiden. Maiden was the band that first brought …
Blood Of Kingu – Sun In The House Of The Scorpion Review
originally written by Jim Brandon As the summer rapidly begins winding down and the chill of fall looms in the not so distant future, we are getting mercilessly bombarded with promos here at Metal Review, …
Vanden Plas – The Seraphic Clockwork Review
Vanden Plas has never had any problem establishing their bona fides. They are excellent musicians that write excellent songs. The only obvious complaint about their approach (outside those about prog metal, in general) has been …
Blood Revolt – Indoctrine Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell This is insane. Pure, calculated, concentrated insanity. Only those prepared to cram their minds into the corners of such madness should enter the world of Blood Revolt. Consider this fair warning, …
Mose Giganticus – Gift Horse Review
originally written by Jim Brandon So maybe sometimes you have to look at the form more than the substance. Perhaps we expect too much from our artists. Impress us, surprise us, make our skin tingle …
Various Artists – This Comp Kills Fascists Vol 2 Review
This second installment in Pig Destroyer / Agoraphobic Nosebleed mastermind Scott Hull’s series of samplers of underground grindcore, power-violence and hardcore manages to transcend label-cash-in compilation-album status (be it through quality, sheer luck, or Hull’s involvement) …