Category: Reviews
Gypsyhawk – Patience And Perseverance Review
The new project of former Skeletonwitch bassist Eric Harris, Gypsyhawk trades that band’s blackened take on thrash for a vintage 1970s stoner haze. Given the artwork and logo design, I was expecting a more prog- …
MyChildren MyBride – Lost Boy Review
It has long been MyOpinion that, if there truly were a merciful God above, He/She would spare us from about 95% of the music made in His/Her name… MyCleverGeneralizations notwithstanding, Alabama’s MyChildren MyBride is apparently …
Panzerbastard – 2006-2009 Review
So, first off, as you may have noticed, this band is called “Panzerbastard.” And, as you also may have noticed, that’s pretty rad. I signed up for this solely because of that radness, and I …
Devils of Belgrade – Đavolja Varoš Review
The term “instrumental act” is anything but a universal label. More often than not it refers to songs of typical structure that lack vocals but are overflowing with solos or riffs. However, some bands write …
Ethereal Blue – Essays In Rhyme On Passion & Ethics Review
originally written by Jim Brandon As far as experimental bands go, Greece’s Ethereal Blue is one of the more interesting acts I’ve heard this year, melding an unusual blend of melodic death, fierce black metal …
Hawkwind – Blood Of The Earth Review
Space-rock mainstay Hawkwind is in the beginnings of its fifth decade as a band (forty-one years and counting), perennial leader Dave Brock guiding these psychedelic warlords through twenty-plus studio albums now. The band’s back catalog …
Starkweather – This Sheltering Night Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. Let’s call it the Philadelphian Metalcore Curse. When you think about it, how else could you explain Starkweather? Or Turmoil and (early) A Life Once Lost? Maybe it’s my Philly-raised inferiority complex talking, but …
East Of The Wall – Ressentiment Review
East of the Wall is an extraordinarily talented powerhouse that packs the shrewdness of metalcore and the radiant elements of post-rock deep into their music. Ressentiment contains excellent production and a wide variety of musical …