Category: Reviews
Cleric – Regressions Review
originally written by Erik Thomas It’s rare that I’m ever thrown for a loop or that I have a hard time finding words when it comes to reviews, but Philadelphia’s Cleric appears to have done just that. …
Mörser – 1st Class Suicide Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Apparently Mörser thinks that the best things come in twos; this obscure yet long-running German outfit features two vocalists, two guitarists, and even two bass players. (Just one drummer, though.) …
Fistula – Goat Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Serial killers are such a wonderful thing to hear about bright and early on the morning news. Everything is pretty much uphill for the rest of your day after that, and …
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 …