Category: Reviews
Nevermore – The Obsidian Conspiracy Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Although I may be in the minority, I think jinxes and curses are a bunch of nonsense, but damn if it didn’t seem like Nevermore was just doomed to fail for a …
Borknagar – Universal Review
I’m late getting to my review of Borknagar’s Universal due to life and other such nonsense, which puts me squarely behind the great tide of thought on the record. My place knee-deep in the wash …
Dagor Dagorath – Yetzer Ha’ra Review
[RapidFire]Dagor Dagorath’s symphonic black metal is dealt with manifold force that belies their count of a mere three members. Their debut LP, Yetzer Ha’Ra, benefits greatly from production that obtains a monolithic wall of sound …
Brain Drill – Quantum Catastrophe Review
Originally written by Sasha Horn Brain Drill is the pulled-pork sandwich of death metal. So from the first bite of Quantum Catastrophe, until the last which I’ve thrown up in my mouth a little, every attempt …
Dew Scented – Invocation Review
With oil spilling all over the place, high unemployment, useless wars and politicians being bought out by the very people who continue to cause all of these awful disasters, there certainly hasn’t been a shortage …
Impetigo – Defiling The Stage Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Impetigo’s role in metal history is a strange, obscure, yet undeniably important one. I can’t think of many other bands who have wielded such an inspirational force from behind a …
Year Of No Light – Ausserwelt Review
Seems there’s no shortage of “post-” in our metal these days, and whether anything new bearing that tag is to be denied credence as it coasts down the descending limb of the sub-genre’s arc of …
Myrath – Desert Call Review
From the distant shores of Tunisia comes the country’s first major metal act, Myrath. Desert Call, the band’s sophomore release, is thickly layered with various tribal instruments, which enrich the album with distinct Tunisian flavor …