Category: Reviews

Stagnant Waters – Rifts Review

If you have found yourself thinking lately, “Boy, I sure am glad that the world around me makes so much sense, and I’m really enjoying the sensation of thinking clearly,” you might want to talk …

Prisoner – Putrid | Obscene Review

[Cover Art By Justin Hast / bassist] Mechanical can often be a word levied against a band as a negative. The term can mean the production sounds too clean or that the music lacks a …

Defect Designer – Chitin Review

[Cover art by Ian Miller] Here’s a one-image review of Chitin, the latest full length from Defect Designer: Oh, do you require more information? Okie dokie. Here we go… Defect Designer’s lineup has shifted considerably …

Owl – Ghosts Of Summer Review

Bonn, Germany’s Owl has spent more than a decade exploring the spectrum between extremely heavy doom/death and spaced out ambience, with most releases blending the two to a certain extent. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Christian Kolf …

Ecclesia – Ecclesia Militans Review

As Ecclesia would tell it, their sound recalls Candlemass, Solstice, and Tony Martin-era Black Sabbath. And, yes—all of that is true. But there’s also something more going on here. It’s that something more that sold …

Slimelord – Chytridiomycosis Relinquished Review

Do you remember the hit show Figure it Out? If you’re like me, a millennial infatuated with the Nickelodeon culture of the ’90s and early 2000s, it was absolutely one of your favorite shows. If not …

The Chronicles Of Father Robin – The Songs & Tales Of Airoea Book 3: Magical Chronicle (Ascension) Review

[Cover art by Lars Bigum Kvernberg] This is the third and final installment of our review of The Songs & Tales of Airoea, a trilogy released by the band, The Chronicles of Father Robin. Below …

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday Presents: Vol 13, Maybe Frig Yourself On A Monday?

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. Friends, it has been a few months since we fucked our Friday together. Our mission here at Fancy Yarn Factories & Fuck You …