Category: Reviews
Rotting Christ – Aealo Review
originally written by Erik Thomas First off, I need to apologize. My first and last experience with Greece’s long-running Rotting Christ was 1996’s Triarchy of Lost Lovers. I had their logo emblazoned on my denim jacket in High …
Armored Saint – La Raza Review
As lousy as it is to deal with the disappointment of an old favorite going on to offer up, ah, let’s say “less than stellar” work, it’s far, far worse to have to write about …
Ludicra – The Tenant Review
I think consistency sometimes gets a bad wrap in the music world. Consistency in terms of style, not quality, obviously. While I consider myself grateful for bands that choose to stretch their boundaries (or in …
Ereb Altor – The End Review
Ereb Altor were originally conceived back in the glory years of 1990, likely as soon as these two friends (also members of Isole) finished listening to Bathory’s Hammerheart for the first time. The End is …
Voices From Beyond – The Gates Of Madness Review
I’ve said it before and here I go again: I find very few things in heavy music as refreshing as a band that can make old school style sound brand new. Recent exemplary efforts from …
Vasaeleth – Crypt Born & Tethered To Ruin Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Not content with inducing nausea and vomiting late last year with Impetuous Ritual’s Relentless Execution of Ceremonial Excrescence,Profound Lore Records has started 2010 with another icky cacophony by way of Texas’s Vasaeleth, a …
Burzum – Belus Review
originally written by Chris McDonald So there’s a new Burzum album. Wow, where does the time go? I remember when I was a lowly high school sophomore just starting to submerge myself in the depths …
Heathen – The Evolution Of Chaos Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Truth be told, I’ve only been a moderate fan of Bay Area thrash veterans, Heathen, as they’ve always kind of come across as a band that couldn’t decide whether or …