Category: Reviews
Fates Warning – Parallels (Special Edition) Review
In its original incarnation, 1991’s Parallels was my introduction to Fates Warning. I’d heard the band’s name before, then as now almost always mentioned alongside Queensryche and Dream Theater, and since I was (and am) …
Orphaned Land – The Neverending Way Of Orwarrior Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Six years in the making after the critically acclaimed Mabool, Israel’s premier metal act return for album number four and what we have here is a brilliant, epic metal album, that’s an early …
Varg – Blutaar Review
Varg, meaning wolf in both Swedish and Norwegian (it isn’t just the taken name of an infamous killer/musician), hail from neither country, but rather from Bavaria, Germany. This pagan/black metal unit recently signed to and …
Barn Burner – Bangers
Ever wonder what it would sound like if Corrosion Of Conformity and Slough Feg were magically merged into one? Honestly, I didn’t. In fact, I’m fairly certain I’d never thought about that at all. But …
Blood Cult – We Are The Cult Of The Plains Review
Man, I am a total sucker for bands that really mix it up. Dog Fashion Disco, Estradasphere, Waltari and, of course, Faith No More, are but a few of my favorite heavier eclectic bands, but …
Ares Kingdom – Incendiary Review
originally written by Jim Brandon With so many bands mixing so many styles, there’s something very inspiring about an act that can take simpler genres that are considered building blocks of today’s more aggressive sounds, …
Disarmonia Mundi – The Isolation Game Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Disarmonia Mundi first made waves in 2004 with their sophomore album, Fragments of D-Generation. It was a wicked little melodeath album in a time when wicked little melodeath albums were an increasingly …
Immolation – Majesty And Decay Review
originally written by Chris McDonald If you’re one of those listeners who commands progression with each successive album a band puts out, Immolation’s last couple may have disappointed you, as they’ve seen the long-running New …