Category: Reviews
No Remorse No Retreat – Warbringer Review
Originally written by Ross Main. By the fourth repeat of the phrase “will of iron,” ten seconds into the opening track “Will of Iron,” one can’t help but become irrationally impatient with this record. After …
Impetuous Ritual – Relentless Execution Of Ceremonial Excrescence Review
originally written by Jim Brandon It’s the cheap, gut-rotting whiskey that eats away at your stomach and scours your liver, or the scabby sex partner you’ll never, ever let yourself live down having unprotected intercourse …
Impious – Death Domination Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Well, these speedballin’ Swedes certainly have a knack for churning out terrible album covers. The generic, MMA Bro t-shirt that Death Domination wears is only slightly tackier than the Edward Syringehands dude …
Savage Messiah – Insurrection Rising Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Post retro thrash-revival thrash? Eh, forget the tags. This is just good metal. While some of their similarly “new” brethren seem to lean more toward the speed of Bonded by Blood, …
Hellbastard – The Need To Kill Review
British punk/thrash unit Hellbastard’s 1986 demo Ripper Crust is credited with putting the “crust” in crust punk. Back then, Hellbastard were an Amebix-like metallic punk band, ragged and raw, as heavily influenced by anarchist collectives …
Bound By Entrails – The Oath To Forbear And The Burden Of Inheritance Review
Examining a map of the United States will reveal that the majority of well-known American black metal is a little weak on seeking out extreme climates and landscapes. The it-bands from the Pacific Northwest are …
Paradise Lost – Faith Divides Us – Death Unites Us Review
Expanding upon In Requiem’s return to Draconian form, Faith Divides Us finds Paradise Lost stronger than they’ve been since releasing Draconian Times some fifteen years ago. For those not in the know, after that final installment …
Amon Amarth – Versus The World (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Amon Amarth has always maintained a solid balance between pedal-to-the-metal fury and more open, epic songwriting in their quest for melodic death domination. But they’ve also noticeably favored one more …