Category: Reviews
Witches Mark – A Grim Apparition Review
Witches Mark’ s debut EP, A Grim Apparition, features the sort of kickass cover art that would have had me buying it blind back in the day. Fortunately, the music contained therein avoids the cursed …
White Wizzard – Over The Top Review
Originally written by Ross Main. White Wizzard are the little puppy dogs of metal. Bounding with youthful energy and enthusiasm, there is something so innocent and loveable about them, that you really don’t mind having to …
Squash Bowels – Grindvirus Review
Squash Bowels‘ previous full-length—2005’s Love Songs—was my introduction to these Polish grinders, despite that they’d been around in one form or another for a decade prior. That disc was the band’s first release for their …
Genitorturers – Blackheart Revolution Review
Originally written by Ross Main. Although sex and metal are far more powerful and exhilarating activities when indulged individually, Floridian filth-merchants Genitorturers *wince* aren’t afraid to combine both at face value to create a fairly intriguing industrial …
Arcana Coelestia – Le Mirage De L’idéal Review
Before I get into the details of this gem, indulge me… Imagine standing in one of the world’s most spacious and majestic cathedrals. Every sound you make, from your softest steps to the slightest murmur, …
Teitanblood – Seven Chalices Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Sometimes you come across bands so transgressive in their approach that it seems pointless to judge them against even the loosest standards commonly accepted in music. Case in point, Teitanblood’s …
Gaza – He Is Never Coming Back Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. For young, relatively unknown bands, there’s a lot to be said with a name. Take Gaza for instance. Their moniker conjures up an inescapable cycle of violence—generations of simmering resentment and dissonances …
Thousand Year War – Defiance Review
You really have to admire Thousand Year War for their tenacity. They’ve endured the tribulations that commonly befall a fledgling band and some that are probably unique to one that plies its trade in the …