Category: Reviews
Immortal – All Shall Fall Review
“I don’t know if we’ll see the end of the world, but it’s definitely the end of what used to be. Prepare for chaos with a grin on your face! And don’t be afraid, just …
Hiems – Worship Or Die Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Most black metal outside of the folk-oriented realm tends to fall into three camps. You have the unholy raw stuff, the floaty atmospheric stuff, and the grizzly rockin’ stuff. There’s …
Insomnium – Across The Dark Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas It’s ironic that I write my review of Insomnium’s fourth album the same week that Be’lakor’s second album also gets reviewed as there are a lot of similarities between the two acts; both ply …
Sanctification – Black Reign Review
Sanctification shares members past and present with Dark Funeral, and despite that they play a totally different style of metal, they share some similarities with their better-known blackened brethren. Like Funeral, Sanctification is an energetic, …
Arch Enemy – The Root Of All Evil Review
Originally written by Ross Main. Only the most old school and knowledgeable vinyl-lover will be able to give you a technical explanation to why they think vinyl sounds better than CD. For most vinylers though, …
The Gates Of Slumber – Hymns Of Blood And Thunder Review
The Gates of Slumber’s last album Conqueror was by all accounts a triumph, and hailed by many as the band’s best work to date. The downside to releasing such a successful album is that the …
U.D.O. – Dominator Review
Although his name will be rightfully forever prefaced with “former Accept vocalist,” metal veteran and Elmer Fudd lookalike Udo Dirkschneider has fronted this eponymous outfit since the late 1980s. With this twelfth record, he’s now …
Shadows Fall – Retribution Review
Here is the deal with shitty vocals: they are permissible if, and only if 1) they are not the focus of the songs, 2) the music is good enough to render them inconsequential, and 3) …