Category: Reviews
Admiral Browning – Magic Elixir Review
Originally written by Ross Main. “Attention Ladies and Gentleman, please bear witness to this phenomenal all natural mixture. Good for man or beast. A cure to what ails you. Never before have so many ingredients …
Dream Theater – Black Clouds & Silver Linings Review
This is a special dual review. The entire review is a collaborative effort between Lone Watie and Zach Duvall. Their record sales won’t show it, but Dream Theater is a band in crisis. Before they …
Novembers Doom – Into Night’s Requiem Infernal Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas With 2007’s The Novella Reservoir, doom/death stalwarts Novembers Doombranched away from their more mournful, gothic tinged death/doom stylings and delivered a sterner, more direct death metal album. That development has continued with …
Brutal Truth – Evolution Through Revolution Review
I’ve long held Brutal Truth as the second most important grindcore unit of all time, just a hair’s breadth behind the innovators, gods and masters in Napalm Death. After Napalm, Brutal Truth is the next band …
Clutch – Strange Cousins From The West Review
I love Aerosmith. I think Toys in the Attic and Rocks are among the most balls-rockin’ long players to ever be laid to tape. But there is a certain title given to the Bad Boys from Boston …
Yob – The Great Cessation Review
originally written by Jim Brandon So, you like it heavy, huh? Heavy enough to make it hard to breathe, or just smashed into a patty of bone, sinew, and offal? I’d make the strong suggestion …
Anaal Nathrakh – In The Constellation Of The Black Widow Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell “The Scariest Band on the Planet Returns,” screams the Anaal Nathrakh promotional banner that has been sporadically haunting the pages of Metal Review. With all due respect to the marketing genius at Candlelight …
Suffocation – Blood Oath Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas A new Suffocation album seems to be somewhat of an event in the metal world. Even three albums into their comeback, there’s as much hype forBlood Oath as there was for 2004’s reunion …