Category: Reviews
Elliott’s Keep – In Medias Res Review
Solitude Aeturnus will always be the first name in Texas doom metal, but in Elliott’s Keep, I believe I have found the second. The story of Elliott’s Keep begins with another Texas doom metal band …
Sacred Oath – Sacred Oath Review
Originally written by Ross Main. There is a difference between a resurrection and a reunion. Both have their time and place in life and metal, and can either be done tastefully or not. Imagine for …
Battlefields – Thresholds Of Imbalance Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. While we spend the coming weeks (or months) taking in Wavering Radiant and deciding where it ranks in the Isis discography, the newer batch of slow-and-heavy post-metallers are releasing some exciting stuff of their own. …
Funeral Mist – Maranatha Review
Originally written by Kris Yancey “Yes, sweet is the fruit that grows from the tree of bitterness.” In no small way should the term “sleeper hit” be associated with Maranatha. After all, Arioch released it …
Old Wainds – Death Nord Kult Review
Today’s bands are doing a lot more than simply challenging the boundaries of black metal, they’re tormenting and beating the living hell out of it. Psychedelics, dulcimers, tin whistles, ambiance, mouth harps, didgeridoo’s and even …
Ulcerate – Everything Is Fire Review
originally written by Chris McDonald As modern death metal continues to push the envelope of demanding musicianship, overbearingly complex song-structures, and pristine production, one eventually has to ask, “Where do we go from here?” What …
Crescent Shield – The Stars Of Never Seen Review
I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had seen was not a rift in the clouds but the white crest of …
Vanmakt – Ad Luciferi Regnum Review
Think about the Haunted House attraction at the local county fair. The one where you ride herky-jerky in a little cart that clicks incessantly along a tiny train track. Every ten feet or so, some …