Category: Reviews
Eidulon – Idolatriae Review
I travel for a living, and as I was listening to this record, planning my angle of approach to this very review, I found myself on the road again, this time traveling through a particularly …
The Dead – Nocturnal Funeral Review
It seems it was only weeks ago that I read Erik Thomas’s review of The Dead’s self titled debut. As it turns out, it was only weeks ago. Obsidian Records was apparently a year or …
Unearth – The March Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Now that the party-crashing hipsters have well and truly deserted it for whatever this month’s flavor is, for those of us who still love our metalcore it’s time to clean …
Kill The Client – Cleptocracy Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell There was a time, roughly 2-3 years ago, that Willowtip was absolutely unfuckwithable. The label put out a handful of records that would set the standard for the death metal to come …
Darkthrone – Dark Thrones And Black Flags Review
Things seem to be going pretty well in the Darkthrone camp. Nocturno and family are tucked away in the middle of Nowhere, Norway doing cozy-cuddly family things, and Fenriz is living comfortably enough to toss …
Maruta – In Narcosis Review
Originally written by Sasha Horn Self-professed “abrasive grind/powerviolence” trio drops debut album, In Narcosis, and succeeds in both being abrasive and powerfully violent. What else is new. Maruta have left the kind of impression that …
Beneath The Massacre – Dystopia Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Beneath The Massacre’s first album Mechanics of Dysfunction was a technical marvel but a frustratingly sterile affair song-wise. I loved and hated it in equal measure. So now the follow-up Dystopia has landed and the …
Enslaved – Vertebrae Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Most progressive bands eventually reach a point where their fans will become divided for good. That one album where the band in question, who has been hinting at major stylistic …