Category: Reviews
Omnium Gatherum – The Redshift Review
Originally written by Kris Yancey As this is my first time hearing an Omnium Gatherum album, I would like to acknowledge the band’s rocky past with the two albums following Spirits and August Light, Omnium …
Bison B.C. – Quiet Earth Review
Originally written by Kris Yancey Add Bison B.C. to a slowly-expanding list of great modern stoner-sludge metal bands. What makes the average sludge band a good sludge band is the art of the riff, an …
Jeff Loomis – Zero Order Phase Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Hot on the heels of Warrel Dane’s debut, Nevermore guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Loomis has graced us with a solo outing of his own. These kinds of albums can be tricky; …
Destruction – D.E.V.O.L.U.T.I.O.N. Review
It’s been a good year for thrash. Early on, we got new albums from Death Angel and Testament, and now we’re getting a new one from Destruction – how awesome is that? They raised a lot of …
Poisonblack – A Dead Heavy Day Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Alright, this one’s been simmering in the tank for a while. Letting A Dead Heavy Day fester and swell for a decent amount of time was an act of fairness, due to …
Anthrax – Oidivnikufesin (DVD) Review
Filmed live at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on the Among The Living tour, Oidivnikufesin (henceforth referred to as “Oidiv”) captures Anthrax at the creative peak of the 80s thrash wave, riding high on the success of …
Deeply Confused – Isolated Review
I’ll open the review with what you’re all already thinking: Deeply Confused is among the lamest band names I’ve heard of late. I’m sure they hear that quite a bit, although apparently not often enough …
Exodus – Let There Be Blood Review
Going into this without having heard a single one of these re-recorded versions of the Bonded By Blood classics, I was fairly certain this record didn’t need to exist. Like a lot of old farts, …