Category: Reviews
U.S. Christmas – Eat The Low Dogs Review
Originally written by Brady Humbert. U.S. Christmas hails from Marion, North Carolina and are on Neurot Recordings, even though their retro sound would make them sound more like a band suitable for Meteor City. There is nothing …
Darkthrone – Frostland Tapes Reivew
Darkthrone. Death Metal. Probably not an association you would normally make. Most fans of underground metal probably know that Darkthrone started as a death metal band, but they went on to far greater fame for …
Architects – Ruin Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. I’d heard and read good things about this UK band’s sophomore effort when it was originally released last year. Now that Century Media have kindly taken on Architects for wider distribution, we can now …
Darkspace – Darkspace III Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Before I begin, I should warn you: If you are looking for something catchy and intense to bang your head to in the car on the way to work, don’t …
HammerFall – Masterpieces Review
Following up a 2-disc best-of collection with a covers collection? I’m not quite sure what is up with HammerFall these days. Less than a year after releasing Steel Meets Steel – Ten Years of Glory, they bring us …
Exit Wounds – Exit Wounds Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Poland’s Exit Wounds return with thirty rounds of brutal grindcore done the old way. Forget the song-oriented approach of latter-day Nasum or the horror movie atmospherics of Pig Destroyer, Exit Wounds is simply speed and spit all …
Velnias – Sovereign Nocturnal Review
Originally written by Brady Humbert. I’ll preface this review by explaining that this album, in fact, is primed for album of the year for me. The best piece of atmospheric metal I’ve yet to hear this …
Porkfarm – Blood Harvest Review
England’s Porkfarm unleash their Deepsend debut EP. Blood Harvest is a blistering blast of gory death/grind that blends dashes of early Gorerotted with a host of classic death metal acts and some grindcore dirtiness to boot. What …