Category: Reviews
Kayo Dot – Blue Lambency Downward Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Although I was aware of this band’s connections with Maudlin of the Well, I had not previously heard Toby Driver’s Kayo Dot prior to wrapping my ears around Blue Lambency Downward. Needless to say, …
Witchsmeller Pursuivant – Manifest Of Evil Review
As strange as the name Witchsmeller Pursuivant sounds, it’s actually quite fitting. Swiped directly from the fifth episode of the first season of Rowan Atkinson’s Black Adder, the name embodies the not-so-serious nature of this …
Empty – The Last Breath Of My Mortal Despair (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Hailing from Spain, a country not usually recognized for its extreme metal scene, Empty have impressed this reviewer tremendously with one hell of a strong depressive black metal release. A …
Skitzo – Five Point Containment Review
After 20 years, 68 band members, 17 albums, and appearances on Judge Judy, Larry King Live, Jerry Springer, Howard Stern, Talk Soup, MTV, Ripley’s Believe it Or Not, and CNN, you’d think Skitzo would have …
Epicurean – A Consequence Of Design Review
originally written by Thomas Creager Originally released in 2006, A Consequence of Design is finding rejuvenated life in remastered and augmented form that only a newly struck record deal can bring. This re-release features, aside …
Nachtmystium – Worldfall Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. While fans await the band’s upcoming full-length Assassins: Black Meddle Pt. 1 on Century Media, Blake Judd and Co. have kindly given us this tasty little morsel in the Worldfall EP. Comprised of two new …
Battleroar – To Death And Beyond… Review
Epic metal in the classic tradition, Greece’s Battleroar evokes the heyday of Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Manilla Road, Omen, pre-prog Fates Warning and others. What little I’ve heard of earlier Battleroar efforts didn’t particularly wow me—like …
Sacrilegious Impalement – Sacrilegious Impalement Review
Originally written by Keith Fox. Wow. I was not expecting something with such generic artwork to be so good. It looks like an old school black metal release, and that’s exactly what it is – straightforward, …