Category: Reviews
Subrosa – Strega Review
From the metal as hell I Hate comes the, uh, so not metal as hell second album from Salt Lake City’s SubRosa. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a distinctly arid, desert-doom quality to this album, but if I …
Jex Thoth – Jex Thoth Review
Originally written by Keith Fox. Alchemical doom. That’s the tag I read the lead vocalist use to describe California-based Jex Thoth’s sound in a Decibel Magazine piece on the band. Sounds about right. I don’t love genre tags, but this band …
Belphegor – Bondage Goat Zombie Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Austria’s Belphegor have slowly become the Amon Amarth/Dismember/Bolt Thrower of their chosen goat obsessed black/death metal with seven albums of blistering if similar fury to their name and album number seven does not disappoint. Review: …
Testament – The Formation Of Damnation Review
Madman’s take: What a long strange trip it’s been for Testament to get to this point. It started back in 1999 with the release of The Gathering, a snarling beast of a thrash album that was …
Kiuas – The New Dark Age Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I’ve never been a real power metal fan. My only passing interest is that I am going to patent the name “Dragonsex” to form my own mock power metal …
Torche – Meanderthal Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell After what has seemed like an eternity, the shroud of Minnesota’s prolonged winter is finally lifting. Within these northern climes, there are precious few months where the sun shines brightly …
Dead Man – Euphoria Review
Pssst! C’mere, I have a little secret… Not all hippie music is bad. Sure, I’d rather eat a box full of rotted tacks than subject my ears to Phish, but as is often the case …
Lurker Of Chalice – Lurker Of Chalice (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald I was more relieved than a fat kid who got out of gym class when I found out that Southern Lord was finally re-releasing the lone Lurker Of Chalice album …