Category: Reviews
Botch – We Are The Romans (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Originally issued in 1999, We Are the Romans was Botch’s second full-length, but to the chagrin of many, was also their last. Though the breakup occurred two years after the release of this, …
Botch – American Nervoso (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Along with Coalesce, Converge, and The Dillinger Escape Plan, Tacoma’s defunct Botch are renowned in -core circles, and are rightfully namedropped whenever anything even remotely chaotic is up for discussion. Hydra Head began reissuing their discography last …
Overkill – Immortalis Review
If anyone deserves to benefit from the current resurgence (read: commercial viability) of thrash, it’s a band like Overkill. These originators have been hard at it for two decades; not collapsing under egos and superstar expectations, …
The Living Fields – The Living Fields Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: If placed in a Hostel 2, genital removing situation and forced to name two of the best unsigned bands no one has ever heard of, I’d easily go with The Pax Cecilia and The …
Sickening Horror – When Landscapes Bled Backwards Review
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Before I begin it should be made clear that I only have a passing knowledge and appreciation of the ‘progressive death metal’ sub-genre. To be more specific, Death’s Symbolic is about as out-there …
Arch Enemy – Rise Of The Tyrant Review
Originally written by Keith Fox. I’m apparently missing out on something, because I can’t find many serious negative reviews of this album. Everyone is eating it up, calling it either a magnificent return to form …
Thurisaz – Circadian Rhythm Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: The last time I dealt with Belgium’s Thurisaz was their self released Scent of a Dream effort, which was a vaguely folk/pagan mishmash of gothic metal, black metal and melodic death metal. It …
Om – Pilgrimage Review
It would have been hard to believe that the demise of doom titans Sleep would eventually pay major dividends to fans, but here we are, gifted with two of the year’s best albums, within less than a …