Category: Reviews

The Chronicles Of Father Robin – The Songs & Tales Of Airoea Book I: The Tale Of Father Robin (State Of Nature) Review

Cover art by Lars Bigum Kvernberg Most of us must have core memories of grand plans we made with our best buds in school. To grow up and all be cops or robbers or sports …

Cannibal Corpse – Chaos Horrific Review

[Cover art by Vince Locke, of course] Few bands can claim to have the type of impeccable track record as that of Cannibal Corpse, who for over three decades may never have written even a …

KEN Mode – VOID Review

[Cover art by Randy Ortiz] The current kings of heavy noise last graced our ears not even a year ago with NULL, which served two purposes: first, to continue KEN mode’s pretty flawless track record, …

Unruly – Hominid Review

Release #2 from Aotearoa New Zealand trio Unruly traverses the same horrible ground as the band’s 2020 debut. In this case, though, similarity is no bad thing. Reinvention isn’t on the agenda, but nor is …

Hexvessel – Polar Veil Review

In the pantheon of “ways to reveal oneself as ill-qualified to tell strangers how to feel about the latest Hexvessel album,” telling you that I last checked in on the band at the time of …

Found Sounds And Frig You Friday, Vol. 11

Fuck me, there is a LOT of music out in the world. Oh, hello. I didn’t see you come in. Why not sit down and stay for a spell? Or don’t. I’m clearly not your …

Exhumed – Beyond The Dead Review

Ordinarily, I am not someone who particularly likes surprises. But I am someone who really likes Exhumed. So I will more than happily accept this one. And of course, aside from its sudden appearance a …

Demoniac – Nube Negra Review

Language is a key to the way we think. After all, fluency is more than being able to simply translate and recite, it’s only truly achieved when one begins thinking in that language. It can, …