Category: Reviews
Borknagar – Origin Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. I have to admit I was disappointed when Borknagar announced plans to record an all-acoustic record, because, if anything, I’m hoping they’ve got another Empiricism up their collective sleeve. Like their past endeavors, Origin ushers in …
Blut Aus Nord – Metamorphosis Of Realistic Theories (MoRT)
Over the past couple years, a lot of American critics and fans have commented on France’s recent burgeoning and impressive contributions to metal, and one of the albums that’s often cited in examples of this …
The Melvins – (A) Senile Animal Review
I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Not only are Buzz Osbourne and Dale Crover the founding members of the Melvins, they’re also soulless wraiths that have survived for centuries by feeding on …
Leatherwolf – World Asylum Review
Leatherwolf? Nah, really? What the hell am I doing here? Bobbing my head? To LEATHERWOLF? What the fuck? That was six rhetorical questions in a row, for those of you keeping score. A band that …
Totimoshi – Ladron Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. I agreed wholeheartedly with Mooring’s assessment of Totimoshi’s ¿Mysterioso? (2001). The Crucial Blast reissue (2005) of their second full-length served as my introduction too, and though I commended the quirkiness of ¿Mysterioso?, I felt the word …
Harkonin – Ghanima Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Harkonin make the wise decision of not having their primary influences made explicit on either their website or their Myspace page. So, while I can’t take the easy way out and …
Trivium – The Crusade Review
Chris Sessions’ take: Trivium, then? OK, so what are my impressions? Not my cup o Joe, sailor. This is just more of the same shit I have been hoping to avoid reviewing for about a …
Insomnium – Above The Weeping World Review
originally written by Jim Brandon I’ve only been able to briefly hear Insomnium’s In The Halls Of Awaiting and Since The Day It All Came Down until fairly recently, and after more concentrated listening I …