Category: Reviews
Sapthuran/Leviathan – Split Review
Originally written by Ian Duncan-Brown. Sapthuran: Ah, this is truly the very best kind of modern black metal. Instead of taking the droning approach employed by much of the scene, Sapthuran’s sound is built upon riffs, …
Beyond Fear – Self Titled Review
Tim “Ripper” Owens is a real trooper. Plucked from relative obscurity out of Winter’s Bane and a Judas Priest cover band to front the metal gods, he went on to sing on two studio albums …
Jesu – Silver Review
I didn’t pick this EP for review. I didn’t roll it randomly with my magic reviewer 20 sided DnD dice. This is not really my review at all. But what got me on this site, …
Black Cobra – Bestial Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. As pleasantly thick as Mariah Carey, Black Cobra’s first full-length, a heavy slab of doom/sludgecore, sees guitarist/vocalist Jason Landrian and drummer Rafael Martinez not only paying tribute but contributing to a …
Melvins – Houdini Live 2005: A Live History Of Gluttony And Lust Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. As a longhaired, greasy teenager I grasped the Melvin’s Houdini with feverish hands, like it was a secret passage of the Bible intended specifically for the sons of atheist parents. Kurt Cobain’s legend …
Kampfar – Kvass Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. With little knowledge or experience in black metal, I am not the most ideal candidate for reviewing a Kampfar album. None of my top 10 albums of all time would come from …
Temple Of Baal – Traitors To Mankind Review
I am unfond of Christianity and some of the people who practice it, as well. So something does appeal to me about the single mindedness of some black metal acts. In true metal fashion they …
Enslaved – Ruun Review
Matthew Cooper’s take: More often than not, the word “progressive” is used as a locator, a sonic line of demarcation, rather than an actual meaningful descriptor. The word is tailor made for Enslaved, a band …