Category: Reviews
In Flames – Come Clarity Review
Dave Pirtle’s take: Good news – this ain’t Soundtrack To Your Escape Bad news – this ain’t The Jester Race And you know what? You just might like it anyway. I’ve already seen this album called a …
Himsa – Hail Horror Review
Originally written by Ben Graves. I hate reviewing albums that I’m indifferent to, and Himsa’s Hail Horror, the followup to 2003’s Courting Tragedy And Disaster, falls squarely into that category. Hail Horror isn’t an awful release by any stretch of …
Hate – Anaclasis: A Haunting Gospel Of Malice & Hatred Review
Originally written by Jeremy Garner Well damn, it seems Poland has done it again. Not one to rest on their laurels for long, Hate are back on the Polish scene after 2003’s release Awakening of …
Vore – Maleficus Review
Originally written by Patrick Dawson For the uninitiated, the cult status of 2001’s Lord of Storms cemented this band as American death metal heavy hitters; it also raised the bar of expectation considerably for their …
Eternity Void – To Conjure Black Circles Review
Synopsis: Zero bullshit Black Thrash, well performed and produced… Review: This is a breath of fresh air. Well, the putrid stench of decadence is probably more accurate, but after some of the garbage wafting its way …
Gojira – From Mars To Sirius Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance A thunderous and intrepid mixture of modern extreme metal styles. It’s overlong in some points and underwritten in others, but there’s brilliance here as well. For fans of Strapping Young Lad, Messhugah, Darkane, …
Green Carnation – The Acoustic Verses Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon As you can read on the Green Carnation interview posted here, Tchort and Co. decided to write and release an all-acoustic album in commemoration of 15 years in business. In that 15 …
Coprofago – Unorthodox Creative Criteria Review
After being impressed by 2000’s Genesis, I’ve been on the lookout for the new effort from Chile’s Coprofago. And I am not a patient man. After a lengthy recording hiatus, the band returned last year with Unorthodox Creative …