Category: Reviews
Minsk – Out Of A Center Which Is Neither Dead Nor Alive Review
When members of Illinois’ Minsk are asked why they chose to name their band after a city in Belarus (which should happen, oh, just about every single interview for the rest of their lives), they speak about …
Flotsam and Jetsam – Dreams Of Death Review
The long-serving Flotsam and Jetsam return a little older and weathered, but steadfast in their role among the keepers of the flame. Like most, I became interested in F&J in 1987, when nearly all metal fans were ravenous for …
Beneath The Massacre – Evidence Of Inequity Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Man, talk about a landslide. In the previous Mp3 War, Beneath the Massacre laid waste to both Ritual Carnage and Slowmotion Apocalypse with minuscule resistance. Furthermore, after spinning Evidence of Inequity numerous times, I can see why. However …
Chimaira – Self Titled Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon After completely turning the sophomore slump on its head and winning my most-improved band award of 2003, Ohio’s Chimaira have returned for their 3rd Roadrunner release. They are back with more of the …
Darkest Hour – Undoing Ruin Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. I’ve heard it said that this American five-piece is doing “nothing groundbreaking, nothing exciting.” What’s more groundbreaking and exciting in a bloated melodic death scene than a release that stands …
Nevermore – Enemies Of Reality (Remixed) Review
Originally written by Patrick Dawson With the release of This Godless Endeavor it seems only appropriate that the patched up version of an album that didn’t quite get a fair shake the first time around …
Obituary – Frozen In Time Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Like a lot of metal fans my age, I heard most of my keystone albums after their creators stopped creating. So, there’s this disconnect between myself and many of the …
A Life Once Lost – Hunter Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. Anyone who’s tried to express an idea via words or music is familiar with the frustration of translation errors from one medium to the other. No matter how perfectly formulated …