Category: Reviews
Centinex – World Declension Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. Reviewing a band such as Centinex is always a pleasure; it’s damn near a guarantee that I won’t be disappointed with what I hear. I might even thoroughly enjoy it and think …
Freakazo!d – Allarme Rosso… Attacco Della Terra Review
“Freakazoid” was a mid-90s cartoon about a teen named Dexter who was transformed into a crazy superhero thanks to some sort of weird computer virus. The blue-skinned, big-haired Freakazoid combined the typical Warner Bros. comedy …
Twilight – Twilight Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Is it safe to come out now? Ever since I heard the first few notes of Twilight, I’ve been hiding under my bed. For BM fans, the culmination of some of …
Yob – The Unreal Never Lived Review
Geez, for a band that spends a fair amount of time playing so slowly, YOB sure works quickly. Beginning with their sophomore effort in 2003, not a year has gone by without another offering of mountainous modern …
Animosity – Empires Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. Black Market Activities’ Animosity (like most BMA bands) resides somewhere in the grey area that is the constantly debated and always illusive intersection of metal and hardcore. As bands like Despised Icon, the Black …
Circus Maximus – The First Chapter Review
Prog-metal is a tough genre. On the one hand, you usually have amazing musicianship. On the other hand, you usually have very long tracks that are either so good that they aren’t long enough, or …
Light This City – Remains Of The Gods Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance This band sounds like a lot of bands you’ve heard before. At the Gates, Carcass, Testament, maybe a dash of the more epic styling of Detonation. They’re called Light This …
Epica – We Will Take You With Us Review
Originally written by Harley Carlson. Like anyone else who has ever stumbled upon a band for the first time, I initially knew virtually nothing about this atmospheric goth outfit from the Netherlands other than the …