Category: Reviews
Katharos – Of Lineages Long Forgotten Review
[Cover Art by Elinor Kantor] As someone who has relapsed into a full-tilt addiction to video games, it is fascinating to find all the different types of YouTube videos that exist to discuss aspects of …
G-Anx / Filthy Christians – Split Review
History is important. Some old guy whose name I forgot* once said something about how those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, which is one of the few reasons I’m pretty …
Serpentent – Mother Of Light Review
[Cover artwork by Anne K. O’Neill] —The sounds of a heaving ocean joined by the familiar creak of a gnarled ship // An ol’ sea dog barely lit by a weary lantern flame recounts a …
Survival Instinct – Fatal Venin Review
So the first question that comes to mind when I look at this absurd and kind of awesome cover art is: Is this a gigantic cobra… or a very smol man? The second question, of …
Kaleidobolt – This One Simple Trick Review
As Monty Python would say, and now for something completely different. Metal is a wonderfully massive umbrella term that covers an astounding variety of musical styles to suit nearly any mood. We use it to …
Blast Rites #8: Pulmonary Fibrosis – Pulmonologists Review
When I was in junior high, I had a music class wherein I had to “learn” to “play” the recorder. To say that I did poorly at that task was probably a notable understatement, and …
Symphonity – Marco Polo: The Metal Soundtrack Review
With its third full-length release, Symphonity has the attention of an audience that is hangry for something to sink its teeth into. Outside of New Horizon’s Gate of the Gods and Stray Gods’ Storm the …
I Am the Night ‒ While the Gods Are Sleeping Review
[Cover art by Kristian “Necrolord” Wåhlin] The Grand World of Heavy Metal Music is no stranger to works of tribute, typically to an era or sound or Days of Yore, but sometimes bands zero in …