Category: Reviews
Eisenhand – Fires Within Review
Whether it’s a product of conditioning or a reflection of the fighting spirit of humanity, we tend to have a penchant for rooting for the underdog. So many protagonists in modern storytelling have their tales …
Silver Lake By Esa Holopainen Review
[Cover artwork by Metastazis] Most of us have been around the game long enough to recognize that a modest amount of caution may be advised when approaching solo albums from metal artists. Yes, they’ve often …
Silver Talon – Decadence And Decay Review
There’s a lot to like about Silver Talon, not the least of which is that the band manages to get the most out of its three guitarists. And while the Portland, Oregon-based band may have …
Terminalist – The Great Acceleration Review
Self-described genre tags are always a mixed bag. On the one hand, many bands don’t conform to the pre-existing parameters of whatever style or sub-style, but on the other hand, the reason those styles and …
Hagel ‒ Veneration of the Black Light Review
The African elephant has the longest known gestation period of any animal on our Blue Dot at about 645 days, which isn’t too far away from rounding up to an even two years. It takes …
Dordeduh – Har Review
[Cover Art by Costin Chioreanu] For those unfamiliar with the history of Dordeduh, the band formed from the splintering of the original trio behind Negură Bunget in 2009. After having released their now-iconic album Om …
Big|Brave – Vital Review
[Front cover artwork / photo by Big|Brave] All glory to Iommi that metal is as chimerical and unconventional as it so very often is, because the last year+ has obviously provided enough harrowing spectacle that …
Nekromantheon – Visions Of Trismegistos Review
Traveler, welcome. I can see by the tokens you carry that it has been a long journey and a hard one to find your way to [my ancient realm]*. A fey and hardy sort you …