Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Cover art by Mars Triumph] Petrichor, the sixth full length album from Greece’s epic metal stalwarts Battlelore, commences with the sound of rain and an invitation to reflect. That word, “petrichor,” is a relatively new one (coined by scientists in …
To start, let’s acknowledge that you and I don’t really know each other. This means, among other things, that I can’t say what “war metal” means to you. To some extent, maybe you just throw your hands in the air …
Kia ora, compadres. Welcome to the latest edition of In Crust We Trust. Below you’ll find a bunch of ear-wrecking noise to help you process and/or drown out the 24/7 horror show currently occupying our screens. Wherever you are, and …
Cryptworm’s third LP, Infectious Pathological Waste, quite charmingly arrives at the perfect time for yours truly; the deeper, choppier musical waters I’ve been swimming in the past few weeks have made for an often rewarding but exhaustingly challenging adventure. Conversely, …
[Cover art by Caroline Harrison] It’s always a nice little treat when a lyric feels capable of summarizing an album. For Weeping Sore’s sophomore album, the line “The sludge in my veins, the color of …
Ah, the life of the grinder, where you wait patiently for one of your most-anticipated releases of the year… and it’s finally here… and it’s fourteen minutes long. But hey, at least, these are fourteen …
[Artwork by Santiago Francisco Jarramillo] Drummer Trynt Kelly’s feet are flying. That’s one point of interest on Devouring Darkness, Unmerciful’s fourth full-length, and that point is like an industrial sewing machine needle turbo-embroidering your ear …
There’s a short story by the English author P.G. Wodehouse called “The Purity of the Turf” that I think about a lot. Well, to be honest, it’s mostly the title of the story that frequently …
Who knew the end times could be so much fun? Well… not these times. Not that we’re literally living out the end of days; although, what better sign of the times than the plausibility that …
It might be hard to believe at this point, considering the band’s gargantuan stature in the music industry, but Meshuggah had rather humble beginnings. Take their 1989 self-titled debut EP, for example. It had much …
[Cover artwork by Johannes Huemer, vocalist of Venator] Dial the clock back to when we last gathered here in the hallowed halls of The Temple of Trad Metal and you will recall our focus was …
[Cover art by Nick Blinko] A lot of credit should be given for simply understanding the assignment, and credit Blood Monolith for doing exactly that. This band plays death metal, and they do so with …
