Godless – Adversus Parousia Review
[Cover art by Fenomeno Design] Did you know that Chile is pretty darn good at death metal? If not, you must be new around these parts, in which case, I say, welcome friend! We’re glad to have you here and …
Leatherhead – Leatherhead Review
[Cover art by Mario E. Lopez M.] Big props to bands whose sound can’t remotely be predicted based on the other activities of their members. Take today’s subject, Greece’s Leatherhead. This is five dudes with …
R.I.P. Paul Di’Anno: 1958 – 2024
It feels like a million years ago now, but sometime in my 7th grade year, I went to a Turtle’s Records & Tapes and bought my very first-ever heavy metal cassette, which was Iron Maiden’s …
Carnosus – Wormtales Review
[Cover art by Timon Kokott] It’s fair to be a bit nervous about quality whenever a band releases full-length albums in back-to-back years. That quick-turn approach can leave you wondering if inspiration was truly firing …
Bütcher – On Fowl Of Tyrant Wing Review
A good thing about the internet: greater accessibility and democratization of information. A shit thing about the internet: it kinda turns everyone into a smug bastard. Do you think you know what On Fowl Of …
Immortal Bird – Sin Querencia Review
[Cover art by Kikyz1313] Prolificacy is an oft-lauded trait for bands in the metal world. We are constant consumers on the lookout for more tasty morsels to glut our filthy musical maws, so bands that …
Deadform – Entrenched In Hell Review
[Cover artwork by Judd Hawk] . . Just… Because… We’re old… And gray… Doesn’t… Mean… We’ll go… Away… Just. Because. We’re old. And gray. Doesn’t. Mean. We’ll go. Away. JUST BECAUSE WE’RE OLD AND GRAY, …
Mother Of Graves – The Periapt Of Absence Review
Smoke rises from a dirty ashtray and drifts over the side table toward the yellowing windows. September has bled into October, unusually warm, and time seems to have stopped altogether. Day after day, the same. …
Life Abuse – Systematization Review
“We’re all doing life abuse, Manny” said my colleague. And it’s true. Life has fucked us all up this way and that way. Some of us have had financial abuse. Some have had physical abuse. …