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[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, …
Photo by Nicolás Ramirez Without letting the story get too much in the way of the plot (which I will inevitably do anyway): Here is the part where I tell you Chilean metal rules. I …
Alright, kids, it’s June, the weather is good, and I’m taking my niece and nephew to play mini-golf. I love you guys, but I’ve got better shit to do, so I’m keeping this brief. It’s …
[Cover artwork by Jerry Hionis] Here is a random drawing intended as a crude visual representation of Violence Inherent in the System: «» If you, like me, were lucky enough to grow up in Cleveland …
Maiden-inspired bands are a dime a dozen. Rarer are the more directly inspired Maiden bands – you know, the ones that actually sound like Maiden – playing at a level as high as Chile’s Lucifer’s …
[Cover art by Wes Benscoter] The Danish/Turkish quartet Hyperdontia made a gnarly splash in the metal scene with the one-two punch of the Abhorrence Veil EP, followed promptly by the debut of full-length Nexus of …
Let’s get an unfortunate truth out of the way – I’m a sucker for a solo project. There’s a romance to them, no? The lone wolf, armed with ideas too fierce (or perhaps too rigid) …
You ever twist yourself up into a contortionist’s knot and then bash yourself repeatedly in the skull with a crowbar for about a half-hour at a time? No, of course you don’t. I mean, why …
Vendel’s full length debut Out in the Fields is the type of album that creates a bit of a headache in terms of giving it a truly accurate description, and yours truly has certainly struggled …
