Galneryus – A Cry From The Sky Above Review
Look, I get it: A.I. is here and no one remembers where we put the lid to Pandora’s Box. Regardless of your stance on this divisive (?) topic, the use of A.I. art for a band as established as Galneryus …
Doedsmaghird – Omniverse Consciousness Review
Here’s a funny thing for someone ostensibly in the business of making words about sounds: sometimes I just… don’t wanna. Sure, like a desperately hungry squirrel misunderstanding the meaning of “no nut November,” sometimes I …
Ingurgitating Oblivion – Ontology Of Nought Review
[Cover art by Dmitriy Egorov] Ontology of Nought is a deeply overwhelming album. You probably already knew that, though, looking at that title, the fact that one song has 17 words in its name, or if …
Ottone Pesante – Scrolls Of War Review
[Album artwork: Alessandro Canu & Davide Chiussi] When you have as much experience with the full depth of heavy metal as does the Last Rites collective, with a few of us tallying four decades of …
The Black Dahlia Murder – Servitude Review
[Cover art by Paolo Girardi] The passing of Trevor Strnad will forever be linked to Servitude as it’s the first album to be released by The Black Dahlia Murder since that terrible day. However, I would like …
Mork – Syv Review
Deep inside my bones, I can feel death pulling me under, but not in a relaxed, far-out Dream Theater sense. Instead, the stench and gooeyness of a metaphorical swamp are dragging me down. Look, my …
Diamonds & Rust: Type O Negative – World Coming Down
SKIP IT Believe it or not, the author of this article has not always been a beacon of handsome joy. The Isaac of the late 2000s was not a man of constant sorrow, per se, …
Coffin Rot – Dreams Of The Disturbed Review
[Artwork by Wyrmrot] Coffin Rot’s newest release, Dreams of the Disturbed, is nothing short of a bowel-crushing, visceral death metal masterpiece that grabs hold of you from the first note and doesn’t let go …
Pyrrhon – Exhaust Review
[Cover art by Caroline Harrison] Unpredictability is a rather tricksy little hobbit of a thing in life. It’s awful when it comes to being in a bathroom, giving birth, or car maintenance. When it comes …