Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Cover artwork by Old Hag] When I initially realized that Arckanum’s first album after a long hiatus—and, technically, its breakup—would be released on All Hallows’ Eve, I devised this rather cutesy and far-fetched idea to compare the entire album to …
[Album artwork / art direction by Joseph Niet / The Creative Corporation] Offering up a textbook definition of “holy crap, time flies,” Black Sabbath’s swan song, 13, was released 13 years ago, on June 7th, 2013. In a curious move, …
If you’re just now catching up, well, we’re just now catching up. Seth Buttnam and I (plus one uninvited guest) are rounding up some of our favoritest grindcore (or grind-adjacent) releases of the past however many months, since we (read: …
[Album artwork by Truls Espedal] It’s 17 albums for Enslaved now, comprising a discography I find exceptionally challenging to wrap my arms around. What’s going on here? Does anyone else forget that the relatively rote and by-the-numbers Frost is actually …
Originally written by Chris Redar In one form or another, Legion of the Damned has been around since 1990. Known as Occult before 2005, these Netherlands thrashers proceeded to release four full-lengths in three years under their new moniker. …
As expressed in part 1 of this editorial a few days ago – I am in no way embarrassed about flaunting a love for power metal. It’s a genre that delivers a much needed lift …
Originally written by Ian Chainey Some bands release records with a frequency rivaling sex-addicted polygamists sending save-the-date cards. For those busy bees, albums are easy. No sweat. Plus, they’re always finding ways to make more. …
If I had a buck for every moment someone asked me how I’m able to “tolerate power metal,” I’d probably be rolling in a fleet of Ferraris regal enough to make Yngwie’s head spin for …
TEN QUICK ODES TO MY GENERAL TERRIBLENESS: • 2013 was a banner year for death metal, yet none of it made my top ten. I am a terrible human being for not allowing Vastum‘s excellent …
As the divide between internet culture and the rest of culture yawns ever wider into a nearly unbridgeable chasm, it becomes easier and all the more tempting to speak only in ironic phrases, and to …
originally written by Juho Mikkonen Every year there is a small clutch of releases that deserve a perfect score. It’s not because they’re matchless, let alone perfect (if this triggered your brain to get stuck …
Originally written by Dean Brown. In May of this year, In The Silence re-released their debut full-length A Fair Dream Gone Mad through Sensory Records. An album of deep-set emotion and displaying an astute progressive flair; for the lack of …
