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 …
Cover Ups – 12 Tunes Improved By Metal
Ah, the cover song, that most mixed of bags… Broadly, cover tunes fall into three categories — 1) re-recordings of influential numbers, sometimes largely unimaginative in their faithfulness to the source material, but as often …
Evoken – Beneath The Frozen Soil And Evoken Split
I have a very serious question to pose to you all: Was the Disney film Fantasia integral to your childhood? If so, then you can probably join me now in connecting most of metal’s subgenres …
Earth – Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light 1 Review
Dylan Carlson’s Earth is the closest thing to a genuine glacier that music can offer. Sure, plenty of other bands take a similarly crawling approach, but Carlson’s project has been inching its way down the mountain …
Cruachan – Blood On The Black Robe Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Much like its semi-kindred spirit power metal, epic folk metal often walks a fine line between cheesy and bad-ass, where a few misplaced slips of the foot can land the …
Weedeater – Jason… The Dragon Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Despite not being a huge fan of sludgy doom metal, something about Weedeater has always been peculiarly endearing to me. Maybe its the sense of humor that comes through in …
Havok – Time Is Up Review
As the so-called “thrash revival” begins to recede over the horizon, we can start to notice the cream bands of the crop rising to the top. One such act is Denver’s Havok, who with 2009’s …
Saille – Irreversible Decay Review
It is no small secret that symphonic black metal has been in a lull for several years now. Really, calling it a lull is far too nice. A more accurate statement would be to say …
Deicide – To Hell With God Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas So it appears that Glen Benton has gotten all the personal, anti-marriage, anti-wife and divorce bullshit that filled the In Torment In Hell awfulness of 2008’s lame ‘Til Death Do Us …