Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Album artwork by James Koehnline] As much as I love and appreciate the fact that my metal foundation was fortified by growing up alongside the genre in the ‘80s as a youth, I owe a great deal of my undying …
[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 …
It’s a magical corner of the musical world where a band can combine an infectious nature with extreme oddness, and it’s in that corner that Idaho’s Seven Chains makes their home. Make no mistake about it, third album Swollen, In …
[Cover art by Claudio Elias Scialabba] Italy’s Into Darkness has been a band for approximately 15 years but is just now releasing its first full length album, Route to the Other Side, but all that time has been greatly beneficial …
Originally written by Michael Roberts. Beneath The Massacre’s first album Mechanics of Dysfunction was a technical marvel but a frustratingly sterile affair song-wise. I loved and hated it in equal measure. So now the follow-up Dystopia has landed and the …
originally written by Chris McDonald Most progressive bands eventually reach a point where their fans will become divided for good. That one album where the band in question, who has been hinting at major stylistic …
Originally written by Kris Yancey As this is my first time hearing an Omnium Gatherum album, I would like to acknowledge the band’s rocky past with the two albums following Spirits and August Light, Omnium …
Originally written by Kris Yancey Add Bison B.C. to a slowly-expanding list of great modern stoner-sludge metal bands. What makes the average sludge band a good sludge band is the art of the riff, an …
originally written by Chris McDonald Hot on the heels of Warrel Dane’s debut, Nevermore guitarist extraordinaire Jeff Loomis has graced us with a solo outing of his own. These kinds of albums can be tricky; …
It’s been a good year for thrash. Early on, we got new albums from Death Angel and Testament, and now we’re getting a new one from Destruction – how awesome is that? They raised a lot of …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Alright, this one’s been simmering in the tank for a while. Letting A Dead Heavy Day fester and swell for a decent amount of time was an act of fairness, due to …
Filmed live at London’s Hammersmith Odeon on the Among The Living tour, Oidivnikufesin (henceforth referred to as “Oidiv”) captures Anthrax at the creative peak of the 80s thrash wave, riding high on the success of …
