Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Artwork by Caroline Harrison] “Nonsense” opens with a slow fade-in of distorted guitars and seismic drums — the chaos before the swarm. It’s a trick of the trade, the extreme metal equivalent of a camera operator calling out “speed” before …
[Cover artwork by Luca “Zeero” Zironi] There was always something uniquely charming about Konquest’s brand of traditional heavy metal—an almost whimsical breeziness that still felt like a near perfect balance of playful and substantive. A long-lost Italian cousin to Sweden’s …
[Cover art by Beyond Art] There are bad musical moods, and then there’s Mylingar. Over the course of the last decade this group of anonymous Swedes has concocted the type of ill-meaning black/death that makes Diocletian seem like a Care …
[Cover artwork by Subhuman at Desert Dungeon] Let’s talk about our love for quirky metal. Okay, sure, any definable level of ‘quirk’ is obviously subjective, but I’m guessing you know we’re not talking about the guy who loves The Black …
Originally written by Dan Staige. Department of Health Office of Chief Medical Examiner Autopsy # 666-88 Date: June 16, 2008 Time: 4:36 AM Autopsy authorized and performed by Dr. Daniel Staige. Post Mortem evaluation of Aborted: Strychnine.213 Preliminary evaluation: …
Originally written by Keith Fox. Celestia is the project of Noktu, owner of Drakkar Productions and member of depressive French black metallers Mortifera along with Neige. The band has been around since 1995 but this is only their second …
Swedish death metal act Deranged is back for the final installment of their fifteen-year career. Between the time this album was released and the time I wrote this review, in the face of line-up changes, …
originally written by Chris McDonald Despite their horrible moniker and played-out cover art concept, 21 Lucifers have released one of the most flat-out visceral albums I’ve heard so far this year. In The Name Of… …
originally written by Jim Brandon In this time of retro thrash and monotonous breakdowns everywhere you turn, it’s pretty cool that Century Media still remains faithful to some black metal, even more so when the …
Originally written by Tim Pigeon Portugal’s veteran goth/black metallers Moonspell have not missed a step as they approach their 3rd decade of existence. In fact, I feel that Night Eternal might be their most complete work to date, possibly excepting the …
I love grindcore. I love it lots. I love it long time. As I listen to The Way Of All Flesh, which I have done multiple times daily since I got it, the first two …
Originally written by Keith Fox. 2008 has been good for folk metal devotees so far, especially fans of the Finnish scene. Not only did Moonsorrow release their awesome and epic Tulimyrsky EP, but the Paganfest tour rolled through Europe …
