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[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 …
[Cover art by Per Spjøtvold] Want a fun way to acknowledge your own mortality? Think about how many years you’ve been listening to certain bands or albums. Of course, you, a distinguished devotee of this publication, surely engage in this practice, …
To put it mildly, I’ve been a bit sidetracked this year, so I apologize to all zero of my readers for not keeping them informed on the state of grindcore as I see it. Thankfully, I have some conscientious compatriots …
[Cover Artwork by Julia Proszowska] Something about the internet that only occurred to me recently is that it’s changed the way we think about death. Like just about everything else, the very notion of death has lost so much of …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell A new Khold record is, well, a new Khold record. Fans of the band know what to expect by now, as they’ve been rocking to the same groove ever since the slightly-grimmer, slightly-cooler Masterpiss of …
Just when you thought all the possible band names ending in “ation” were used up, along comes Norway’s Execration. With a name like Execration, I will give you one guess as to what style of …
originally written by Thomas Creager A Storm of Light is a post-metal/doom outfit, a genre I am innovatively labeling “post-doom”. I know, I’ve blazed a few trails in my day. Anyway, as you could probably …
Originally written by Kris Yancey Okay, I came into this album with some expectations; some were met, and others missed well below the mark. Who told Negative Reaction vocalist Ken E. Bones that he was …
Originally written by Brady Humbert. Ah, Motorhead. Though the argument for Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, and Iron Maiden can certainly weigh in with much clout, the impact Lemmy and co. have made since 1975 cannot be denied by any stretch. There …
There is not a whole lot to say about Italy’s Tystnaden that would be of significance to the average metal fan. Their sound leans towards the Finnish end of the Scandinavian spectrum, a la bands …
Originally written by Jordan Campbell This may be wildly off-the-mark, but I’m willing to bet that there isn’t a high demand among discerning music fans to hear a Christian metalcore version of Widow. Shit, there isn’t …
Originally written by Doug Moore. I’m not entiiiiiiiiiiiiirely clear on the story behind this particular iteration of Ulcerate’s The Coming of Genocide. As near as I can tell, the original The Coming of Genocide was a four-song EP that …
