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[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. Cheat sheet for mid-term exam “Malevolent Creation – Doomsday X” Class: Modern Metal Professor: Bob Smith Malevolent Creation: “Doomsday X” Mid term exam Multiple choice/ fill in blank/ true or false 1. Of …
Originally written by Jeremy Garner This album review has been rather painful for me. Not because I’d rather be throwing back a couple of beers, but more or less because we have a thirteen song …
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: With the licensing/distribution agreement with the UK’s Siege of Amida Records, USA’s Candlelight Records Division finally have some quality deathcore on their roster, and I’ve been getting my head beaten in by …
It certainly wouldn’t be surprising to see any of the 2007 efforts from Nile, Immolation or Mithras hit death metal enthusiasts’ top-ten lists at year-end, but New Jersey’s dyad of vìkingr’s, Helcaraxë (Helcar-AK-say: from Tolkien’s …
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Here it is. It’s the new album from The Red Chord and it’s slightly better than Clients. Will you lot shut the fuck up now? Review: All messing around aside, I’ll admit Clients was …
Originally written by Tyler Wagnon. Like many albums released by the At a Loss camp, Scream Of The Iron Iconoclast is an explorative, largely instrumental album seemingly tailor-made for those that indulge in the occasional bong rip. Stinking Lizaveta aren’t exactly …
Originally written by Jon Eardley It’s no secret that as a part of our never ending mission to steer you toward music worth your time and hard-earned dollar, we here at Metal Review have to …
Originally written by Keith Fox. Do you like beer? Then you should like Tervaskanto. Korpiklaani has always been considered something of a good times metal band, one that, like Finntroll prior to their most recent release, should be respected for …
