Generally Impressed With Riffs
[Cover art by Quinn Henderson] You’re familiar with the term, “unc,” right? If not, it generally refers to a washed up older feller whose personality in large part revolves around extravagantly performing confusion and/or displeasure at the mere notion of …
[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 …
originally written by Jim Brandon I have this thing about albums that are peppered with incessant movie samples: I hate them, and think they’re fucking stupid. So why the hell did I pick Graf Orlock’s …
Originally written by Jeremy Garner Ever heard Internal Suffering? If so, great, you know pretty much the broad direction taken on Perception of Hate, but whereas with Internal Suffering there’s a strong emphasis on unrelenting …
originally written by Jim Brandon Always up for trying new things, The Fall Of An Empire from France’s Fairyland sat unclaimed for long enough, so I figured “why not?” and decided to give it a whirl. …
originally written by Jim Brandon As a reviewer, it’s easy to become jaded and bitter when inundated with stockpiled metal. When it comes to black metal, there’s a lot to be bitter about since among …
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Though my memory of Phazm’s debut – Hate at First Seed – is fuzzy at best, I don’t recall it being quite as varied as this one. Antebellum Death ‘N Roll is entertaining and different, …
Originally written by Jason Jordan. The prospect of another Moonsorrow full-length so soon after the monstrous Verisäkeet was enough to keep me focused on the new one’s release date months before it arrived. And what a payoff! The fifth …
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Lazare and Cornelius return for part two of their Icelandic Odyssey and it basically is on par with the high quality of part one, Red For Fire. Review: Though I often think …
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: Say what you want about Manowar-they put on one hell of a show and their lavish DVD perfectly captures the band in their element: in front of their fans. Review: …
