Generally Impressed With Riffs
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 their sophomore album, while the …
[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 Chris McDonald This is a bizarre album. Really bizarre. We’re talking an Unexpect-level of weirdness here. Greek act Dol Ammad dub their unusual brand of music “electronic art metal” (also the name of their label), …
Originally written by Ian Chainey “I’ve found you’ve got to look back at the old things and see them in a new light.” – John Coltrane With their identities hidden by black hooded robes, the …
Originally written by Doug Moore. In my recent review of Swedish prog rock act Wolverine, I bemoaned the state of so-called progressive rock. To abbreviate the argument, I feel that prog rock has lost touch with …
originally written by Jim Brandon You have to appreciate a band that gives their fans a little something extra to enjoy. The County Medical Examiners were generous enough to imprint certain copies of Olidous Operettas …
Originally written by Jon Eardley Novembers Doom has obviously been paying attention to the ass whooping the Finns have been bestowing upon the doom/death genre and metal masses in recent years, and they aren’t gonna …
Folks, you’re safe as houses in ol’ Wino’s hands. The doom luminary (doominary?) has delivered the goods for years with classics from his work in Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Place of Skulls, and Spirit Caravan. His able collaborators on The …
Jeremy Garner’s take: The deathcore genre is without a doubt a touchy subject for a lot of people, but the fact of the matter is that the notion of heavily hardcore influenced death metal that …
Originally written by David Ochoa. Black metal. What better way for a modern warrior of the world to unwind after being out in the freezing wind? There were apprehensions–black metal for this listener is usually …
