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 Patrick Dawson (ray-zohnn DET-ruh) A basic, essential purpose; a reason to exist. Despite my growing affection for the strange little corner of the musical world known as dark ambience I must admit …
As I sit here, in between CAD regens, listening to Drawn and Quartered’s opening track, I am hit by a wave of nostalgia. This stuff is so like Morbid Angel’s early material as to almost …
Originally written by Erik Thomas If you are at this site and specifically reading this review, I can assume you don’t need a history lesson about the rise and (in my opinion ) fall ofAmorphis, …
Originally written by Jeremy Garner Hymen Holocaust is the solo project of Maurice “Cliteater” of take a wild guess, Cliteater. I’ve never been a big fan of Cliteater nor am I a big fan of …
Originally written by Jeremy Garner “When Chuck Norris has sex with a man, it is not because he is gay, but because he has run out of women.” “Filming on location for Walker: Texas Ranger, …
Originally written by Patrick Dawson Following a delightful and speedy introduction in Español courtesy of some Chilean in the know, the same diabolic entrance track this band has been using for years plays and to …
Synopsis: GUITAR GODZ versus the music fans… Short Review: If you really like the sound of solos, this is your crack. The guy can definitely solo. But the pieces lack anything that makes metal cool …
Originally written by Jeremy Garner I really can’t recall ever seeing more compilations, splits, and 7” releases in my life. Hell, their back catalogue has more songs than grind sensations Agoraphobic Nosebleed. Originally released in …
