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[Cover art by Mars Triumph] Petrichor, the sixth full length album from Greece’s epic metal stalwarts Battlelore, commences with the sound of rain and an invitation to reflect. That word, “petrichor,” is a relatively new one (coined by scientists in …
To start, let’s acknowledge that you and I don’t really know each other. This means, among other things, that I can’t say what “war metal” means to you. To some extent, maybe you just throw your hands in the air …
Kia ora, compadres. Welcome to the latest edition of In Crust We Trust. Below you’ll find a bunch of ear-wrecking noise to help you process and/or drown out the 24/7 horror show currently occupying our screens. Wherever you are, and …
Cryptworm’s third LP, Infectious Pathological Waste, quite charmingly arrives at the perfect time for yours truly; the deeper, choppier musical waters I’ve been swimming in the past few weeks have made for an often rewarding but exhaustingly challenging adventure. Conversely, …
Originally written by Drew Ailes When I was hanging out with this group of guys I used to smoke pot with, I was exposed to a wide variety of radio rock/metal. From Crazy Town to Nonpoint, I heard …
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Aborted seems to have abandoned the mission statement. You know, the one the goes like … Here at Carcass Lust Inc., we pledge to bring you the highest quality facsimile …
Originally written by Tim Pigeon All good things must come to an end. As the name of the album makes clear, Sentenced is putting the band to rest after this album on their own terms. After over …
Originally written by Erik Thomas I hate to further increase this site’s plethora of ‘core related reviews, but when a band features members of Coalesce (guitarist Cory White) andToday Is The Day (drummer Marshall Kilpatric), I kinda took …
Originally written by Drew Ailes I’m going to make this review relatively short and sweet. Don’t buy this. Even if you’re into noise. Now, I think Hydrahead is a great label and everything. Don’t get …
Originally written by Drew Ailes After a slight line-up change, Boston’s The Red Chord have returned with their sophomore release, this time on Metal Blade. I always went back and forth on their first album, Fused Together In …
Originally written by Nin Chan Dear Belial, this is a scorcher of a record. The agenda here, for those of you as yet unacquainted with this veteran band, is blowtorch, bone-crushing unabashedly AMERICAN death metal …
If you’ve been a metal fan at any point during this millennium, chances are good you’ve heard of Porcupine Tree. Chances are equally good that you’ve also heard them, whether you found them on their …
