Generally Impressed With Riffs
The one and only concession I will make to any Cradle of Filth haters out there in the course of this review is that a pretty decent burn on Dani Filth’s get-up in the promo photo for the Filthlings ca. …
There’s an old Cherokee proverb my grandma used to paraphrase: Inside each of us, there are two wolves. One is evil, representing anger, envy, greed, arrogance, resentment, lies, and ego. The other is good, representing joy, peace, love, hope, humility, …
[Cover artwork by Loni Gillum of Minerva’s Menagerie and RWAKE] There are lyrics in “The Return of Magik,” the title track of Rwake’s sixth album and first in almost 14 years, with variable payloads. Two examples. One: “Beyond the opposites …
[Cover artwork by Jared Fleming] “One of the great things about New York is that if you ever need dead baby eels, you can get them here. Also, there is opera.” – Dave Barry Full disclosure: I have had a …
Originally written by Russ Wallin. For years Dokken was a popular act and nearly every bar band had at least one Dokken song on their play list. I couldn’t even tell you how many times …
Originally written by Tim Pigeon After exploding onto the scene in 2000, Virginia’s Lamb of God finally return to the fray with one of the most anticipated albums of the year, As the Palaces Burn. …
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett It isn’t too hard to come across a band that embodies the true essence of black metal these days, but to come across a band that is actually worth listening …
Originally written by Ty Brookman Opeth return with the second installment of the Nacksving/Fredman recordings. Of the two, Damnation was the album that had my interest peaked and expectations basically off the scale. Yeah, Deliverance …
Originally written by Gregory Bradley. Anthrax’s highly anticipated new album has finally graced my ears. Some are hailing it as the great return to form, whilst others are condemning Anthrax to a fate worse than …
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett The Norwegian scene has spawned some of the most extreme bands, and also some of the strangest. Solefald happens to fall under the latter. Featuring members of Borknagar, this experimental, …
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Let me start off by saying I’ve been listening to Cradle probably longer than just about any other extreme metal band I listen to, but the idea of a new …
Originally written by Tim Pigeon God has really done it this time. I don’t know what he did, but whatever it was, it sure pissed off the guys in Vital Remains. In an act of …
