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 Dan Staige. You gotta hand it to John Gallagher. A few years ago, everyone in Dying Fetus left the band in a somewhat questionable move to form Misery Index. With Kevin Talley leading the way, …
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Marduk has always been a band that’s been better known for their live attack, as opposed to their studio material. Personally, I think their studio stuff is awesome; Swedish black …
Originally written by Russ Wallin. OSI can best be described as a progressive supergroup. The album features Jim Matheos (Fates Warning), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot, ect), Kevin Moore (Chroma Key) …
Originally written by Tim Pigeon Fresh off of seeing them destroy the NJ Metalfest, I’ve gotten the honor of reviewing Carnal Forge’s new album, The More You Suffer. The best aspect of this band is …
Originally written by Tim Pigeon It seems like just yesterday that Soilwork released Natural Born Chaos. Never a band to kick back and enjoy the scenery, they’re back with their fifth album in six years, …
Originally written by Ty Brookman Ideally for a band to mature it is essential that their material and musicianship strengthen with each release, yet at the same time not stray too far from the original …
Originally written by Gregory Bradley. Children of Bodom have just set the benchmark impossibly high for 2003 metal. Hate Crew Deathroll is so energetically melodic and thrashily brutal. For anyone disappointed with In Flames’ “Reroute …
Originally written by Dan Staige. I don’t know exactly what it was that caught my attention about this album, but upon a first listen of song content in random order, I felt compelled to wholly …
