Hanternoz – A Hed An Noz, A Noz, A Noz Review
[Cover art by Joanna Maeyens] Have you ever seen a storm roll in over a lake? Even better, one rolling in over a lake at sunset? Seeing a wall of pouring drops appear on the other side of a body …
Darkest Hour – Hidden Hands Of A Sadist Nation Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon With Darkest Hour’s new release, Hidden Hands of a Sadist Nation, I hope that the whole “are they metal or hardcore?” debate can finally be put to rest. One listen …
Omnium Gatherum – Spirits And August Light Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon Omnium Gatherum have released a winner of an album that manages to breath life into the melodic death genre. It’s exhilarating to see a band bring a fresh perspective to …
Type O Negative – Life Is Killing Me Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Type O Negative is a band that I’ve been a long time fan of, and needless to say, I couldn’t wait to hear their new album, Life is Killing Me. …
Bathory – Nordland II Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Once a band very relevant to the underground scene, Bathory had fallen on the back burner nearly a decade ago. They have influenced countless black metal bands with their early …
The Gathering – Souvenirs Review
Originally written by Russ Wallin. The Gathering is an eclectic sort of group that have brought various combinations of musical styles to a mainstream audience. The Gathering has been releasing albums for over ten years …
Enslaved – Below The Lights Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett It seems like just yesterday Enslaved released Monumension, and yet here I sit with a copy of their latest Viking Black Metal effort in my hands, Below the Lights. Unfortunately, …
Aeternus – A Darker Moment Review
Originally written by Gregory Bradley. Pure old-school death metal. No frills, no bullshit, just a pure, unrelenting quasi-blackened death metal assault. Aeternus is this to a T. There is no ambience, no cheap tricks to …
Darkthrone – Hate Them Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the truest of them all? Why it’s Darkthrone, of course. I mean these guys are so black metal that they have a song …