Tag: Black
Coffinworm – IV.I.VIII Review
Originally written by Chris Redar There’s a fine line between artistic vision and indecisiveness when it comes to peppering elements of several genres across an album. It only takes a couple of missteps to make …
We All Die (Laughing) – Thoughtscanning Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey We All Die (Laughing) – henceforth referred to as WADL, because…yeah – is a two-man collaboration between vocal chameleon Arnaud Strobl (Carnival of Coal) and multi-instrument genius Déhà (loads, like …
Murmur – Murmur Review
Ditching the rule book is a good way to start, but make sure that you aren’t just swapping it for a different set of parameters. If your band makes a very musical point of declaring …
Töxik Death – Speed Metal Hell Review
If you were browsing the racks of your favorite record store (they still exist, I swear) and came across an album called Speed Metal Hell by an umlauted Töxik Death, you would assume they played …
Satanist vs. The Satanist – Is Behemoth The Rightful Heir?
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Behemoth is making some serious waves in the run-up to the release of The Satanist, due February 4th via Metal Blade. The hype shouldn’t be surprising. Over the course of …
Astrophobos – Remnants Of Forgotten Horrors Review
Some styles of music and metal aren’t just scarce in quality, they’re just plain scarce. Melodic doom/death in the Finnish style is one such limited sound, as is melodic black metal in the Swedish, Dissectionian …
Code – Augur Nox Review
I suppose there’s a decent argument to be made that nobody needs a review of this album, now nearly two full months after its release date. There’s also a reasonably solid argument to be made …
Avichi – Catharsis Absolute Review
If you spend any amount of time monkeying around on heavy metal websites these days – and for the love of God, why wouldn’t you? – you’ll quickly discover that there’s a fairly epic, abiding …