Tag: Candlelight
Waking The Cadaver – Beyond Cops. Beyond God Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Waking The Cadaver made quite an entrance with their infamous 2007 debut, Perverse Recollections of a Necromangler, a standard modern-day deathcore album rife with tongue-in-cheek brutality but sorely lacking in …
Yaotl Mictlan – Dentro Del Manto Gris De Chaac Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Those who are much more elite than myself are sure to disagree, but I appreciate the ethnic turns black metal has taken since its inception. It’s come a long way …
Blood Of Kingu – Sun In The House Of The Scorpion Review
originally written by Jim Brandon As the summer rapidly begins winding down and the chill of fall looms in the not so distant future, we are getting mercilessly bombarded with promos here at Metal Review, …
October File – Our Souls to You Review
Man, talk about dropping the ball. October File’s first effort, Holy Armour from the Jaws of God, was a solid little album, if highly derivative of the mighty Killing Joke. Its abrasive mix of metal …
Fear Factory – Mechanize Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell For nearly ten years, the Fear Factory brand has been struggling to survive. Arguably, the band peaked too early; creatively on Demanufacture, their 1995 masterstroke, and commercially with its follow-up, Obsolete. The shadow of …
Ihsahn – After Review
Vegard Sverre Tveitan has been a mainstay of the vast metal underground for over 15 years. At the ripe age of 17, he helped to write and record the groundbreaking self-titled EP with Emperor, a …
Savage Messiah – Insurrection Rising Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Post retro thrash-revival thrash? Eh, forget the tags. This is just good metal. While some of their similarly “new” brethren seem to lean more toward the speed of Bonded by Blood, …