Tag: Century Media
Ion Dissonance – Cursed Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas So after the divisive Minus the Herd that saw Canada’s Ion Dissonance forsake their oppressively heavy, chaotic strains of Breathing is Irrelevant and Solace in favor of a more controlled (though …
Insidious Disease – Shadowcast Review
originally written by Erik Thomas You’d think Century Media would have promoted the debut from supergroup Insidious Disease a little more. Especially considering the hype behind bands like Torture Division, Bloodbath and Hail of Bullets that also feature great death metal vocalists with …
Heaven Shall Burn – Invictus Review
So here we are again. Heaven Shall Burn is back, with their wonderfully intense vocals, explosive breakdowns, melodic guitar riffs, politically charged lyrics, nostalgic interludes…and the same damn sound we have been listening to since …
Nevermore – The Obsidian Conspiracy Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Although I may be in the minority, I think jinxes and curses are a bunch of nonsense, but damn if it didn’t seem like Nevermore was just doomed to fail for a …
Nachtmystium – Addicts: Black Meddle Part II Review
Jordan Campbell’s take: You know that ten-foot-tall, stomping-ass swagger you get after you rip a few rails? (If you don’t, that’s totally cool. Don’t run out and buy an eight-ball just to find out.) It’s …
Triptykon – Eparistera Daimones Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Tom G. Warrior has made no bones about stating that Tryptykon and the material on Eparistera Daimones was meant to be the follow up album to 2006’s Celtic Frost comeback, Monotheist (an album I only recently heard, in …
Finntroll – Nifelvind Review
originally written by Erik Thomas There are a handful of bands for me that are blind, day of release purchases whenever they release a new album. I don’t need to download the album to “preview” …
Dark Tranquillity – We Are The Void Review
Dark Tranquillity, Gothenburg’s most consistent sons, return with full length number nine. When discussing their extensive melodic death metal history, most fans agree that the band has peaked twice, first with The Gallery, an undisputed …