Tag: Cruz Del Sur
While Heaven Wept – Vast Oceans Lachrymose Review
Little can compare to the feeling of being truly leveled by the work of a great artist, whatever the medium may be. The sweep of Vermeer’s brush, the flow of a Gehry building, or the …
Slough Feg – Ape Uprising Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Seven albums in, and Slough Feg are still fighting. Not merely surviving, but thriving. Even as an entity ignored by many, they remain revered by a strong and vocal few–which is cool for …
Crescent Shield – The Stars Of Never Seen Review
I called to the other men that the sky was clearing, and then a moment later I realized that what I had seen was not a rift in the clouds but the white crest of …
Crown the Lost – Blind Faith Loyalty Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell The first in a trifecta of summer blockbusters for Italy’s Cruz del Sur (in what just may become a banner year for the label) Crown the Lost‘s sophomore release is a …
Bible of the Devil – Freedom Metal Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell ‘Twas quite a few years ago (six, roughly) that Bible of the Devil made a significant splash with Tight Empire – a wild-eyed, brass-knuckled dose of ragged rock n’ roll. Furious burners like “Shit To …
Slough Feg – Hardworlder Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Windows down, hair in the wind, and speeding like a blackened bullet down I-94, we were in the thick of our maiden voyage with Hardworlder. While absorbing the sensory assaults, my …
Battleroar – To Death And Beyond… Review
Epic metal in the classic tradition, Greece’s Battleroar evokes the heyday of Iron Maiden, Queensryche, Manilla Road, Omen, pre-prog Fates Warning and others. What little I’ve heard of earlier Battleroar efforts didn’t particularly wow me—like …
Hammers of Misfortune – The Locust Years Review
Although it seemed foolish to bet against them, at the same time, it also felt perhaps unreasonably optimistic to believe that Hammers of Misfortune could maintain their elite, jaw dropping form for yet a third album. You …