Tag: Death Metal
Triumvir Foul – Onslaught To Seraphim Review
In case you didn’t know, the Seraphim are the highest order of angels in Christianity and they appear as prominent beings in Judaism as well. So overcome with love for God, they actually burn with …
By Spencer Hotz on August 1, 2022
Maul – Seraphic Punishment Review
[Cover Art by Jason Barnett] Our dear writing friend Captain recently extolled the value and joy that comes from a successful blind buy based on cover art in his recent Diamonds & Rust article on …
By Spencer Hotz on July 18, 2022
Obscene – …From Dead Horizon To Dead Horizon
[Cover Art by Skaðvaldur] When a band jumps onto the scene and releases its first demo or EP, there’s a general talking point around promise. Perhaps it shows promise or it may even feel like …
By Spencer Hotz on June 1, 2022
Static Abyss – Labyrinth Of Veins Review
[Artwork by All Things Rotten] The Great American Music Hall is a famous venue in San Francisco that launched in the early 1900s as a fine dining establishment / bordello before turning to music in …
By Captain on April 20, 2022
Hath – All That Was Promised Review
[Cover art by Adam Burke] BIG There is no shortage of styles of music or bands that want to make their songs feel and sound big. Common approaches to doing so include adding orchestral elements, …
By Spencer Hotz on March 3, 2022
Tormentor Tyrant – Tormentor Tyrant Review
About 70% of the OSDM revival that has overtaken our beloved scene over the last few years falls into two main camps: Hideous thick riffage that often lurches as much as it pummels and gets …
By Spencer Hotz on January 28, 2022
VHS – I Heard They Suck…Blood Review
Fast Rites: because sometimes brevity is fundamental. By naming their band VHS, these Ontario Nosferatu lovers have made it clear they have no interest in modernity and there’s absolutely nothing wrong with that. That being …
By Spencer Hotz on December 1, 2021
Cognos – Cognos Review
One of the perks of writing reviews is that you end up being exposed to a great number of oddities in the heavy music world. Among the pile of 700 OSDM records that come out …
By Spencer Hotz on October 28, 2021
