Tag: Death
Pyrrhon – An Excellent Servant, But A Terrible Master Review
Disclaimer #1: I feel it’s vitally important to get something out in the open right off the bat: A long-time member of our staff right here at Metal Review happens to be Pyrrhon‘s vocalist; and …
Raven Woods – Enfeebling The Throne Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Turkey’s Raven Woods is yet another modern, technically inclined death metal band with a solid grasp of dynamics and a lot of different ideas to offer. The last few years …
Winter – Into Darkness Review
To celebrate the recent reactivation of legendary New York doomheads Winter, Southern Lord has reissued the band’s sole full-length album, 1990’s Into Darkness. Yes, folks, you read that right: little Into Darkness is now old …
Graveyard Dirt – For Grace Or Damnation Review
Having been active all the way back in the early 90s, Graveyard Dirt quickly disappeared, leaving only a single demo consigned to the lusting pursuit of salivating doom fiends. In something of a small miracle, …
Sepulchre – I Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Oddly, many metalheads have been slow to accept the notion that black metal and punk have more similarities than differences. Maybe it’s the perception that metal musicianship bears a heightened …
Necros Christos – Doom Of The Occult Review
2011 is shaping up to be a banner year for organ in heavy metal, what with Negative Plane, Acid Witch, Blood Ceremony, and even the typically accordion-and-ennui-ensconced French getting in on the action via Moonreich. …
Owl – Owl Review
Owl is the latest project to emerge from the ever productive and continually brilliant German label (and family of bands) Zeitgeister. This particular project is the brainchild of Christian Kolf (Island, Valborg, Woburn House), who …
Uncanny – MCMXCI-MCMXCIV Review
A few weeks back, I covered the other half of Dark Descent’s recent two-fer of almost-forgotten Swedish death metal discographies, Toxaemia’s Buried To Rise. Not to re-hash my past work (especially since it’s not long …