Tag: Death

Arsis – Starve For The Devil Review

I am constantly dumbfounded at how a great band can cause a much larger uproar than, say, the criminal fact that Six Feet Under are still allowed to enter and utilize a recording studio. Pick

Swallow The Sun – New Moon Review

Originally written by Erik Thomas When Finland’s doom/death act Swallow the Sun released their debut, The Morning Never Came back in 2003, they appeared poised to be the next great Finnish band and join the likes of Amorphis, Insomnium, Rapture and

Six Feet Under – Graveyard Classics 3 Review

Masochism is defined as “A willingness or tendency to subject oneself to unpleasant or trying experiences.”  I’ve often referred to myself as a masochist, but nothing has ever justified that labeling as much as my

Morgue Supplier – Constant Negative Review

As can be deduced from the moniker, Chicago’s Morgue Supplier do not play deft and jazzy prog, but brutal and blasting grindcore, and have been doing so since 1999. Constant Negative is their latest, containing

Teitanblood – Seven Chalices Review

originally written by Chris McDonald Sometimes you come across bands so transgressive in their approach that it seems pointless to judge them against even the loosest standards commonly accepted in music. Case in point, Teitanblood’s

Thousand Year War – Defiance Review

You really have to admire Thousand Year War for their tenacity.  They’ve endured the tribulations that commonly befall a fledgling band and some that are probably unique to one that plies its trade in the

Temple Of Baal – Lightslaying Rituals Review

Satan surely smiles on France. Not because they’re content to let the world war around them, but because there is an awful lot of God hatin’ goin’ on up in that bitch. Several French bands

Thy Flesh Consumed – Unrepentant Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Death metal’s second and third tiers are filled with murky waters. Also-rans and upstarts seem to float in a sea of muck, rudderless, until the wind blows them along the