Tag: Death
Beyond Dawn – Bygones Review
Norwegian avant-garde metal-turned-self-proclaimed-“traumatic electronic” band Beyond Dawn gets some love from certain segments of the underground, seemingly perpetually cited for “defying convention,” but in listening to this compilation of their earliest works, it would likely be difficult …
Impetuous Ritual – Relentless Execution Of Ceremonial Excrescence Review
originally written by Jim Brandon It’s the cheap, gut-rotting whiskey that eats away at your stomach and scours your liver, or the scabby sex partner you’ll never, ever let yourself live down having unprotected intercourse …
Impious – Death Domination Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Well, these speedballin’ Swedes certainly have a knack for churning out terrible album covers. The generic, MMA Bro t-shirt that Death Domination wears is only slightly tackier than the Edward Syringehands dude …
Amon Amarth – Versus The World (Reissue) Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Amon Amarth has always maintained a solid balance between pedal-to-the-metal fury and more open, epic songwriting in their quest for melodic death domination. But they’ve also noticeably favored one more …
Miseration – The Mirroring Shadow Review
Originally written by Ross Main. Miseration are a band that know what they are doing and what they are going for. With any luck they will be free of the tag that labels them as another …
Acheron – The Final Conflict: Last Days Of God Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell For nearly twenty years, Acheron have toiled away in relative obscurity. Near-comedic lineup woes and sporadic recorded output have rendered their name as one that is merely known—and not often praised—in subterranean circles. …
Common Grave – Embedded Coding Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell As heavy metal surges into the 10’s, a lingering army of deathcore stragglers are attempting to leave that much-maligned tag behind by hitching their wagons to the legit DM caravan. …
Belphegor – Walpurgis Rites-Hexenwahn Review
originally written by Jim Brandon At one point, all too briefly, it looked as though Belphegor was primed and ready to leap quite a few rungs towards the top of the second tier of blast-oriented …