Tag: Death
Sanctification – Black Reign Review
Sanctification shares members past and present with Dark Funeral, and despite that they play a totally different style of metal, they share some similarities with their better-known blackened brethren. Like Funeral, Sanctification is an energetic, …
Necrodeath – Phylogenesis Review
In all my years, no one has ever said to me, “Dude, have you checked out this band Necrodeath? They crush!” For a band with over 20 years of history, that’s not a good sign (although …
Sickening Horror – The Dead End Experiment
Sickening Horror’s debut, When Landscapes Bled Backwards, was the sleeper death metal album of 2007, and had I heard it in time, it surely would have landed a spot on my end-of-year list. But I clearly …
Vader – Necropolis Review
The last several years have been tumultuous for Vader: Long time drummer Doc left the band in 2004 and met an untimely end in 2005. The band seemed to take the loss in stride releasing …
Be’Lakor – Stone’s Reach Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell It’s fairly easy (lazy?) to draw parallels between Australian upstarts Be’lakor and Finnish stalwarts Insomnium. They share “it” band status within the ever-shrinking cult of melodic death aficionados, and while both bands revel …
Amon Amarth – The Crusher (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell After splendidly repackaging and reissuing Amon Amarth‘s first two albums, Metal Blade soldiers into the lair of The Crusher, the mad vikings’ third offering. While taking this step is logical from a …
Gorod – Process Of A New Decline Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas While last year saw a slew of quality tech death albums (Origin, Decrepit Birth, Hate Eternal, Brain Drill, Trigger the Bloodshed, etc), one could argue that 2009 has been even …
Divine Heresy – Bringer Of Plagues Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell The hype machine that powered Divine Heresy‘s debut record is running on fumes right now. There are two possible reasons why the band isn’t generating the same buzz as they were …