Tag: Death
Nightrage – Wearing A Martyr’s Crown Review
Originally written by Sasha Horn Don’t ask me why I had a good feeling about this one. I just did. For absolutely no reason. And having spent this last week with it, it can be …
Amon Amarth – The Avenger (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Hot off the heels of their stellar reissue of Once Sent From The Golden Hall, Metal Blade gives Amon Amarth‘s sophomore outing the same treatment. On the surface, it seems that this rapid-fire relaunching …
Jungle Rot – What Horrors Await Review
It seems like most every Jungle Rot review of the last ten years or so starts something like this: “Ever heard a Jungle Rot record? Then you know what you’re getting here.” Kenosha, Wisconsin’s most …
Elliott’s Keep – In Medias Res Review
Solitude Aeturnus will always be the first name in Texas doom metal, but in Elliott’s Keep, I believe I have found the second. The story of Elliott’s Keep begins with another Texas doom metal band …
Ulcerate – Everything Is Fire Review
originally written by Chris McDonald As modern death metal continues to push the envelope of demanding musicianship, overbearingly complex song-structures, and pristine production, one eventually has to ask, “Where do we go from here?” What …
Vanmakt – Ad Luciferi Regnum Review
Think about the Haunted House attraction at the local county fair. The one where you ride herky-jerky in a little cart that clicks incessantly along a tiny train track. Every ten feet or so, some …
Machetazo – Mundo Cripta Review
Spanish death/grind outfit Machetazo is a well-praised and long-running band that delivers solid records. And yet those records, what of them I’ve heard, would fall somewhere between a few feet and just a hair’s-breadth short …
God Dethroned – Passiondale Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Considering death metal’s general empathy for all things violent, bloody and brutal, I’m surprised there are not more death metal albums about WWI – indisputably the most violent, bloody and …