Tag: Death
Officium Triste – Giving Yourself Away Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: More depressive elegance from the Netherlands’ masters of beautifully somber doom. Review: Much like Draconian, Shape of Despair, Pantheist, Slumber and many of the Finnish doom acts (Swallow the Sun, Ablaze My Sorrow, My Shameful), Officium …
The Absence – Riders Of The Plague Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: In the words of the mighty Neo…. “Whoa”. Review: While the debut album from Florida’s The Absence, From Your Grave, was a solid Dark Tranquility inspired and core free slab of US melodic …
Aeon – Rise To Dominate Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. Everyone knows that metal has something of a—shall we say, limited palette when it comes to lyrical content. Not a lot of metal bands are known for their lyrical clout, but on …
Impetigo – Horror Of The Zombies (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey Stick with me on this one. So, I had this dream. In this dream, I’m driving around with my lone metal friend (Reality: I don’t have friends) and we’re listening …
Malevolent Creation – Doomsday X Review
Originally written by Dan Staige. Cheat sheet for mid-term exam “Malevolent Creation – Doomsday X” Class: Modern Metal Professor: Bob Smith Malevolent Creation: “Doomsday X” Mid term exam Multiple choice/ fill in blank/ true or false 1. Of …
As Light Dies – A Step Through The Reflection Review
Originally written by Jeremy Garner This album review has been rather painful for me. Not because I’d rather be throwing back a couple of beers, but more or less because we have a thirteen song …
Helcaraxë – Triumph And Revenge Review
It certainly wouldn’t be surprising to see any of the 2007 efforts from Nile, Immolation or Mithras hit death metal enthusiasts’ top-ten lists at year-end, but New Jersey’s dyad of vìkingr’s, Helcaraxë (Helcar-AK-say: from Tolkien’s …
Disavowed – Stagnated Existence Review
Originally written by Jeremy Garner Not that I expect anyone out there to keep up with my listening habits, but for the past few months I’ve been basking primarily in black metal, and while black …