Tag: Death
Becoming The Archetype – The Physics Of Fire Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: My review of this band’s impressive debut, Terminate Damnation, was a lighting rod of polarity where progressive death metal stalwarts and Christianity clashed as to whether such a band belonged …
Ulcerate – Of Fracture And Failure Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Anno 2006 was an excellent year for technical death metal, and with all the buzz surrounding Psycroptic’s Symbols of Failure and Spawn of Possession’s Noctambulant, it’s a pity that fellow Neurotic signing Ulcerate have gone largely unnoticed. The New Zealanders …
Mithras – Behind The Shadows Lie Madness Review
originally written by Jim Brandon About three years ago on another website, I stated if I ever hear a Mithras album worth owning long-term, I’d be one of the first to give the devils their …
Dead Syndicate – The Carrion Creed Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon When reviewing debut death metal albums, we always run the risk of hearing something that is more ambition than ability, and more aggression than aptitude. Luckily this is not the …
Arch Enemy – Black Earth (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Released the same year as Carcass’s Swansong, Arch Enemy’s 1996 debut Black Earth is a solid outing of melodic death metal with each member in fine form. The brothers Amott turn in excellent performances as …
Immolation – Shadows In The Light Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Immolation’s 2005 offering, Harnessing Ruin, was met with mixed reviews by the metal community. While nobody outright slagged the band’s first effort in three years after the mighty Unholy Cult, it seemed even …
Sarpanitum – Despoilment Of Origin Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Occasionally a band will categorize themselves with several genre tags, and Sarpanitum’s self-proclaimed brand of “brutal blackened death metal” is indeed the most apt description for their 36-minute debut Despoilment of Origin. …
Odious Mortem – Cryptic Implosion Review
originally written by Jim Brandon While recently many popular mid/upper tier forerunners of the death metal scene are putting out killer albums in 2007, the early buzz band has been Santa Cruz, California five-piece kill team, Odious Mortem. …