Tag: Death
Insomnium – Shadows Of he Dying Sun Review
Insomnium has long held the status as being one of the best melodic death metal bands to not emerge directly or indirectly from Sweden’s Gothenburg scene. While always owing a ton to Dark Tranquillity, these …
Vanhelgd – Relics Of Sulphur Salvation Review
Though it might seem counterintuitive, there’s actually a bold calculus at work for a band digging in the blood-soaked trenches of a well-established style. Artistically speaking, the stakes are higher but the payoff is lower. …
5Q5A – Brutally Deceased: Catching Czech Sunlight
Originally written by Ian Chainey Some bands love their influences. Then, there are the bands that live their influences, that are wholly shaped by their influences. Brutally Deceased, a collective of Czech grinders and growlers …
5Q5A – Helcaraxë
Over the course of their decade-plus existence, New Jersey’s Helcaraxë has tooled around with their death metal formula here and there, but the one thing that has stayed constant is the bombast. Plain and simple, …
Autopsy – Tourniquets, Hacksaws And Graves Review
It’s been less than a year since the last Autopsy record – California’s greatest blood-splattered death metallers certainly aren’t wasting any time. But then again, they’re repeating themselves, so it can’t really be all that …
5Q5A – Shroud Of The Heretic: Rising From The Pit
Originally written by Ian Chainey We often dissect how something sounds without really imparting how it feels. Sure, sometimes, that’s all the music asks of us. In most genres, you can get away with clinical …
Twitch Of The Death Nerve – A New Code Of Morality
Originally written by Chris Redar London’s Twitch of the Death Nerve commit so many sins of sound on their debut full-length A New Code of Morality that it boggles the mind. Of the more egregious examples: – That thing …
Ghoul – Hang Ten Review
Originally written by Chris Redar Ghoul has an EP of surf rock/metal hybrid songs. It’s fun for about a minute, and then it pretty much sucks. Behold, a conversation I had with Jordan Campbell… JORDAN: Uhhh… …