Tag: Lifeforce
Omnium Gatherum – New World Shadows Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas There was once a time when Finland’s Omnium Gatherum was the new darlings of the beleaguered melodic death metal scene. Their 2003 debut, Spirits and August Light, was a breath …
At The Soundawn – Shifting Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Shifting is the album that I actually prefer to The Ocean’s recent Heliocentric as a mellower take on post-rock, also bringing to mind the likes of Day Without Dawn and Tides. What gives Italy’s At the Soundawn a little character …
Miseration – The Mirroring Shadow Review
Originally written by Ross Main. Miseration are a band that know what they are doing and what they are going for. With any luck they will be free of the tag that labels them as another …
The Psyke Project – Dead Storm Review
I’m not sure what I was expecting when I picked this one up, but I was not expecting this. I knew The Psyke Project were considered a hardcore band, and I knew they were from …
Nahemah – A New Constellation Review
A quick check of the googles for Nahemah will yield several results that tag the band as progressive death metal. There has been some mild but entirely warranted debate over how appropriate this label is, …
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 …
Withered – Memento Mori Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. A word of advice for young bands: melodic metal bands that do without choppy Gothenburg thrash and clean vocals are a commodity these days. If your basement unit is looking …
Caliban Vs. Heaven Shall Burn – The Split Program II Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Before dueling with this specific release, I had no idea that Caliban and Heaven Shall Burn had collaborated with each other, let alone that they had previously released The Split Program some four years earlier. But, …