Tag: Melodic
Sophicide – Perdition Of The Sublime Review
Perdition of the Sublime is the debut album from Germany’s Sophicide. Sophicide is a technical death metal band originally formed as a one-man project by Adam Laszlow (though now it’s a duo, after the addition of …
Katatonia – Dead End Kings Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Katatonia has made a career out of defying the odds. They are one of the only bands in metal history that stripped most of the metallic elements from their sound …
Dreaming Dead – Midnightmares Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell If anything. Dreaming Dead screams dedication. On their self-released second album, this trio attempts to steamroll with the same thrashy, melodic death metal formula that was forged on their debut. …
Be’Lakor – Of Breath And Bone Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Goddamn, this is some great melodic death metal. In the same vein as Dark Tranquillity and Insomnium without intense mimicry, Be’lakor (the name comes from Warhammer, in case you weren’t …
Barren Earth – The Devil’s Resolve Review
Originally written by Matt Longo I appreciate the good intentions behind supergroups, but they have such a stigma of “cash-in” or “side project” inevitably tethered along. In my formative years as a music lover, earliest …
Desultor – Masters Of Hate Review
Apart from the rather questionable choice of a name just one ‘y’ away from their semi-legendary countrymen in Desultory, and despite having a band logo that resembles a toothbrush cum torture device, Sweden’s Desultor impresses …
Nothnegal – Decadence Review
As much as metal strives for universality, the parochial rears its head in many ugly ways. Presently, it does so by making it virtually impossible to discuss this worryingly bland debut album by Nothnegal without …
Vale Of Pnath – The Prodigal Empire Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell So, you say you’re a modern death metal fan? Were you slightly disappointed with All Shall Perish‘s ultra-safe mea culpa from earlier this year? Are you slightly annoyed that Man …