Tag: Melodic
Soilwork – The Panic Broadcast Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell For many longtime fans, the prospect of a new Soilwork album no longer conjures emotions of anticipation, excitement, or even disdain. Many of us have been stifled into a state of indifference, …
Decrepit Birth – Polarity Review
Jordan Campbell’s take: Decrepit Birth is a band of surprises. After a four-year period of dormancy following the release of their debut, …And Time Begins, they unleashed Diminishing Between Worlds, an album that defied all expecations. In those …
Thulcandra – Fallen Angel’s Dominion Review
The relative merits of making an homage/worship album has long been a heated subject of debate among metal heads and music fans in general. Thulcandra’s debut, Fallen Angel’s Dominion, is as worthy a subject for …
Istapp – Blekinge Review
Originall written by Jordan Campbell “The time [has] come to reclaim the old order that would set aside all other priorities to put an end to the horrible warmth of light and all of its …
Order Of Ennead – An Examination Of Being Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Order of Ennead’s self-titled debut flew over Metal Review HQ like a stealth bomber. Somehow, we failed to notice it at the time of release (for reasons still unknown), but …
Celestia – Archaenae Perfectii (L’arche Arcane Des) Review
Celestia embodies the wonderful paradox of melody in black metal as well as any other band, and, at once bleak and beautiful, Archaenae Perfectii (L’Arche Arcane des Parfaits) is a model instantiation of the lately …
Sight Of Emptiness – Absolution Of Humanity Review
It’s a pretty safe jaunt just a little ways off the mercilessly beaten path, the Gothenburg melo- meets nameless brootal-death on the second coming of Sight of Emptiness. This is a style I rarely give …
Onheil – Razor Review
I’m all for the hybridization of black metal. Hell, the metal world is already heavily populated with bands artfully fusing black metal with various other sub-genres from psychedelic prog (Enslaved) to death and doom (Withered) …