Tag: Melodic
Amon Amarth – The Avenger (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Hot off the heels of their stellar reissue of Once Sent From The Golden Hall, Metal Blade gives Amon Amarth‘s sophomore outing the same treatment. On the surface, it seems that this rapid-fire relaunching …
Crown the Lost – Blind Faith Loyalty Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell The first in a trifecta of summer blockbusters for Italy’s Cruz del Sur (in what just may become a banner year for the label) Crown the Lost‘s sophomore release is a …
God Dethroned – Passiondale Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Considering death metal’s general empathy for all things violent, bloody and brutal, I’m surprised there are not more death metal albums about WWI – indisputably the most violent, bloody and …
Hatesphere – To The Nines Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Give ’em points for persistence. Hatesphere have been cranking out pissed-off Gothenthrash practically non-fucking-stop since 2001, peppering the metal masses with ‘roid rage speedballs (and awful cover art) to the point of …
The Funeral Pyre – December Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell As little as 5 years ago, The Funeral Pyre was a name bandied about in the same breath as Light This City and Arsis as potential sparkplugs in the melodic death metal engine. Interestingly, the Stateside …
Wretched – The Exodus Of Autonomy Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell A death metal band on Victory Records already has built-in credibility issues; throw in a pink logo and a healthy swoopy-haircut-thing ratio, and you’ve got a band guaranteed to be …
Illdisposed – The Prestige Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Why are we reviewing an album that’s over a year old? Because it’s fucking worth it, that’s why. Indisputably one of the more respected Danish bands around and arguably the …
Arch Enemy – Tyrants Of The Rising Sun – Live In Japan (DVD) Review
Arch Enemy in 2009 is a band simultaneously just past their peak and well into their decline. Their commercial fortunes have arguably never been better—the last few albums have garnered them more exposure and more …