Tag: Melodic
As I Lay Dying – An Ocean Between Us Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: After the slight letdown of Shadows Are Security, God’s warriors of commercial metal return with an improved and enjoyable but formulaic metalcore record for the masses. Review: To me, a band …
Be’lakor – The Frail Tide Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I love surprises, especially unsigned Australian surprises that sound like a fantasy/folk tinged version of early Amorphis and Insomnium mixed with the doom of Garden of Shadows with their six-track release of epic, polished atmospheric melodic …
Darkest Hour – Deliver Us Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: For those that don’t know, Darkest Hour were releasing At The Gates melodic styled death metal as far back as 1996, while in their teens when most current metalcore bands were in Hot …
Estuary – The Craft Of Contradiction Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Truly melodic DEATH metal is a nearly extinct species. Weak, diluted bands pollute our metal air with their limp, failed stabs at being “accessible” while still technically fitting the death …
Arch Enemy – Black Earth (Reissue) Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Released the same year as Carcass’s Swansong, Arch Enemy’s 1996 debut Black Earth is a solid outing of melodic death metal with each member in fine form. The brothers Amott turn in excellent performances as …
Cerberus – Dispute the Truth Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: While most of the metal media seems content to lose their shit over big name records from Shadow’s Fall, Sanctity and Dark Tranquillity, how about an equally deserving record that combines the three into …
Dark Tranquillity – Fiction Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon Young upstarts: look out, for the elder statesmen of melodic death metal have returned with yet another fine album. When a band has been making music for over 15 years, …
Canopy – Serene Catharsis Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: An acceptable but still indecisive take on melodic death metal. Review: Despite deeper, gruffer vocals and a slightly more brutal and at times a techy, stop start take on …