Tag: Melodic

Arsis – A Celebration of Guilt Review

Originally written by Alex de Moller. Shocking brilliance is always born from shit. When the taste of mediocrity is as blatant as your last listen to Turbo Lover and your enjoyment of music becomes a desperate search

In Flames – Soundtrack To Your Escape Review

Well, here it is – the new album from In Flames. You all know who they are, so screw the history lesson. I will say however, that my path down the road of underground metal

Insomnium – Since The Day It All Came Down Review

Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Yet again Finland has found itself another solid release. Insomnium brings together a fine mix of melodic fueled death with a perfect splash of melodic doom. Since the Day it

God Forbid – Gone Forever Review

Originally written by Tim Pigeon It seems as if I’ve been waiting forever for Gone Forever to finally hit the stores. God Forbid’s previous album, Determination, hit me with all the force of a 20

Soilwork – The Early Chapters Review

Originally written by Tim Pigeon For the devoted Soilwork fan, Listenable Records has released this EP composed of various Japanese bonus tracks and other hard-to-find extras that appeared on worldwide releases of Soilwork’s earliest albums.

The Forsaken – Traces of the Past Review

Originally written by Ty Brookman Melodic Death Metal merchants, The Forsaken return with their followup to 2002’s Arts of Desolation. Upping the ante from a technical side of things,Traces of the Past incorporates the aggression of Manifest of Hate yet still

Naglfar – Diabolical (Reissue) Review

Naglfar. I think at some point I had listened to a used CD by this band and put it back without buying it. But I can’t say for sure – there are a shitload of

Scarve – Irradiant Review

Scarve is a french progmelothrash band, or so it says in their bio. I disagree, sort of. The melodic parts of the band are very elegantly covered by the vicious power of the songs, and