Tag: Metal Blade
Orange Goblin – Orange Goblin Review
Long-running stoner outfit Orange Goblin seems an unlikely candidate for the box-set treatment, but courtesy of Metal Blade, they get it nonetheless. Orange Goblin (the box set) is a 5-disc compendium of the band’s first …
Falconer – Armod Review
On the whole, Falconer halves me. The idea behind their folk-laden power metal is quite literally a grand one, and yet, in practice, it’s been one I’ve found more clinically interesting than emotionally resonant. Somewhere …
Portrait – Crimen Laesae Majestatis Divinae Review
The power and traditional metal genres are filled with bands that aspire to be the next Iron Maiden or Judas Priest. To date they have all failed, but in the process, some have made some …
In Solitude – The World. The Flesh. The Devil Review
Allow me to share with you one of my darkest and most haunting metal fears: King Diamond will eventually lay down his bone-cross microphone for good. That’s something I really don’t like to think about, …
Vomitory – Opus Mortis VIII Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Need something to wash away the taste of shit from the new Morbid Angel CD? Well, Swedish stalwarts in Vomitory are here for you! Along with labelmates Hate Eternal, Vomitory is as …
Between The Buried and Me – The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues Review
Instead of rehashing the history of Between the Buried and Me for the 10,294th time, I’ll begin this review with a simple explanation of my particular views on the band, so that those wishing to argue …
Hate Eternal – Phoenix Amongst The Ashes Review
Originally written by Justin Bean. I’ll be up front from the start and say that, like any self-respecting death metal fan, I’m a big supporter of Hate Eternal. I’m also in what seems to be the …
Primordial – Redemption at the Puritans Hand Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Album number seven: Most bands limp to this landmark, bleeding and barely breathing, as their longtime fans silently beg for a mercy kill. Not Primordial. After hitting a stride with 2000’s Spirit …