Tag: Metal Blade
Primordial – Spirit The Earth Aflame (Reissue) Review
Heritage is something of crucial importance to Primordial, and it’s not limited to lyrics of Celtic history or the spent blood of their native Ireland. Musical heritage, while less overt, is equally important, as shown …
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 …
Whitechapel – A New Era Of Corruption Review
originally written by Erik Thomas After a quick, devastating start to the year (Chelsea Grin, Carnifex, Annotations of an Autopsy), deathcore hit a bit of a dry spell for a few months. Things look to …
Brain Drill – Quantum Catastrophe Review
Originally written by Sasha Horn Brain Drill is the pulled-pork sandwich of death metal. So from the first bite of Quantum Catastrophe, until the last which I’ve thrown up in my mouth a little, every attempt …
Skyforger – Kurbads Review
Although Kurbads is my first experience with Latvia’s Skyforger, a little bit of research taught me that the band has a back-catalog of four full-lengths devoted to pagan folk-inspired black metal. I also learned that …
As I Lay Dying – The Powerless Rise Review
originally written by Erik Thomas I’m pretty sure there’s no need to introduce As I Lay Dying to anyone reading this review. If you clicked here, you are more than likely to be a fan of the …
Aeon – Path Of Fire Review
originally written by Erik Thomas So, here’s a palette cleanser, the third album from Sweden’s death metal machine Aeon. After breaking out with their Metal Blade debut, Rise to Dominate, the band has taken three years to unleash …
The Ocean – Heliocentric Review
originally written by Erik Thomas Ok, so there’s “ambitious”– maybe a three part song about the Illiad or a concept album based on the Bible — and then there’s Germany’s The Ocean who have released two sets …