Tag: Nuclear Blast
Testament – Para Bellum Review
[Cover art by Eliran Kantor] Thrash metal is a young man’s game. Glance across the genre’s 40-plus years of history and you’ll find that the vast majority of great albums were released when the musicians …
Diamonds & Rust: Disharmonic Orchestra – Expositionsprophylaxe (Um, Gesundheit)
[Album artwork by Martin Messner and Patrick Klopf] Perhaps you’ve noticed by now that these Diamonds & Rust treatments have a tendency to dip into a sort of narcissistic form of self-interest when generated by …
Programmed To Appease You – Destroy Erase Improve At 30
It might be hard to believe at this point, considering the band’s gargantuan stature in the music industry, but Meshuggah had rather humble beginnings. Take their 1989 self-titled debut EP, for example. It had much …
Diamonds & Rust: Revenant – Prophecies Of A Dying World // Lost Years, Lost Opportunities, Redemption
Since the very first day I stepped into heavy metal’s looming halls, I have been an obsessive participant in most every facet of the genre. The experience was fairly overwhelming at first, owed in part …
The Halo Effect – March Of The Unheard Review
The Halo Effect’s debut, Days of the Lost, was always going to be a loaded endeavor – for the listeners. But it was clear from the release of the first single, “Shadowminds,” that this all-star …
Last Rites Presents: Our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025, Part 3
And here we are with Part 3 of our Most Anticipated Albums Of 2025. If you missed Part 1 or Part 2… well, correct that and catch up. And onward we go into yet another …
Oranssi Pazuzu – Muuntautuja Review
It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 15 years since Oranssi Pazuzu delivered their dynamite debut Muukalainen puhuu, because never in the years since has it failed to feel fresh, nor has the band …
My Dying Bride – A Mortal Binding Review
A certain someone began his review of My Dying Bride’s last album, The Ghost of Orion, by stating that the band has never released a bad album. While that may be very true, there’s no …