Tag: Nuclear Blast

Municipal Waste – The Fatal Feast Review

Seven years ago, Municipal Waste’s now-classic Hazardous Mutation burst out as part of the big thrash revival — “revival” meaning “popular with the kids again,” since thrash never really went away. Hazardous was exactly what legions of bullet-belted youths were

Accept – Stalingrad Review

Like most, I was surprised by Accept’s 2010 comeback, and more than pleasantly. Accept sans Dirkschneider had been attempted once, two decades prior and to dismal results, and so I initially approached Blood Of The

Meshuggah – Koloss Review

Originally written by Rae Amitay When Meshuggah announced their plans for Koloss, I knew that this news would dominate every metal outlet from that moment until weeks after the album’s release. Sure enough, each time

Psycroptic – The Inherited Repression Review

originally written by Chris McDonald I count myself in a relative minority of listeners who believe that Psycroptic has been trending steadily upward with their last few releases. This band has shown perhaps the most

Kataklysm – Epic – The Poetry Of War Review

Ty Brookman’s take: What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Canada? Of course, the foking infamous bacon. Canada’s claim to fame, the Canadian crown jewel. The final compliment to my

Vader – Welcome To The Morbid Reich Review

Originally written by Rae Amitay Vader has combined blistering speed and technicality with memorable songwriting for almost thirty years. Their ninth studio album, Welcome To The Morbid Reich, shows the band in fine form with

All Shall Perish – This Is Where It Ends Review

All Shall Perish‘s fourth full-length, This Is Where It Ends, contains about as much excitement as those minute-long YouTube videos in which narcissistic Wal-Mart goers place themselves in front of a camera and begin jiggling

Fleshgod Apocalypse – Agony Review

Originally written by Rae Amitay Hailed as Fleshgod Apocalypse’s masterpiece, one thing is certain: Agony is undeniably epic, incredibly well-written, and a brilliant sophomore effort. There are a few aspects of the album that, for