Tag: Nuclear Blast
Kataklysm – Heaven’s Venom Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Nearly a year ago, I took the plunge into adulthood and cut my hair. (The reasons for this were myriad, with the fact that my hairline could no longer handle …
Accept – Blood Of The Nations Review
Nearly fifteen years have elapsed since the last Accept record. That one, 1996’s Predator, was weak, unfocused and easily among the band’s worst. In the period after Predator, Accept split up, then reformed and released …
Enslaved – Axioma Ethica Odini Review
“Witness: march of the giants.” Few bands or artists of any media forge a legacy in which their fans can be one hundred and ten percent confident that new work will give them the thrills …
Malevolent Creation – Invidious Dominion Review
Invidious – adj; “calculated to create ill will or cause offense, hateful”; “offensively or unfairly discriminating, injurious.” To a fan of classic death metal, this Dominion doesn’t create ill will, nor is it offensive, but …
Soilwork – The Panic Broadcast Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell For many longtime fans, the prospect of a new Soilwork album no longer conjures emotions of anticipation, excitement, or even disdain. Many of us have been stifled into a state of indifference, …
Rhapsody Of Fire – The Frozen Tears Of Angels Review
I have a feeling my being an American fan of Rhapsody of Fire attaches to me the sort of stigma that fellow Statesider’s associate with the kind of person who spends Friday nights slumped over …
Tarot – Gravity Of Light Review
For anyone keeping track of Finnish metal, Tarot bassist / vocalist Marco Hietala is also a member of operatic metallers Nightwish. Like Nightwish, Tarot sports a pristine production and an epic expanse, and in pompous …
Keep Of Kalessin – Reptilian Review
originally written by Erik Thomas If you took 3-4 tracks from each of the last two Keep of Kalessin albums (Armada and Kolossus) you’d have arguably one of the most epic black metal albums of all-time. About half of …