Tag: Profound Lore
Impetuous Ritual – Unholy Congregation Of Hypocritical Ambivalence Review
Having spent my fair share of time splashing around in the temperate waters of the heavy metal opinionarium, I’ve gotten the acute sense that plenty of fine folks are well and truly murked out. Sure, …
Coffinworm – IV.I.VIII Review
Originally written by Chris Redar There’s a fine line between artistic vision and indecisiveness when it comes to peppering elements of several genres across an album. It only takes a couple of missteps to make …
Artificial Brain – Labyrinth Constellation Review
One of the foremost preoccupations of science fiction is imagining the myriad ways in which new technologies affect society. Science fiction written after the advent of the computer age was thus given a new set …
Avichi – Catharsis Absolute Review
If you spend any amount of time monkeying around on heavy metal websites these days – and for the love of God, why wouldn’t you? – you’ll quickly discover that there’s a fairly epic, abiding …
Vaura – The Missing Review
I am occasionally hyper-critical of bands that fiddle with the primeval black metal formula, particularly when the fiddling is rooted in an over-sentimentalization that clouds the genre’s core nihilism. This awareness is to blame for …
SubRosa – More Constant Than The Gods Review
If one band in “heavy metal” today has the potential for massive crossover appeal – and would likely find it in a just world – it is SubRosa. With all of the tweed-vest-wearing, old-timey-obsessed fluff …
A.M.S.G. – Anti-Cosmic Tyranny Review
Unless you live under a tremendously large rock, it will not have escaped your attention that our beloved heavy metal has been gaining interest from more mainstream listeners and media outlets over the last few …
Vasaeleth – All Uproarious Darkness Review
They say he uses the whip, the manacles and the torment-frame they call Skeffington’s Daughter. It is a portable device, into which a man is folded, knees to chest, with a hoop of iron across …