Tag: Rock

Across Tundras – Sage Review

Some bands take years of false starts, stylistic affectations, and happy accidents before finding a sound that, once stumbled across, seems to have been what they were circling around all along. Across Tundras is not …

Woods of Ypres – Woods 4: The Green Album Review

Originally written by Jordan Campbell Woods of Ypres has come a long way; in fact, their current incarnation will sound completely alien to those that have failed to keep up with David Gold’s exploits since Against the …

Graveyard – Hisingen Blues Review

Oh, hello there. I didn’t see you come in. What’s that? Oh, no, this isn’t the Authenticity Debate room. Yeah, you’ll want to head down the hall and hang a left. You’re looking for the …

Rabbits – Lower Forms Review

Portland’s Rabbits inhabits (zing!) a scuzzy middle ground between sludge metal and noise rock. Lower Forms is never quite distorted enough nor packed with actual riffs to claim the sludge tag, but it’s quite a …

Corsair – Ghosts Of Proxima Centauri Review

Why is this band still unsigned? A few years back, Virginian quartet Corsair garnered some well-deserved praise from my esteemed colleague Mr. John Ray for their debut EP Alpha Centauri, which was a stellar five-song …

Blood Ceremony – Living With The Ancients Review

The sophomore album from Toronto’s most devout late 60s/early 70s acolytes Blood Ceremony is probably one of those propositions where you already know where you stand. Either you’ve been digging the near-glut of female-fronted occult …

OvO – Cor Cordium Review

Quick poll: 1. Do you like being annoyed? 2. Do you constantly find yourself listening to music and thinking, “Ah, man, this is pretty good, but I sure wish this band would knock it off …

Noctum – The Seance Review

Remember Witchcraft? That band was all the rage in the middle of the last decade, and I thought Witchcraft’s retro-doom/rock was some pretty hot shit, myself. Sadly, nary a peep has been heard from Witchcraft …