Tag: Technical
Sarpanitum – Despoilment Of Origin Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Occasionally a band will categorize themselves with several genre tags, and Sarpanitum’s self-proclaimed brand of “brutal blackened death metal” is indeed the most apt description for their 36-minute debut Despoilment of Origin. …
Odious Mortem – Cryptic Implosion Review
originally written by Jim Brandon While recently many popular mid/upper tier forerunners of the death metal scene are putting out killer albums in 2007, the early buzz band has been Santa Cruz, California five-piece kill team, Odious Mortem. …
Psyopus – Our Puzzling Encounters Considered Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. During April of this year, Psyopus will hit the road with Behold…the Arctopus and Dysrhythmia – a fitting tour package simply because all the bands involved are technical, spastic, and overly knotty. In fact, it’s a …
The Faceless – Akeldama Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. The illustrious Jeremy Garner and I had a conversation recently about Sumerian Records’ debut from The Faceless, and here’s what was said about the 33-minute Akeldama: JG: “Maybe I’m in the wrong mood …
Martyr – Feeding The Abscess Review
Originally written by Jeremy Garner It’s been six years since Warp Zone was released and followed with a showering of praise from critics and fans alike. I’d like to think it apparent that I’m one …
Revocation – Summon The Spawn Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Featuring former members of the defunct Cryptic Warning, Revocation is a promising Boston act that has hurdled out of their former outfit’s shadow by releasing a razor sharp demo of twisted technical death …
Arsis – United In Regret Review
Ramar Pittance’s take: When Arsis released A Celebration of Guilt in 2004, I bit so hard I nearly shattered every tooth in my mouth and liquefied my gums. With melodeath a long dead horse still …
Suffocation – Suffocation Review
Doug Moore’s take: As I see it, there are two ways of looking at 2006 for death metal as a genre. On one hand, you could decry the lack of significant stylistic innovation from younger …