Tag: Thrash
Rumpelstiltskin – Grinder Ghostmaker Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell It’d be easy to dismiss a band like Rumpelstiltskin Grinder. Their lackluster debut record, Buried in the Front Yard, didn’t do much to lend credibility to these absurdly-monikered Pennsylvanians. Plus, …
Septekh – The Seth Avalanche Review
Imagine a half-drunken jam session between Mille Petrozza, Fenriz and Tom G. Warrior, the lot of them caught between ripping through varying combinations of their distinctive thrash, black and proto-black heaviness and just rocking out …
Mongrel’s Cross – The Sins Of Aquarius Review
Judged solely on the merits of its black/thrash output, Australia must be a filthy, disgusting, and, well, pretty awesome place. With the likes of Deströyer 666, Assaulter, Bestial Warlust, Razor of Occam, Vomitor, Gospel of …
The Wretched End – Inroads Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell To the dismay of those that don’t boast an affinity for professional wrestling storylines from the early 90’s, I’ve often stated that Samoth is the Marty Jannetty to Ihsahn’s Shawn …
Dreaming Dead – Midnightmares Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell If anything. Dreaming Dead screams dedication. On their self-released second album, this trio attempts to steamroll with the same thrashy, melodic death metal formula that was forged on their debut. …
West Of Hell – Spiral Empire Review
It’s like, how much more green could this album cover be, and the answer is “not much.” Not much more green. Also be hard-pressed to be much uglier, honestly… But let’s not judge from the …
Morbid Saint – Spectrum Of Death (Reissue) Review
I first dove into this crazy world of underground metal in the dying light of the 1980s, so I had a little bit of catching up to do. Since then, I’ve spent countless hours and …
Mekong Delta – Intersections Review
In 1985, Ralf Hubert started a band he didn’t intend to join. At the time, he was the owner of the beautifully named Aaarrg Records, as well as a sound engineer for the likes of …