Tag: Traditional
Vhöl – Deeper Than Sky Review
The phrase “whether it’s intentional or not” is as crucial to a music writer as “no offense, but” is to the general population. Both are expressions that allow someone to introduce a controversial or perhaps …
Satan – Atom By Atom Review
What happened in 2013 was not supposed to happen. The script never reads like this: “Long defunct band from great era of music reforms better than ever, topping their long-beloved classic material.” Typically, we are …
Sabbath Assembly – Sabbath Assembly Review
So after taking it “easy” the past couple of times out, tackling new releases from familiar acts like Lamb of God and Fear Factory, I thought it would be good to step out of that …
W.A.S.P. – Golgotha Review
Of all W.A.S.P.’s controversial antics throughout the years, Blackie Lawless’ fairly recent conversion to Christianity is probably the most shocking. This is the man who brought us classics like “Don’t Cry (Just Suck),” “Kill Fuck …
Iron Maiden – The Book Of Souls Review
At this point, the most troublesome thing about covering new music from Iron Maiden deals with the fact that, clear to their most ardent fans, the band does not really write with immediacy as a …
Motorhead – Bad Magic Review
Impermanence is the nature of things. Iron corrodes; fire burns out; stone erodes; everything proceeds at its own pace towards nothingness. Bodies break and people die, but legends live on as long as there are …
Magister Templi – Into Duat Review
I sometimes struggle to get a review started because I feel I need some kind of opening hook to draw the reader in: a little foreplay before we get to the hardcore reviewing action, be …
Armored Saint – Win Hands Down Review
I haven’t always been an Armored Saint fan. Hell, the only reason I ever heard about them was because Anthrax recruited John Bush back in the early 90s. For that matter, I wasn’t even really …