Tag: Traditional
Alpha Tiger – iDentity Review
Hulk Hogan tells a story wherein he gets a voicemail from his agent saying that he has two products up for endorsement – a grill and a mixer – and to call him back quickly …
Visigoth – The Revenant King Review
VISIGOTH! The mortal enemy of Invisijock? Of course not. Long before the goths became the darkly clad fugitives banished to the murkiest recesses of our high school commons, they provided a suffix for the Germanic …
Zero Down – No Limit To The Evil Review
A year or so ago, maybe two, I was sitting around the office working diligently at appearing to work diligently when my buddy Erik comes in and says, “This looks like something you’d like,” and …
Crypt Sermon – Out Of The Garden Review
EPICUS DOOMICUS INTROICUS Doom is a unique faction of metal. It’s been around since day one, thanks to Iommi & crew, but most all of its subsequent off-shoots have remained mostly neglected when compared to …
Satan’s Host – Pre-Dating God Parts 1 & 2 Review
Satan’s Host has existed in some form or another, off and on for thirty years now. Their first record featured Jag Panzer vocalist Harry “the Tyrant” Conklin, who departed two years after to join Titan …
Dawnbringer – Night Of The Hammer Review
I’ll admit that Dawnbringer‘s latest, Night of the Hammer, had its hooks in me, before I even heard a note of it. The stark, but evocative cover of a black-clad, hammer-wielding figure staring across a field …
Riot – Unleash The Fire Review
In January of 2012, the metal world lost a giant when Riot guitarist and mainstay Mark Reale passed away after a long struggle with Crohn’s disease. Reale had been Riot’s sole consistent member through the …
Death Penalty – Death Penalty Review
I won’t pretend I’ve kept up with the wave of female-fronted doom bands over the past few years. I won’t pretend I’ve even cared enough to try. But what brought me to Death Penalty is …