Tag: Traditional
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 …
Katana – Storms Of War Review
Sweden’s Katana reeks of the 80s worse than Judd Nelson’s jean jacket. There, you get the idea. This is unabashed old school metal that makes no attempt to update one goddamn aspect of music or …
Grand Magus – The Hunt Review
Uh oh… It wasn’t hard to see this coming, but unfortunately it’s now been confirmed: Grand Magus has drifted dangerously off course. Now I know a lot of you were sounding the alarm two years ago after …
Dawnbringer – Into The Lair Of The Sun God Review
Back in 2010, Dawnbringer’s fourth album Nucleus arrived on Profound Lore with a groundswell of acclaim. Given Profound Lore’s reputation for unnervingly consistent quality, and Dawnbringer mainman Chris Black’s impeccable pedigree in High Spirits, Superchrist, …
Running Wild – Shadowmaker Review
Running Wild (or more accurately, Captain Rock N’ Rolf Kasparek) announced that the band would be decommissioned in 2009, rechristening himself T.T. Poison for his new band Toxic Taste. Pirate lovers worldwide were pretty bummed. …
3 Inches Of Blood – Long Live Heavy Metal Review
For years now I have ignored 3 inches of Blood because I thought the band was a joke… and it had a hardcore singer. Quite how I formulated the impression that the band was a joke, …
Salvacion – Way More Unstoppable Review
From the town that brought you Dawson’s Creek and One Tree Hill comes Salvacion, a four-piece trad-metal outfit that dashes the requisite Iron Maiden-ish guitar harmonies with a palpable smoky haze. Way More Unstoppable is …
Accept – Stalingrad Review
Like most, I was surprised by Accept’s 2010 comeback, and more than pleasantly. Accept sans Dirkschneider had been attempted once, two decades prior and to dismal results, and so I initially approached Blood Of The …