Tag: Traditional
Helloween – Unarmed: Best Of – 25th Anniversary Review
This is truly a tale that wasn’t right… Helloween fans, I ask you these: have you ever wondered what “Dr. Stein” would sound like with an 80s Glenn Frey sax lead? Ever wished “Halloween” and …
Hour of 13 – The Ritualist Review
Sometimes you find the thing you seek in the place you least expect it. Imagine my surprise in finding a way to scratch my ever-present Mercyful Fate itch with a doom metal album, namely The …
Darkthrone – Circle The Wagons Review
First, a quick tip of the hat to the people of Peaceville Records: A pre-order of the LP version of Circle the Wagons brought it to my doorstep a full month before the official release …
Raven – Walk Through Fire Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey Tale ov the Tape: NWOBHM luminaries drop their twelfth record. Expect the same kind of proto-thrash punch of their “athletic rock” period with a smattering of the commercial hooks they …
Armored Saint – La Raza Review
As lousy as it is to deal with the disappointment of an old favorite going on to offer up, ah, let’s say “less than stellar” work, it’s far, far worse to have to write about …
Voices From Beyond – The Gates Of Madness Review
I’ve said it before and here I go again: I find very few things in heavy music as refreshing as a band that can make old school style sound brand new. Recent exemplary efforts from …
Barn Burner – Bangers
Ever wonder what it would sound like if Corrosion Of Conformity and Slough Feg were magically merged into one? Honestly, I didn’t. In fact, I’m fairly certain I’d never thought about that at all. But …
Charred Walls Of The Damned – Charred Walls Of The Damned Review
Atrocious artwork and overlong inside-joke band-name aside, this eponymous debut from metallic super-group Charred Walls Of The Damned is pretty much exactly the record I’d expected when I first heard that it was coming. Largely the …