Album Review: KYLESA From The Vaults Vol. 1
It’s been 2 years since Spiral Shadows, Kylesa’s sludge masterpiece, was released and fans are going to have to wait until 2013 for the band’s next offering. In the meantime, Kylesa have excavated […]
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Album Review: THYRFING De Odeslosa
Viking metallers THYRFING are back after a five year wait with their best offering yet. These Swedes, who’ve been on a sonic rampage since 1998, have always flirted with epicness, […]
Album Review: VON Satanic Blood
It’s hard to judge Satanic Blood outside of the VON legend. VON was the first U.S. black metal band and was active at the same time as the original incarnations […]
Album Review: JUNGLE ROT Skin the Living
Fans of old school death metal are going to want to pick up JUNGLE ROT’S re-issue of their first album, Skin the Living. For those not familiar with the Kenosha, […]
Album Review: WOE S/T EP
Gothenburg, Sweden is probably the last place anyone would expect a straight up hard rock band to come out of. And, if you didn’t know any better, you wouldn’t guess […]
Album Review: TOTENGEFLÜSTER Vom Seelensterben
Oh, how I miss the heyday of symphonic black metal. Back in the late 90’s, when I first began delving into black metal, bands like DIMMU BORGIR and CRADLE OF […]
Album Review: FULLFORCE – Next Level
I’m not afraid to admit that I like power metal. Sometimes I need a break from the frostbitten grimness of black metal or the relentless intensity of grindcore, and power […]
Album Review: BEHOLD THE ARCTOPUS Horrorscension
Where, oh where, to begin with Behold the Arctopus. Let me first state that BTA are not going to appeal to a great many metalheads.
Album Review: HELL MILITIA Jacob’s Ladder
For a decade now, France has been responsible for some truly amazing contributions to heavy metal – particularly black metal. Deathspell Omega, Blut Aus Nord, and Alcest, for example, […]
Album Review: KILL RITUAL The Serpentine Ritual
Formed in 2012, Kill Ritual is comprised of musicians from the California metal scene who’ve been playing in various bands for years. Their sound is reminiscent of old school Bay area […]