Reviews

Wytch Hazel – III: Pentecost

December 7, 2020

With the continuing wave of traditional heavy metal just plowing us all over, I’ve come to realize there’s a kind of an anti-sweet spot thing going on. Imagine your average bell curve where the middle is the m... Read More...

Tombs – Under Sullen Skies

Pete Williams

December 7, 2020

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When we get band promos, we typically receive a few things. Of course we get the album, but we also get a lot of promotional materials like press releases and photos and the like. I sometimes read the releases... Read More...

Aesop Rock – Spirit World Field Guide

Eden Kupermintz

December 7, 2020

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Geez, I hope Aesop doesn't read this review (fat chance) because I'm about to be a bit, uh, rude. Anyway, a good friend of mine by the name of John Paul Zigterman (one of the funniest people online) said that ... Read More...

Deluge – Ægo Templo

Eden Kupermintz

December 7, 2020

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Blackened hardcore is having a bit of a resurgence (or is it just the original surge?) these days. Bands like Respire and Montaigne have released great albums in 2020 in the style, showing us that the combinat... Read More...

Green Druid – At the Maw of Ruin

Eden Kupermintz

November 30, 2020

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If any of you recently had the thought "I wonder what's Denver been up to recently" the answer is still "dropping some massive riffs." Case in point: Green Druid.

Bring Me The Horizon – POST HUMAN: SURVIVAL HORROR

Jimmy Rowe

November 9, 2020

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Bring Me The Horizon teams up with DOOM's Mick Gordon for an EP that applies dystopian videogame aesthetics to the current global sociopolitical chaos for a remarkably engaging EP that is a collection of their best material yet.

Dark Tranquillity – Moment

Joshua Bulleid

November 9, 2020

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Dark Tranquillity have arguably the best track-record of any melodic death metal band. As co-founders of the genre, they’ve helped challenge and define its boundaries for the better part of three decades and have rarely come up wanting.

Of Feather and Bone – Sulfuric Disintegration

Jonathan Adams

November 9, 2020

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With Sulfuric Disintegration, Of Feather and Bone have not only built upon the success of their debut in every measurable metric, but also proven that it is possible to present a work of art that is both immediate and sustainably punishing.

Countless Skies – Glow

Eden Kupermintz

November 9, 2020

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I'm writing this review hot off the heels of a post last week where we premiered the album in full. That's how much I love Glow and how much I want people to listen to it. Why? Because my relationship with mel... Read More...

Clipping. – Visions of Bodies Being Burned

Eden Kupermintz

October 19, 2020

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When discussing the idea of the uncanny, or unheimlich as it is called in German, Sigmund Freud said "everything is unheimlich that ought to have remained secret and hidden but has come to light". In fact, we ... Read More...

While She Sleeps – Sleeps Society

Joshua Bulleid

May 10, 2021

Along with being one of the best modern metal and hardcore bands in the game, While She Sleeps have always been about ... Read More...
Pictures of Wild Life – Terrene

Jonathan Adams

May 10, 2021

Pictures of Wild Life’s existence to this point has mostly consisted of a slow drip of singles. The first of these was ... Read More...
Yautja – The Lurch

Eden Kupermintz

May 10, 2021

Depending on how you choose to count things and which albums you consider as "full", it has been either seven or six ye... Read More...
Wreche – All my dreams came true

Eden Kupermintz

May 10, 2021

Here's a question we often get asked (not really "often", OK, but, you know): which albums end up getting a review as o... Read More...