Authors: Bryer Wharton
Local Review: In Your Grave – Enemy Lines
In Your Grave = Throwdown + INGESTED + Lorna Shore … read more
Reviews: Pantheon of Blood – Tetrasomia
Pantheon of Blood are a Finnish black metal band that’s a little bit down-tempo, comparatively, but also heavy on the bleak atmospheres they set out to create. … read more
Reviews: Primitive Man – Scorn
You might as well pour yourself a bowl of black tar, whip out a spoon and dig in. Primitive Man dish out an unhealthy dose of black sludge with their debut record, getting a wider release treatment courtesy of Relapse. … read more
Review: Judas Priest – Firepower
Judas Priest = Saxon + Accept + Iron Maiden … read more
Local Review: Moray – Temporal Majesty
Moray = Panopticon + Liturgy + Deafheaven … read more
Reviews: Altars – Paramnesia
Australia’s Altars follow leads like Portal’s weird atmospheres and the heavy guitar layering of Ulcerate, and most likely not even intentionally build on both of those elements. … read more
Reviews: Carcass – Surgical Steel
I, for one, admire what Carcass have done with the album—it feels exactly like what original members Jeff Walker and Bill Steer wanted to do. … read more
Reviews: Emblazoned – The Living Magisterium
A little bit of old school goes a long way, and Emblazoned do a great job of mixing American death with the good old Swedish death. … read more
Reviews: GWAR – Battle Maximus
GWAR are metal to the teeth, even if you count their dabbling in punk rock and other musical diversions. … read more
Review: Vircolac – Codex Perfida
Vircolac = The Ruins of Beverast + Primordial + Arcane Sun … read more
Review: Witchrist – Vritra
Witchrist = Coffins + Blaspherian + Diocletian … read more
Review: Void Meditation Cult – Utter the Tongue of the...
Void Meditation Cult’s newest album, “Utter the Tongue of the Dead,” starts hard with frequent low blows and a guitar tone that invokes the sound of death. The progression of the album feels like its building up this ugly, mean tone, but you just have to keep listening for what it’s building to. Call Void Meditation Cult whatever you want—I’ll call it enlightening sounds for the disturbed mind. … read more
