Authors: Bryer Wharton
Review: James LaBrie – Impermanent Resonance
The attempt here is to bridge the gap between prog-heads and fans of the more melodic style of melodic death à la Sweden. It works extremely well. … read more
Review: Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun
Continuing to build their stronghold of melodic death metal, Finland’s Insomnium offer up their sixth full-length record without a ton of surprises and with all expectations met. … read more
Review: Grave – Out Of Respect For The Dead
Grave = Entombed (old) + Dismember + Unleashed … read more
Review: Grand Magus – Sword Songs
Grand Magus = Atlantean Kodex + Manowar + Visigoth … read more
Review: Gravehill / Mordbrand – In Nighted Waters
Gravehill / Mordbrand = Hellhammer + early Grave + Sodom + early Entombed … read more
Review: Grave – Morbid Ascent
Slip on your mucky moshing shoes and live it up with this EP: five tracks of gritty, classic Swedish death to tide you over until the next full-length abomination from Grave. … read more
Review: Communionist – Dead Ends
Communionist = Earth Crisis + Discharge + Chokehold … read more
Review: God Dethroned – World Ablaze
God Dethroned = Hail of Bullets + Unleashed + Necrophobic … read more
Review: Candlemass – The Door to Doom
Candlemass = Solstice + Black Sabbath + Solitude Aeturnus … read more
Local Reviews: Schrei Aus Stein
This two-track EP from Schrei Aus Stein offers up some morsels of music as a precursor to the band’s upcoming third full-length, Cervin, coming soon from this one-man project, on Crucial Blast Records. With a limited release on cassette, grab this while it’s hot.
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Local Reviews: Winterlore
In the current climate of black metal, where those who sound more like tribute bands than original artists are rampant, sounding fresh is a task few new bands rarely achieve. Winterlore have made an album that provides a bountiful pillaging of excitement.
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Review: Godflesh – Decline & Fall
Godflesh = Head of David + Pitchshifter + (old) Ministry … read more
