Authors: Henry Glasheen
Review: Moon Zero – Tombs / Loss
Like an unsettling dream, this pair of albums produces associations and feelings that displace and frighten the listener. Tim Garratt plays with the possibilities of maximalist ambience, pitting a full range of reverberating overtones against each other to create overpowering aural experiences. … read more
Review: Manilla Road – The Blessed Curse
Manilla Road = Cirith Ungol + Ageless Wisdom … read more
Review: Luciferian Rites – When the Light Dies
Luciferian Rites = Satanic Warmaster + Winterlore … read more
Review: Macabre Omen – Gods of War—At War
Macabre Omen = Bathory + Kawir + Varathron … read more
Review: Lesbian – Forestelevision
While it isn’t the worst album I’ve heard this year, Lesbian’s Forestelevision might be the laziest. … read more
Review: John Carpenter – Lost Themes
John Carpenter = (Depeche Mode + Perturbator) / Philip Glass … read more
Review: Hoth – The Black Goddess Return
Hoth = Deströyer 666+ Desaster / Motörhead … read more
Review: Indian – From All Purity
“Rhetoric of No” and “The Impetus Bleeds” seem to signal a return to the lively riffing of their previous albums, but then the band inevitably falls back into a yawn-inducing sound coma. Containing little substance to be admired, From All Purity marks the low point in Indian’s discography. … read more
Review: High Priest of Saturn
A classic case of stoner doom by numbers, High Priest of Saturn imitate all the basic components of their chosen genre, but fail to add anything substantial or unique to the mix. Highly hailed with comparisons to Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard, the band’s self-titled debut only resembles these bands by the most generous comparison. … read more
Review: Gris – À l’Âme Enflammée, l’Äme Constellée…
Depressive suicidal black metal is hardly a genre one would associate with innovation and variety, yet Gris continue to defy expectations on À l’Âme Enflammée, l’Äme Constellée… … read more
Review: Grand Magus – Triumph and Power
This trio of hard-rocking Swedes never disappoints with their unique brand of epic doom metal. JB Christoffersson’s soaring vocals sound like a younger Biff Byford, and he backs them up with earth-shaking guitarwork. … read more
Local Review: The Rose Phantom – Sketches: Live at Storm...
The Rose Phantom = Clan Of Xymox + Psyche + Faith & the Muse … read more
