Ironflame – Worlds to Conquer Review
Besides thrash, heavy metal played a pivotal role in shaping my relationship with metal. Black Sabbath and Rainbow…
Carbon Tomb – Passage to a Neutron Star Review
While any band, metal or not, would kill to have a classic in their discography, I often feel…
August Burns Red – Season of Surrender Review
I want to apologize in advance for delaying the biggest review of the summer that we all have…
Crocell – Swarm of Insects Review
Spawned in 2007, Danish quintet Crocell started life as a humble, but prolifically productive melodic death metal troupe,…
In Vespro – Where Silence Used to Sleep Review
In a week where I was forced to bail on my half of a double review of Warning’s…
Mirror of My Soul – October Is Rising Review
Now—as summer blasts the Earth into a fly-ridden heath—is when I long most for fall. So I get…
Sarcasm – Lifeforce Omnibound Review
We get a lot of bold claims in the promo pit. It’s understandable; writing advertisements for music sounds…
Abandon Agony – Endbringer Review
In a year that’s seen At the Gates release a seminal album that stands not only as a…
Arroganz – Death Doom Punks Review
Once, punk ruled my heart as jealously as metal. I loved the heart-in-hand abandon and DIY ethos of…
Frozen Soul – No Place of Warmth Review
Texan five-banger Frozen Soul crept into my promo pile back in 2021 with their glacially imposing Crypt of…
Voidthrone – Dreaming Rat Review
There’s a lot of weird shit floating around the metalsphere, and that includes Voidthrone’s newest addition, Dreaming Rat.…
Cognizance – In Light, No Shape Review
A “faster is better” philosophy has long defined technical death metal, with bands regularly operating at breakneck speeds.…