Exumer – Death Mask Messiah Review
Exumer are probably viewed as a footnote in the Big Book of Germanic Thrash. After all, they only…
Maladie – The Dance of Tragedies Review
I initially stumbled across Germany’s Maladie last year with the fifth installment of their Symptoms EP series and…
Stuck in the Filter: March 2026’s Angry Misses
Rain has started to leak into the ducts as Spring gets wetter and wetter. While I’m away, vacationing…
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…
Avertat – Dead End Life Review
German death-doom outfit Décembre Noir has received a fair amount of praise here over the years, with four…
Victorius – World War Dinosaur Review
Look at that cover. It looks like the sort of neon-drenched fever dream burst straight from the mind…
Mirror of Deception – Transience Review
As much as metal is a niche interest (at least in my part of the world), it is…
Non Est Deus – Blessings and Curses Review
To receive the honor of reviewing duties for Noise’s latest as a superfan of his output is an…
Antrisch – Expedition III: Renitenzpfad Review
In 1560, Lope de Aguirre, a Spaniard who would deem himself the “Wrath of God,” joined Pedro de…
The Mountain King – Pike Dreams Review
My general lack of awareness and the fact that The Mountain King themselves submitted the album via contact…
Bloodred – Colours of Pain Review
Seeing an album described as “blackened death metal” almost always gets my juices flowing. The problem with that…
Lone Wanderer – Exequaie Review
It’s no secret that funeral doom is all about death, but in case you weren’t aware, Lone Wanderer…