Tyraels Ascension – Grave Seeker Review
Do I like metalcore? I’ve always struggled a bit with this question. That’s a terrible way to start…
Eternal Drak – The Violence of Time Review
I’ve wrestled with this intro more than I typically do. There’s a joke in here somewhere about how…
Coffin Hunters – Cosmic Dawn Review
I love album art you can hear, and fittingly, Coffin Hunters’ Cosmic Dawn churns with a groovy, psychedelic…
Sinsid – All That Remains Review
In 2012, lead vocalist Terje Singh Sidhu got together with a rag-tag group of musicians to form some…
Fuming Mouth – The Ringing Bell Review
An age-old challenge for critical houses like ours is that, while they simultaneously represent a cohesive vision, each…
Sallow Moth – Hydrophilous Brood Review
Less than a year after delivering one of my favorite albums of 2025, Sallow Moth flutters in to…
Illwind – The Unfolding at the End of Light Review
Sometimes a new band starts up and chooses a godawful name—like Illwind. I’m not just referring to associations…
Psycroptic – The Pulse of Annihilation Review
Psycroptic have been a cornerstone in the tech death scene since the turn of the century. Their 2003…
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…
Eaten by Sharks – The Undertow of Hate Review
In his review of Eaten by Sharks’s debut, Eradication, Carcharodon mollified readers about the dangers of sharks by…
Apogean – Waste Where Life Begins Review
In the game of reviews, expectations can either be a blessing or a curse. Whichever way they fall,…
Emptiness – Nowhere Speaks Review
Emptiness, nothingness, absence, non-being: such evocations of negation abound in extreme metal, often justifiably given the visceral analogy…