Barbarian – Reek of God Review
Sometime in the 2010s, I started disliking music with too many flourishes and began seeking out stuff that…
Battering Ram – Time Masters Review
Occasionally, pet projects can take a very long time to gestate into something more serious and tangible. Spain’s…
Moon Wisdom – Let Water Flow Review
Metal Fatigue is not a moral failing: it is a physiological phenomenon, befalling even the most honorable of…
Architectural Genocide – Malignant Cognition Review
It’s gotta be tough being inspired by genre giants. For bands like Incantation or Autopsy, it can be…
Ov Sulfur – Endless Review
Blackened deathcore has truly run its course. This is simultaneously a hopeful sentiment, as it may encourage bands…
Oraculum – Hybris Divina Review
New year, new beginnings. And just as my resolutions refresh and my word count resets to zero, Chilean…
Fleshvessel – Obstinacy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded Review
Sisyphus is my favorite character in Greek mythology. It’s why I picked up Obstinacy: Sisyphean Dreams Unfolded, the…
Pale Horse Ritual – Diabolic Formation Review
2025 must have been a challenging year to occupy the Sabbath-worship lane. Ozzy’s passing on July 22nd—seventeen days…
Vandampire – Hope Scars Review
Post- historically implies an evolution of or successor to a previous idea (modernism, rock, structuralism, punk, hardcore, colonialism,…
Mrs. Frighthouse – Solitude Over Control Review
How much noise is too much? I used to believe you could never have too much noise, with…
Serpent God – Denial Review
The digital era, where a band can release singles or EPs at a whim, seems to have tossed…
Elettra Storm – Evertale Review
Italy has a well-established power metal scene, particularly the ostentatious Rhapsody of Fire and the dazzling Frozen Crown.…