Street Tombs – Existence is Corruption Review
Sometimes it just feels good to let rip some ferocious riffs, pound the drums at headbanging velocity, and…
Novareign – Shifting the Axis of the World Review
Eight long years after releasing their explosive debut Legends, Novareign returns with long-awaited follow-up Shifting the Axis of…
Emptiness – Nowhere Speaks Review
Emptiness, nothingness, absence, non-being: such evocations of negation abound in extreme metal, often justifiably given the visceral analogy…
Hours of Worship – Resignation Review
I’ve always been more drawn to art that induces ‘negative’ emotions over ‘positive’ ones. I hate happy endings;…
Crypts of Golgotha – Disembodied in the Arms of Perdition Review
Nestled in the underground crevices and rocky terrain of Denver, Colorado, emerging upstarts Crypts of Golgotha rise with…
Moonspell – Far from God Review
I’m so thankful this day has come. After receiving the 2021 promo for Hermitage, Moonspell dropped cryptic hints…
Crocell – Swarm of Insects Review
Spawned in 2007, Danish quintet Crocell started life as a humble, but prolifically productive melodic death metal troupe,…
Shagohod – A Curse That Hides the Door Review
Whenever I feel like I keep seeing the same things in our promo pile, something genuinely fresh and…
Liminal Sky – All Tomorrow’s Darkness Review
Born of the ashes of former project Messenger, UK post-rock duo Liminal Sky, comprised of Jaime Gomez Arellano…
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…