Biohazard – Divided We Fall Review
Biohazard are one of those bands that held my interest and affection, but only for a small window…
Tombs – Feral Darkness Review
This is my first time reviewing Brooklyn’s Tombs, but it’s not my first time experiencing them. Each year…
Morke – To Carry On Review
One of my favorite bits in the game Portal 2 comes near the very beginning, when the player…
Testament – Para Bellum Review
The greats of the original American thrash scene have fallen on hard times of late. Metallica dropped a…
Castle Rat – The Bestiary Review
New York’s Castle Rat generated buzz off the back of their impressive slab of fantasy-inspired doom rock featured…
Sölicitör – Enemy in Mirrors Review
Sölicitör’s 2020 debut made quite the splash ’round these parts when 4.Öldeneye heaped glorious praise all over it.…
Motherless – Do You Feel Safe? Review
Sometimes, you don’t need nuance. Sometimes you don’t want prog-soaked journeys through inner turmoil, or post-whatever atmospherics that…
Ancient Torment – Follow the Echo of Curses Review
“Between grief and nothing, I will take grief.” –William Faulkner, The Wild Palms How do you grieve? Do…
Farseer – Portals To Cosmic Womb Review
Growing up together in the Chicago suburb of Cary, Farseer’s Brendan McCarthy (guitars/vocals), Ted Ballantine (guitar), George Burrows…
Vindicator – Whispers of Death Review
New thrash doesn’t hit my ears as much as it used to, and more than any other metal…
Abhorrent Expanse – Enter the Misanthropocene Review
How experimental is too experimental? That’s the question Chicago’s Abhorrent Expanse posits. It’s clear from the title: Enter…
Psycho-Frame – Salvation Laughs in the Face of a Grieving Mother Review
Deathcore doesn’t give a shit. There was a moment when bands like Lorna Shore and Slaughter to Prevail…