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…
Lynx – Trinity of Suns Review
Cards on the table—this review is late. Really late. We got the promo, but it went unclaimed, and…
Riverflame – Lunar Crusades Review
There’s little better in life than a young band swinging for the fences on their debut record. Not…
Blindead 23 – Deuterium Review
Blindead’s third album Affliction XXIX II MXMVI is one of the most underrated classics of the 2010s. The…
Ignobleth – Manor of Primitive Anticreation Review
You may note that I haven’t published a full review in more than a week. You may also…
Grond – The Temple Review
Ten long years passed since Grond released Worship the Kraken, a fun and meaty slab of Bolt Thrower-meets-Autopsy-meets-Lovecraft…
The Great Observer – Loss of Transcendence Review
There are few concepts in the Western tradition as misunderstood as that of “the death of God.” It…
Armed for Apocalypse – The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me Review
Sludge purveyors Armed for Apocalypse have little interest in fitting neatly into a scene or pandering to an…
Chariots Overdrive – The End of Antiquity Review
Manilla Road, Motörhead, and Megaton Sword walk into a bar—Lemmy’s pick, if that helps you picture the place.…
Cnoc An Tursa – A Cry for the Slain Review
For years, Scottish outfit Cnoc An Tursa lurked along the periphery of my awareness. I liked the few…
Aversio Humanitatis – To Become the Endless Static Review
The thing I am most afraid of is losing my mind. The progressive destruction dementia wreaks upon a…
Avertat – Dead End Life Review
German death-doom outfit Décembre Noir has received a fair amount of praise here over the years, with four…