Crocell – Swarm of Insects Review
Spawned in 2007, Danish quintet Crocell started life as a humble, but prolifically productive melodic death metal troupe,…
Astral Alchemy – Weaving Chilling Magical Dreamworlds Review
Like those programmers who insist on rebuilding every line of code in Python, New York’s black metal woodland-walkers…
Graveir – The Festering Triad Review
Previously, I have banged on about my relationship with black metal being a slightly strange one, and rarely…
Hecate Enthroned – The Corpse of a Titan, a Lament Long Buried Review
Black metal veterans Hecate Enthroned have spent decades trying to step out of Cradle of Filth’s shadow—and not…
Necrofier – Transcend into Oblivion Review
Houston’s Necrofier first came on my radar when they played the 2024 Decibel Magazine Tour with Hulder, Devil…
Old Sorcery – The Outsider Review
Swords and sorcery have served as metal muses since the genre’s earliest days and for the most seminal…
Antinoë – The Fold Review
As the whispering winds of winter begin to blow colder through my neck of the woods, a time…
A strange, long road trip: Venice’s winged lion sculpture traced to ancient China
“We don’t know when the sculpture arrived in Venice, where it was reworked, who did it, or when…
Record(s) o’ the Month – May 2025
There are months when the Record(s) o’ the Month feels like a sacred duty. It is the noble,…