Ironflame – Worlds to Conquer Review
Besides thrash, heavy metal played a pivotal role in shaping my relationship with metal. Black Sabbath and Rainbow…
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…
Sarcasm – Lifeforce Omnibound Review
We get a lot of bold claims in the promo pit. It’s understandable; writing advertisements for music sounds…
Arroganz – Death Doom Punks Review
Once, punk ruled my heart as jealously as metal. I loved the heart-in-hand abandon and DIY ethos of…
Voidthrone – Dreaming Rat Review
There’s a lot of weird shit floating around the metalsphere, and that includes Voidthrone’s newest addition, Dreaming Rat.…
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…
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…
A Dream of Poe – Katabasis: A Marriage Among Ashes Review
Miguel Santos loves Edgar Allan Poe. He turned that love into a (sort of) one-man metal project called…
Avertat – Dead End Life Review
German death-doom outfit Décembre Noir has received a fair amount of praise here over the years, with four…
Witch Ripper – Through the Hourglass Review
Few things at AMG Industries make us prouder than watching bands once scrutinized under AMG’s Unsigned Band Rodeö…
Power Paladin – Beyond the Reach of Enchantment Review
Sometimes a band name can be on the nose in the best way, and Power Paladin makes no…
Aggressive Perfector – Come Creeping Fiends Review
In 2019, English retro metal maniacs Aggressive Perfector came out of nowhere to blindside me with a nasty…