The Ocean – Solaris Review
Sady, it’s been a while since we’ve really heard an incredible The Ocean record. While 2023’s Holocene wasn’t…
Maladie – The Dance of Tragedies Review
I initially stumbled across Germany’s Maladie last year with the fifth installment of their Symptoms EP series and…
Witching Hour – Descending… Where Time Has Ceased to Exist Review
German black/thrash/heavy metal trio Witching Hour return for your soul, eight long years since their last outburst …and…
Stuck in the Filter: March 2026’s Angry Misses
Rain has started to leak into the ducts as Spring gets wetter and wetter. While I’m away, vacationing…
Lynx – Trinity of Suns Review
Cards on the table—this review is late. Really late. We got the promo, but it went unclaimed, and…
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…
Stuck in the Filter: February 2026’s Angry Misses
Seems like the Filtration system is overburdened once again. Normally, my minions have to scavenge much longer to…
Avertat – Dead End Life Review
German death-doom outfit Décembre Noir has received a fair amount of praise here over the years, with four…
Victorius – World War Dinosaur Review
Look at that cover. It looks like the sort of neon-drenched fever dream burst straight from the mind…
Lord of the Lost – Opvs Noir Vol. 3 Review
With 33 songs and over two hours of music, Lord of the Lost has written an ambitious trilogy,…
Antrisch – Expedition III: Renitenzpfad Review
In 1560, Lope de Aguirre, a Spaniard who would deem himself the “Wrath of God,” joined Pedro de…
Nuctemeron – Demonic Sceptre Review
There’s a big problem with today’s metal scene: There aren’t enough fukkin bands that sound like Nifelheim. Every…