The Hirsch Effekt – Der Brauch Review
Motivation can be a tricky thing. Take me, for instance—it’s my first review of 2026, and I’m already…
Old Sorcery – The Outsider Review
Swords and sorcery have served as metal muses since the genre’s earliest days and for the most seminal…
Dyed in Grey – Harbinger Review
For progressive death metal acts, the shadow of the masters, Opeth, looms large. Yet some recent progressive death…
Tarlung – Axis Mundi Review
Vienna, Austria’s Tarlung has been coughing up thick clouds of resinous doom and smoky sludge since 2013, when,…
Rave in Fire – Square One Review
While I may be a product of the 80s, I have almost zero direct recollection of the decade…
Coronatus – Dreadful Waters Review
Like a sailor’s call to the sea, I am routinely compelled to the sub-genre of symphonic metal in…
Malignant Aura – Where All of Worth Comes to Wither Review
The marriage of death and doom is a well-trodden path, but Malignant Aura’s 2022 debut proved they had…
Invictus – Nocturnal Visions Review
Five years ago, I highlighted Invictus’ 2020 debut LP Catacombs of Fear as part of our year-end death…
The Graying of Dave the Red: Taking Megadeth’s Last Stand to the Rodeö
Megadeth is the obstinate offspring of a legendarily difficult and divisive individual who rarely worked well with others…
Barbarian – Reek of God Review
Sometime in the 2010s, I started disliking music with too many flourishes and began seeking out stuff that…
Architectural Genocide – Malignant Cognition Review
It’s gotta be tough being inspired by genre giants. For bands like Incantation or Autopsy, it can be…
The Ruins of Beverast – Tempelschlaf Review
The Ruins of Beverast has never released a bad album. Its architect, Nagelfar alum Alexander von Meilenwald, has…