Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Moonreich - Fugue (2018)
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The phrase 'criminally underrated' is a cliche all too fit for Paris' Moonreich , a black metal band with such a capacity for ...
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Hyrgal - Serpentine (2017)
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Hyrgal really sets up its full-length debut with a pleasant but brooding intro piece, featuring a steady thrum of percussion slathered in...
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Skull - No Bones About It (1991)
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No Bones About It suffered as a misplaced artifact for around when it came out, largely because the hard music landscape was in such a st...
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Dreadful Fate - Vengeance (2018)
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When a band is coming in off a demo called The Sin of Sodom , has a cover character similar to the old executioner from Sodom 's In th...
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Auberon - Crossworld (2001)
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The titular intro track to Auberon 's sophomore outing Crossworld was a little bit off putting...a chugging, boring, simplistic riff ...
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Auberon - The Tale of Black... (1998)
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The idea of a fantastical melodic death metal band promoted a form of promising escapism that was uncommon within its niche in the 90s, al...
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Arcane - Cascade (1997)
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Nothing says 'death metal' to me quite like a couple dim mountains covered in flowing waterfalls, and these...delicious...logo and...
Sunday, June 3, 2018
Dead Reptile Shrine - Praise Cemetary (2013)
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I remember my first exposure to Dead Reptile Shrine , probably about a decade ago, and being quite disappointed that a band with such an a...
Friday, June 1, 2018
On Review Requests
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I've received an increasing amount of direct review requests lately. I'm assuming these are from folks who have not seen my notic...
Friday, May 25, 2018
Amorphis - Queen of Time (2018)
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Queen of Time might not ingratiate itself upon listeners who tuned out to Amorphis after their death and doom roots, but if you've b...
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