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Witchcraft – The Alchemist
Review — January 28, 2008
If you have heard of this band recently then chances are that it will be related to a certain "southern super group" and their recent resurgence. These Swedes embrace the seventies and are said to be the sole reason that Down, with former Pantera screamer Phil Anselmo at the helm, …
Darkthrone – F.O.A.D.
Review — January 29, 2008
Those who know, love, and used to love this genuinely cult Norwegian band will probably know what to expect from their latest disc. Darkthrone have decided to take further musical steps away from the genre they will always be considered legends of and deliberately make all the puritan black metal …
Ghost in the House – Ghost in the House
Review — February 18, 2008
Sometimes one needs a good reminder not to let expectations run amok in order to avoid disappointment. In general I always try to get positively surprised rather than the other way around, but you can't always be at the top of your game. Sometime you let yourself hope of something …
The Mars Volta – The Bedlam in Goliath
Review — February 20, 2008
For a band that immerses themselves in creating such an uncompromising and complicated sound, The Mars Volta is a very prolific bunch of musicians. One album released each year shows a very strong work ethic and a determination to never stagnate in their evolution. Not to mention a strong passion …
Demiricous – Two (Poverty)
Review — March 5, 2008
These four hellraisers are, if not his new favorite band than, at least highly revered and recommended by Slayer's Kerry King, a bruiser who knows a few things about quality heavy music. Demiricous were accused of sounding a bit too much like Slayer on their debut, but since I unfortunately …
Light Pupil Dilate – Snake Wine
Review — March 19, 2008
It's never easy to be a band today with many disparate influences. Today's groups are trying to become immortal or are at the very least play music that they want to hear. But the fact is that there have been so many classic bands so far that have provided us …
Pain Principle – Waiting for the Flies
Review — March 26, 2008
This Florida four-piece was an entirely unknown proposition to me until Waiting for the Flies was delivered to my house. They may hail from the state that brought us some classic old school death metal, but Pain Principle have plenty more in common with the modern melodic death of the …
End of Level Boss – Inside the Difference Engine
Review — April 23, 2008
It's all about the riffs for these English lads: big, thick, rumbling and sometimes peculiar riffs. I have to say that I have always had a deep affinity and a strong weakness for this kind of music. There has always been a warm and cozy feeling to music that takes …
The Ocean – Precambrian
Review — May 22, 2008
Robin Staps, The Ocean's high-striving frontman must be one hell of an easy person to work with. It's either that, or he is a dictator of epic proportions and has an ego the size of Mount Kilimanjaro. When our favorite music magazines are riddled with tales of inter band friction, …
The Old Haunts – Poisonous Times
Review — July 2, 2008
What is it with bands changing drummers so often? I know it's not uncommon to change a member in a group but it seems like the drummers are slightly over-represented in these statistics. Research into this band from Olympia, Washington shows that for each one of their releases they have …
El Chupa Cobras – El Chupa Cobras
Review — July 21, 2008
El Chupa Cobras belong to the breed of bands that, aside from having amusing names also have extremely short attention spans and exponentially spastic approach to creating music. This kind of music is never easy to pull of on record. Live, the sheer energy of each member immersing him/herself in …
Melon – Mirage
Review — August 13, 2008
I really love this kind of music but it has to be the most difficult thing for the musicians themselves to pull of or to be lauded for. There has to be more bands playing psychedelic heavy, Black Sabbath/Blue Cheer rock than any other type of music and every single …
The Sump Pumps – Revenge of The Sump Pumps
Review — September 4, 2008
With a name like The Sump Pumps, these guys are not exactly making it easier for you to check out more information on them online, unless you're interested in basement pump systems and the weird origins of this quirky quartet's name. Revenge of The Sump Pumps is nevertheless a good …
Lizzy Borden – An Appointment With Death
Review — September 28, 2008
Lizzy Borden are only one of very many grizzly old metal bands that have either picked up the sticks again and decided to have one last shot at glory or that have ultimately experienced a revival of sorts and made their sound more in sync with the modern times. This …
Waco Fuck – Paranoia is Total Awareness
Review — October 21, 2008
Anger is a gift, at least when making music. Some really manic but great recordings have been borne out of huge amounts of frustration and anger. Waco Fuck are one seriously angry sounding band. Spend enough time listening to this and you will realize just how much. The album is …
Impiety – Dominator
Review — January 14, 2009
A year after they released their latest full-length, Impiety spit out a mini album where they sound just as fierce as the relentless attack of their previous works. This is the kind of death/black metal that you would expect when it comes from countries not famous for their vibrant music …
Various Artists – Our Roots Our Pride
Review — December 4, 2008
This is a piece of history, as the name of the album might suggest. Our Roots Our Pride: History of Italian Positive Hardcore and Straight Edge Movement 1989-1995 contains thirty-two songs by six different artists that were all prominent during Italy's straight edge hardcore movement from the early-to-mid 90's. All …
Bloodbath – Unblessing the Purity
Review — January 14, 2009
With this being a side project for everybody involved, it isn't strange that members have come and gone with great frequency since the band's inception. Bloodbath however, is a seriously good band consisting of established musicians from Opeth and Katatonia indulging in their love of old school death metal. Unblessing …
Landmine Marathon – Rusted Eyes Awake
Review — May 7, 2009
One of the biggest pleasures of listening to Rusted Eyes Awake was to hear the music and not walk away with the opinion that this is just another modern U.S. metal band labeled with the death metal tag that actually plays nauseating post-millennial death-core. Landmine Marathon still does have some …
