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Guapo – Elixirs
Review — January 28, 2009
Neurot Recordings has lately been putting out releases from some great and surprisingly diverse bands such as U.S. Christmas, A Storm of Light, and Grey Daturas. Prepare to chalk up another name on that list: Guapo. Guapo occupies an interesting place on the Neurot roster as the band has a …
Wolves in the Throne Room – Malevolent Grain
Review — March 31, 2009
Each song of the Malevolent Grain EP, "A Looming Resonance" and "Hate Crystal," comprises one side of an exquisitely packaged 12". Both songs are top-notch examples of the more hypnotic and earthy side of black metal. "A Looming Resonance" builds from a somber clean melody to some kind of operatic, …
Amesoeurs – Amesoeurs
Review — June 10, 2009
Isn't it ironic that a band whose name means "kindred spirits" in French is broken up? As depressing as that fact is, at least Amesoeurs has finally left us one full-length to remember them by. The band's Ruines Humaines EP from 2006 was comprised of three absolutely killer songs that …
Indian – Slights and Abuse / The Sychophant
Review — July 27, 2009
"Apocalyptic" is a word thrown around a lot in reviews, to the point where readers could really stop putting any stock in it. But many genres, like black metal, drone, and probably even folk, really do have a few artists deserving of this most serious adjective because of their unnerving …
Cough – Sigillum Luciferi
Review — July 31, 2009
The liner notes for Sigillum Luciferi are emblazoned with the phase "tune down, smoke up," which really ought to be the motto for any self-respecting stoner/doom/sludge band. Cough definitely fits that sound to a "t," and the packaging of the album, adorned with naked chicks, occult symbols, and pot leaves, …
Anaal Nathrakh – In the Constellation of the Black Widow
Review — August 17, 2009
This is an album that I wanted to like as soon as I saw the cover art, but in the back of my mind I was afraid I wouldn't after the slightly-too-polished and slightly-too-death-metal Hell is Empty and All the Devils are Here from 2007. But In the Constellation of …
Sirhan Sirhan – Blood
Review — August 26, 2009
Sirhan Sirhan plays groovy hardcore punk with a bit of a noise rock bent and maybe even some of that vintage rock 'n' roll vibe from The Bronx's early work, but with a much heftier guitar sound and harsher vocals. This album doesn't really have a whole lot in common …
Down-Stares – Cobras & Matadors
Review — November 4, 2009
A couple of years ago, through my involvement with this website, I crossed paths with Down-Stares' independently released album The Watershed. This was an album that pushed me to my limits as a music critic because, as someone who prefers neatly defined genre categories and, even more so, inaccessibility …
Eagle Twin – The Unkindness of Crows
Review — December 20, 2009
Gentry Densley is somewhat of a living legend in the metal world. Unfortunately I am not as familiar with his work in Iceburn as I should be, but I've known him as an indispensable part of the Southern Lord supergroup Ascend. Ascend took experimental metal to new heights, but his …Monument%20to%20Time%20End%20(2010)/35b6f0e84088757ab00cb391d5481277.jpg)
