Author: Dan Marsicano
Rivers Of Nihil – The Work Review
Anyone that heard the massive evolution Rivers Of Nihil took on 2018’s Where Owls Know My Name won’t be surprised …
Wolves In The Throne Room – Primordial Arcana Review
On the last few releases from Wolves In The Throne Room (save for their move into ambiance with 2014’s Celestite), …
Venom Prison – Primeval Review
When it comes to bands acknowledging their past, it varies all over the place. There are groups like Metallica, who …
Lamb Of God – Lamb Of God Review
When a band that has been going for as long as Lamb Of God has decides to put out a …
Cattle Decapitation – Death Atlas Review
The transformation of Cattle Decapitation from edgy grindcore to nihilistic progressive death/grind over the last decade has been tremendous to …
Angel Witch – Angel Of Light Review
The eponymous debut album from Angel Witch will always be the benchmark for the group, a standout release during the …
Sacred Reich – Awakening Review
Sacred Reich’s fifth album, Awakening, is significant for a few reasons. It’s their first full-length album since they reunited …
Tomb Mold – Planetary Clairvoyance Review
In the two-and-a-half years since Canadian death metal group Tomb Mold stirred up the metal underground with their debut album, …
The Lord Weird Slough Feg – New Organon Review
When a band has been around for the better part of 30 years, like Slough Feg (or The Lord Weird …
Skeletonwitch – Devouring Radiant Light Review
Skeleltonwitch have had a few lineup changes over their 15-year career, but none shook the band’s fan base more …
Between The Buried And Me – Automata II Review
Between the Buried and Me’s Automata I had the distinction of both fitting into the idea of being the first …
Between The Buried And Me – Automata I Review
Between the Buried and Me have done concept albums before, but nothing like Automata. Their eighth studio album is split …
Watain – Trident Wolf Eclipse Review
To say Watain’s last album The Wild Hunt garnered contentious feedback would be underselling the vitriol that came from certain …
Cavalera Conspiracy – Psychosis Review
A new album from Cavalera Conspiracy means another opportunity to debate which seminal Sepultura albums it comes close to sounding …
Annihilator – For The Demented Review
Annihilator are on record sixteen with For The Demented, a figure very few metal bands can hold claim to. Jeff …
Fozzy – Judas Review
Fozzy have consistently been an anomaly in rock and metal; a group created with the kind of long-range backstory Spinal …
Wolves In The Throne Room – Thrice Woven Review
The number six has minor significance to Wolves in the Throne Room with Thrice Woven. Not only is this their …
Myrkur – Mareridt Review
The question, “Is this black metal or not?” has followed Myrkur since her polarizing 2014 self-titled EP. Every time a …
God Dethroned – The World Ablaze Review
God Dethroned seemed content with leaving their legacy capped off in 2012, when they played what was being called their …
Ghost Bath – Starmourner Review
As far as gimmicks go, a black metal group from North Dakota pretending to be Chinese worked far better for …
Woe – Hope Attrition Review
When debating over the merits of the United States black metal scene (or USBM as it’s widely known), Woe have …
Rebel Wizard – Triumph Of Gloom Review
At times a nod to the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement through the eyes of a coked-up mind, …
Montfaucon – Renaissance Review
To add piano into metal is nothing new, though it hasn’t been done very often in the way Montfaucon attempt …