Author: Dave Schalek
Pillorian – Obsidian Arc Review
The breakup of Agalloch in 2016 caught many fans by surprise. Agalloch were riding high on the success of a …
Tomb Mold – Primordial Malignity Review
Toronto’s Tomb Mold got some tongues wagging late last year when their second demo, The Bottomless Perdition, garnered a great …
Hour Of Penance – Cast The First Stone Review
Italy’s Hour Of Penance, a brutal death metal powerhouse, returns with Cast The First Stone, their seventh full-length album. They …
Kreator – Gods Of Violence Review
If the time was ever ripe for a new Kreator album, I can’t think of a better one than now. …
Spectral Apparition – Manifestation Review
There is scant information available about the U.K.’s Spectral Apparition other than Manifestation being the first recorded output from the …
Ash Borer – The Irrepassable Gate Review
Not much has been heard from Cascadian black metal lately. Largely dominated by Wolves In The Throne Room and Agalloch, …
Bolzer – Hero Review
Bölzer, a duo from Switzerland, made perhaps the biggest splash of 2013 with the release of Aura, a three-song EP …
Witchery – In His Infernal Majesty’s Service Review
Sweden’s solid blackened thrash metal outfit Witchery return with In His Infernal Majesty’s Service, their sixth full-length album, and their …
Gravehill/Mordbrand – Skullbearer/In Nighted Waters Review
Skullbearer/In Nighted Waters is a nine-song split LP released on vinyl from Doomentia Records featuring Gravehill and Mordbrand. Both bands …
Ravencult – Force Of Profanation Review
Greece’s Ravencult are one of black metal’s most underrated bands. Their second album, 2011’s Morbid Blood, made my top ten …
Vader – The Empire Review
Poland’s death metal war machine Vader return with The Empire, the twelfth full-length studio album from this pioneering death metal …
Demilich, Hooded Menace and Vastum Concert Review + Photos
Due to a busy work and personal schedule, I’ve not been to many shows lately. Truth be told, I’ve seen …
Anaal Nathrakh – The Whole Of The Law Review
The U.K. duo Anaal Nathrakh largely sit alone at the intersection of three seemingly unrelated subgenres. Blackened industrial grindcore is an …
Obituary – Ten Thousand Ways To Die Review
Florida’s death metal kings Obituary return with a fix up album of sorts in Ten Thousand Ways To Die. Consisting …
Wormrot – Voices Review
Singapore’s grindcore maelstrom Wormrot return with Voices, the trio’s first full-length album since 2011’s Dirge. They did release a 5 …
Gatecreeper – Sonoran Depravation Review
A great deal of hype has been building around the imminent full-length debut from Arizona’s Gatecreeper, a buildup that resembles …
Negura Bunget – Zi Review
In 2006, Romania’s Negură Bunget released one of the all time great albums of black metal with Om. The much …
Drudkh / Grift – Betrayed By The Sun/Hagringar Split Review
Ukrainian veterans Drudkh return very quickly after their last full-length from last year (A Furrow Cut Short), this time for …
Cobalt and Mantar Concert Review and Photos
The latest Cobalt album, Slow Forever, may be one of 2016’s most polarizing releases, but it’s also one of the …
Black Funeral – Ankou And The Death Fire Review
Michael W. Ford from Houston, Texas has long been the creative force behind Black Funeral, a long running act within …
Kerasphorus – Kerasphorus Review
This is a compilation from Kerasphorus, a face melting blackened death metal outfit from San Francisco. Currently, all of the …
SubRosa – For This We Fought The Battle Of Ages Review
Along with Windhand, Salt Lake City’s SubRosa have captured the imaginations of fans of doom metal everywhere. By now it’s …
Blood Incantation – Starspawn Review
Much to my personal delight, more bands are mining cosmic themes for inspiration. Just within the last few weeks (or …