Category: Album Reviews
Alcest – Kodama Review
French “Blackgaze” pioneering duo Alcest are back with Kodama, their fifth album. Unlike 2014’s Shelter, which featured instrumentalist/singer Neige and …
Asphyx – Incoming Death Review
Following his exit from Hail of Bullets last year, death growler extraordinaire Martin Van Drunen is fully dedicated to one …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of September 30, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from The Agonist, Brant Bjork and the Low Desert Punk Band, Epica, Insomnium, Kryptos, Noctem, …
Opeth – Sorceress Review
No band created more of a stir in 2011 than Opeth. That year’s release, Heritage, had the Swedish veterans turning …
Lordi – Monstereophonic (Theaterror vs. Demonarchy) Review
Lordi, the quintet from Espoo, Finland are well known for their monster masks, outfits and heavy use of horror elements. …
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 …
Every Time I Die – Low Teens Review
I can tell you that there are a few certainties in this world that will always hold true when discussing …
Charred Walls Of The Damned – Creatures Watching Over The Dead Review
Drum maniac Richard Christy’s power/heavy metal project Charred Walls Of The Damned have remained dormant for the better part of …
Airbourne – Breakin’ Outta Hell Review
It is hard to believe Australian party rockers Airbourne have already been around for ten years. After breaking onto the …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of September 23, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from Allegaeon, Almah, Dysrhythmia, Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, Neurosis, Saint Vitus and The Sword. The ratings …
Brutal Bits & Pieces: September 2016
Welcome to the first installment of Brutal Bits & Pieces, a monthly miniseries culled directly from the extreme metal underground. …
High Spirits – Motivator Review
High Spirits are Chris Black’s Hard Rock/NWOBHM alter ego. The prolific multi instrumentalist seems to release a new record every …
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 …
Warfather – The Grey Eminence Review
When Steve Tucker left Morbid Angel for the second time in 2004, (he rejoined the band in 2015), he took …
Brujeria – Pocho Aztlan Review
In a year of civil unrest, a new Brujeria album is just what we needed. Pocho Aztlan is a satirical …
Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence Review
Devin Townsend is the most prolific musician in metal. Putting to rest the ultra heavy Strapping Young Lad, he formed …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of September 16, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from Carcer City, Finsterforst, Heaven Shall Burn, Helen Money, In The Woods, Johansson & Speckmann, …
Barishi – Blood From The Lion’s Mouth Review
Barishi burst on the scene three years ago with their self-titled debut, an interesting mash of prog metal and hardcore …
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 …
Pain – Coming Home Review
Pain’s Peter Tägtgren is almost extreme metal’s version of Steven Wilson: prolific to a fault, playing in death metal, grindcore, …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of September 9, 2016
This week’s heavy music reviews include releases from Elm Street, Exalt, Letters From The Fire, Serious Black, Steve ‘N Seagulls …
Evergrey – The Storm Within Review
This year Sweden’s Evergrey are celebrating their twentieth year as a band. Having compiled an impressive catalog over the course …
Kerasphorus – Kerasphorus Review
This is a compilation from Kerasphorus, a face melting blackened death metal outfit from San Francisco. Currently, all of the …