Reviews 0 Review: Alcest’s Les Chants de l’Aurore Reflects Their Bright New Dawn June 17th, 2024 at 3:09pm Max Heilman It’s still clear that Neige’s approach can never be replicated.
Reviews 0 Review: Thief Refines and Expands ‘Dungeon Pop’ with Bleed, Memory April 16th, 2024 at 11:12am Max Heilman Thief has grown from essentially answering the question “what if someone used traditional church music to make music goth kids could dance to?” to a great addition to the industrial rock and metal landscape.
Reviews 0 Review: Heavy Temple Unleash Psych Doom Mastery on Garden of Heathens April 8th, 2024 at 12:12pm Mandy Scythe This record has classic appeal.
Reviews 0 Review: Iron Monkey Favors Bash Over Flash on Spleen and Goad April 1st, 2024 at 4:28pm Max Heilman “This album will certainly repel all but true sludge heads.”
Reviews 0 Review: Aborted Trawl the Depths of Extremity with Vault of Horrors March 8th, 2024 at 3:54pm Mandy Scythe Let the riffing madness begin.
Reviews 0 Review: Gost Push Back Against the Status Quo on Prophecy March 4th, 2024 at 2:19pm Mandy Scythe Rage or dance—why not both?
Reviews 0 Review: Exhorder Continue Their Legacy of Groove with Defectum Omnium March 4th, 2024 at 10:23am Mandy Scythe Let the grooviness commence.
Reviews 0 Review: Chelsea Wolfe is Reborn on She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She February 8th, 2024 at 3:19pm Mandy Scythe This record is all about healing.
Reviews 0 Review: Project 86 Deliver Us Into a Technocratic Nightmare on Farewell Album Omni Pt. 2 January 10th, 2024 at 11:22am Max Heilman There’s plenty to enjoy on Omni Pt. 2, but Project 86 leaves more room for electronic embellishments.
Reviews 0 Review: Krieg’s Ruiner is an Appropriately Named Destroyer of Worlds October 11th, 2023 at 12:47pm Mandy Scythe Krieg’s latest offering is absolutely unrelenting.
Reviews 0 Review: Capra Push Their Sound Further on Errors October 9th, 2023 at 9:38am Mandy Scythe It’s loud; it’s angry, and it’s the perfect soundtrack to 2023.
Reviews 0 Review: Incantation Prove Their Legacy on Unholy Deification August 25th, 2023 at 10:43am Mandy Scythe The record is not only strong but a highlight of their career.
Reviews 0 Review: Mizmor Continue the Existential Journey on Prosaic July 18th, 2023 at 1:45pm Mandy Scythe Slow and heavy wins the existential race.
Reviews 0 Review: Cradle of Filth’s Trouble and Their Double Lives is a Must-Have for Any Fan April 19th, 2023 at 1:46pm Kenny Schticky Just the two new songs alone are worth the price of admission.
Reviews 0 Review: Ne Obliviscaris’ Exul is a Challenging and Satisfying Progressive Journey March 23rd, 2023 at 11:40am Chad Bowar The whole of the album has an even greater impact than the sum of its parts.
Reviews 0 Review: He Is Legend furthers their resurgence with Endless Hallway November 9th, 2022 at 12:20pm Max Heilman Endless Hallway more than contends with White Bat in inspired energy, furthering the resurgence of He Is Legend.
Reviews 0 Review: Dead Cross Gets Weird, Wild and Raw on II October 24th, 2022 at 2:20pm Max Heilman When the game plan is repackaging ‘80s underground metal and punk with an appreciation of absurdity, Dead Cross isn’t easy to get tired of.
Reviews 0 Review: Exhumed’s To the Dead is Another Choice Cut October 20th, 2022 at 2:34pm Em Shadows Exhumed’s latest effort is a bloody good time.
Reviews 0 Review: Avantasia’s A Paranormal Evening With the Moonflower Society is a ‘Who’s-Who’ of Fun October 19th, 2022 at 11:37am Jakk Mylde This record sticks to the band’s formula, but it’s still a great time.
Reviews 0 Review: Comalies XX Is A Time-Warping Delight from Lacuna Coil October 14th, 2022 at 10:25am Jakk Mylde Lacuna Coil have to have a time machine.