Reviewed: July 2020 Released: 2020, Everlasting Spew Records Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Kira Levine Seasoned musicians Lauri Laaksonen and Marko Neuman joined forces to create death/doom outfit Convocation. They are set to release their sophomore record Ashes Coalesce on July 3rd, following up 2018’s Scars Across. The band states: “The second…
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SUMMON-Fallen-The Covideo Chronicles-Day 26 (April 26th, 2020)
Reviewed: June, 2020 Released: 2005, Moribund Cult Rating: 2/5 (Just the DVD) Reviewer: JP Over the years I’ve done a number of more ambitious series of reviews instead of simple stand-alone reviews. This is perhaps my most ambitious project yet. This series of reviews was born out of three seemingly…
Kilter – Axiom
Reviewed: February 2020 Released: 2020, Alter-Nativ Rating: 2/5 Reviewer: Demitri Levantis When you keep asking yourself ‘Why am I reviewing this for a metal website?’ while listening to an album, you know this isn’t going to bode well, and I am afraid that is the case for the confusing mashup…
Frantic Amber – Bellatrix
Frantic Amber – Bellatrix Reviewed: October 2019 Released: August 23rd, 2019 / GMR Music Group Rating: 4.5 / 5 Reviewer: John Haseltine FRANTIC AMBER started in 2008 as a project in Stockholm by founding guitarist Mary Siebecke, with the intention to play metal with women. At first, it was an…
Lik – Mass Funeral Evocation
Reviewed: May, 2019 Released: 2019, Metal Blade Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway This album is heavy. Seriously heavy. However, this kind of lets it down in ways I don’t see very often. Now, if you know me and what I’ve reviewed in the past, you’ll know that I absolutely love…
West Of Hell – Blood of the Infidel
Reviewed: May, 2019 Released: 2019, self-released Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway This album is different and beautiful in oh-so-many ways. Firstly there is the combination of death metal, power metal and thrash metal, all in their traditional senses but with a new twist. Then there are songs like Dying Tomorrow…
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Aesthetics of Sickness-Available now!!
AESTHETICS OF SICKNESS-Available now!! With immense joy, we would like to announce the ‘Aesthetics of Sickness’ book release. By far one of the most complex and demanding projects yet undertaken by us. The volume comprises of extreme metal most iconic bands Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Napalm Death, Avulsed, Death…
Embrional – EVIL DEAD
Reviewed: March 2019 Released: 2019, Self-Released Rating: 4.5/5 Reviewer: Courtney Solloway I can honestly say I’ve never come across any Polish death metal bands before. Which is a shame, because if they all sound as brutal and heavy as this Embrional do then I’ve been missing out. This album is…
Mongol – The Return
Mongol – The Return Label: Sliptrick Released: 2018 Reviewed: December, 2018 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The Kings of Kanadian Karnage!- The Frozen North Rides Forth! This feature is so good, I had to name it twice! About once a year I indulge my patriotism and review a bunch of Canadian…
Codex:Factoria – ….Cause Destruction Through Tyrants
Codex:Factoria – …Cause Destruction Through Tyrants Label: Indie Released: 2018 Reviewed: December, 2018 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The Kings of Kanadian Karnage!- The Frozen North Rides Forth! This feature is so good, I had to name it twice! About once a year I indulge my patriotism and review a bunch…
TrollWar – Oath Of The Storm
TrollWar – Oath Of The Storm Label:Indie Released: 2018 Reviewed: December, 2018 Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: JP The Kings of Kanadian Karnage!- The Frozen North Rides Forth! This feature is so good, I had to name it twice! About once a year I indulge my patriotism and review a bunch of…
Ye Goatherd Gods – Ashes Shall Be Made Of Them
Ye Goatherd Gods – Ashes Shall Be Made Of Them Label: Indie Released: 2018 Reviewed: December, 2018 Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: JP The Kings of Kanadian Karnage!- The Frozen North Rides Forth! This feature is so good, I had to name it twice! About once a year I indulge my patriotism…
The Heretics Fork – Tormentore
The Heretics Fork – Tormentore Reviewed: October, 2018 Released: 2018, P2 Records Rating: 2.5/5 Reviewer: Aaron Yurkiewicz Not much is known about The Heretics Fork – who they are, where they’re from, or if they’re really just a gifted Rottweiler with a BC Rich and a 4-track. What is known…
Hertkorn, Andreas- Seven Metal Inches (Book Review)
Hertkorn, Andreas – Seven Metal Inches Reviewed: August, 2018 Publisher: Independent Year Published: 2018 Rating: 5/5 Reviewer: JP It is hard to pinpoint who could be the world’s foremost expert in anything. If there is such a title of the ‘world’s foremost expert of Heavy Metal 7-inch vinyl, picture discs,…