Reviewed: January 2021 Released: 2021, Century Media Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “Blame it on the power of the blunt-force riff and a love for death metal’s past, but in part, blame it on being a band from Texas, a state whose metal roots run deep.” Chad Green namechecks both Pantera…
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Transcendence – Towards Obscurities Beyond
Reviewed: October 2020 Released: 2020 – Blood Harvest Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog “Patience and perseverance” – These are the things Transcendence credit for their current position when considering the span of time between their formation in 2013 and the 2020 release of this; their debut album, Towards Obscurities Beyond. …
Cell – Ancient Incantations Of Xarbos
Reviewed: January 2020 Released: October 2019, Independent Release Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Winnipeg is located in Canada, underneath a cold air mass, near the fast flowing polar jet streams of the Northern Hemisphere. It’s placement on the flats of the prairie make it susceptible to harsh conditions and brutally cold…
MNRVA – Black Sky
Reviewed: October 2019 Released: 2019 – Self Released Rating: 3/5 Reviewer: Beandog Black Sky is a tricky record to review. If you’re into the sort of sludge encrusted doom that owes its weight to the likes of Electric Wizard, then there is actually very little to dislike about MNVRA‘s debut.…
Sempiternal Dusk – Cenotaph of Defectuous Creation
Reviewed: September 2019 Released: 2019, Dark Descent Records Rating: 3.5/5 Reviewer: Beandog If you didn’t already know – Osmium and Iridium are the densest metals known to man. Alternatively, if you wanted to consider things in terms of relative atomic mass, then you would be looking at both Plutonium and…
Demons & Wizards – Demons & Wizards
Reviewed: July 2019 Released: 2019, Century Media Records Rating: 4/5 Reviewer: Beandog Demons & Wizards actually represents a reboot of one of heavy metal’s more tantalising collaborations. Originally released in 1999, the album was the result a project put together by members of Iced Earth and Blind Guardian. Namely, Jon…
Monster Magnet & Puppy @ Electric Brixton – London UK
Monster Magnet & Puppy @ Electric Brixton 29th January 2019 Review By: Beandog Photography By: Michelle Murphy Brixton is easily one of London’s more vibrant districts. Always teeming with visitors and busy locals, its streets are heavy with an eclectic mix of cafes, traders, bars and boutiques. It’s also an…