Armed for Apocalypse – The Earth is Breathing Beneath Me Review
Sludge purveyors Armed for Apocalypse have little interest in fitting neatly into a scene or pandering to an…
Vanderlust – The Human Farm Review
Aliens offer to take you away and give you a perfect—albeit short—life: do you say yes? According to…
Lord of the Lost – Opvs Noir Vol. 3 Review
With 33 songs and over two hours of music, Lord of the Lost has written an ambitious trilogy,…
Foghazer – He Left the Temple Review
Black metal’s wide-ranging milieu encompasses many sub-genres—1st wave, 2nd wave, raw, symphonic, atmospheric, post—the list goes on. One…
Winter Eternal – Unveiled Nightsky Review
Less than two years removed from Winter Eternal’s last album, the Greek transplant (now based in Scotland) returns…
Sanctvs – De l’Abîme au Plérôme Review
You might, as I did, roll your eyes humorously at the recurrence of the “‘v’ as ‘u’” trope…
URNE – Setting Fire to the Sky Review
The evolution of a band is a fickle thing. Change too much, and you alienate those who started…
Oraculum – Hybris Divina Review
New year, new beginnings. And just as my resolutions refresh and my word count resets to zero, Chilean…
Burned in Effigy – Tyrannus Aeternum Review
On their debut, Rex Mortem, the king was dead, but on Burned in Effigy’s sophomore effort, Tyrannus Aeternum,…
Modder – Destroying Ourselves for a Place in the Sun Review
Blending sludge metal and electronica make for fascinating bedfellows, and that’s exactly what instrumental outfit Modder brings to…