Authors: Bryer Wharton
Local Review: In Your Grave – Enemy Lines
In Your Grave = Throwdown + INGESTED + Lorna Shore … read more
Reviews: Pantheon of Blood – Tetrasomia
Pantheon of Blood are a Finnish black metal band that’s a little bit down-tempo, comparatively, but also heavy on the bleak atmospheres they set out to create. … read more
Reviews: Primitive Man – Scorn
You might as well pour yourself a bowl of black tar, whip out a spoon and dig in. Primitive Man dish out an unhealthy dose of black sludge with their debut record, getting a wider release treatment courtesy of Relapse. … read more
Review: Judas Priest – Firepower
Judas Priest = Saxon + Accept + Iron Maiden … read more
Local Review: Moray – Temporal Majesty
Moray = Panopticon + Liturgy + Deafheaven … read more
Reviews: Altars – Paramnesia
Australia’s Altars follow leads like Portal’s weird atmospheres and the heavy guitar layering of Ulcerate, and most likely not even intentionally build on both of those elements. … read more
Reviews: Carcass – Surgical Steel
I, for one, admire what Carcass have done with the album—it feels exactly like what original members Jeff Walker and Bill Steer wanted to do. … read more
Reviews: Emblazoned – The Living Magisterium
A little bit of old school goes a long way, and Emblazoned do a great job of mixing American death with the good old Swedish death. … read more
Reviews: GWAR – Battle Maximus
GWAR are metal to the teeth, even if you count their dabbling in punk rock and other musical diversions. … read more
Review: Vircolac – Codex Perfida
Vircolac = The Ruins of Beverast + Primordial + Arcane Sun … read more