October 21, 2020
Album Review: Loud Night’s Mindnumbing Pleasure
Loud Night are a new band from Richmond, Virginia that feature former members of underground heroes Ramming Speed. Their mission this time is playing a…
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October 20, 2020
Album Review: Pallbearer’s Forgotten Days
Forgotten Days, Pallbearer’s fourth album, is heavy in more than one sense. Placing the actual music to one side momentarily, the lyrics deal with some…
September 26, 2020
Album Review: Utgard by Enslaved (Nuclear Blast, Oct. 2nd)
The term progressive is tossed around the metal world often, an adjective readily applied to bands across the myriad of sub-genres. Throw “progressive” in front…
July 15, 2020
Album Review: Fear by Valkyrie (July 24th, Relapse)
My propensity for writing introductions has declined in old age, so let’s just launch right into it… Virginia rockers Valkyrie are releasing their fourth album…
July 10, 2020
Album Review: Echoes from Deep November by Fires in the Distance
The debut album from Connecticut metal supergroup Fires in the Distance, Echoes from Deep November more than lives up to expectations from their local scene…
July 9, 2020
Album Review: Subterranean Exile by The Wizar’d
Australia’s The Wizar’d have been churning out traditional doom metal since 2004, amassing a solid catalog of four full-length albums and several EPs. Their most…
June 22, 2020
Album Review: Pale Divine’s Consequence of Time (Cruz Del Sur, June 19th/26th)
Consequence Of Time marks 25 years since Pennsylvania doom metal stalwarts Pale Divine began their career. The fantastical album cover features a scythe-endowed wizard-type figure…