“Stormcaller jumps from genre to genre as the mood takes it, and it is highly impressive how seamless those jumps are”, Anti-Peat jots down in his notebook stained with metal salad and dirt from Texan trenches, wishing someone would just shoot at him through the thick atmosphere.
Read moreMedieval Demon – All Powers of Darkness Review
If there is one thing that has changed about me since first being summoned to the Goat Review ranks, it is an ever deepening fascination with Greek black metal. It should therefore surprise nobody that my first act at the end of our summer break was to claim Medieval Demon. One evil gyro, coming right up.
Read moreDer Weg einer Freiheit – Innern Review
2017 was a year of discovery for Cosmo. He learned a lot about himself, grew as a person, but more importantly discovered what would become his favorite black metal band of all time, Der Weg einer Freiheit. And now that DWeF is back? Well, he never really stopped stroking that stiff black metal eggplant of his…
Read moreArkhaaik – Uihtis Review
Arkhaaik’s pitch of bronze age hunting metal, complete with lyrics written in Proto-Indo-European, is one that naturally attracts skepticism. Spears up, y’all.
Read moreFell Omen – Caelid Dog Summer Review
Fell Omen sound like early Iron Maiden got very stoned, broke into a LARP, stole everyone’s gear and caused a giant brawl. Get vigor-checked by Caelid’s annoying giant dogs.
Read moreTrivax – The Great Satan Review
Whatever the reason, Trivax’s The Great Satan was a must check for me. So now we’re here, what’s there to be said about Trivax’s gentle critique of Ayatollah Khomeini’s policies through the medium of equally gentle music?
Read moreSijjin – Helljjin Combat Review
“In this trying year, Helljjin Combat has become a very comfy album to just relax to”—Cosmo happily recalls his spa days in hell, having his stress relaxedly death thrashed out of him.
Read moreSigh – I Saw the World’s End (Hangman’s Hymn MMXXV) Review
Did you know that Sigh’s releases continuously aim to spell out S-I-G-H with the first letter? Metalligator knows. And he also knows that even when Sigh calls on a letter from the past, they know how to make it feel like the next letter in the cycle.
Read moreFor The Pyres – At The Pyres Of Sin Review
Swedish debutants For the Pyres might be 400 km away from the capital but you can instantly hear the inspiration for much of At the Pyres of Sin. Chainsaws and meth.
Read more