Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Act of Impalement and Full of Hell, you can do that too!
Read moreFull of Hell – Broken Sword, Rotten Shield Review
Broken Sword, Rotten Shield is the newest entry in Full of Hell’s eclectic musical canon. In a way, it’s a continuation of the bands previous record, which explored more noise rock-oriented textures inspired by ’90s outfits like Helmet or The Jesus Lizard. Hopefully the Helmet works too… cause the sword and shield certainly ain’t gonna cut it.
Read moreThis Week In Metal, 2024 Week 18
Another week, another round of metal reviews in the bag. Words are tough, so we assembled the highlights. And if you want to read the latest reviews for the new offerings from Hamferð, Full of Hell, Nuclear Tomb, and Crawl, you can do that too!
Read moreFull of Hell – Coagulated Bliss Review
This version of Full of Hell is more committed to one interpretation of their sound than before. This is the type of sound that some reviewers might be tempted to call “matured”. That phrase is usually a hack word for a reviewer so he can sell the idea to you that a band doing less is somehow good. But our Goat’s no hack and he’s got a lust for grind…
Read moreJarhead Fertilizer – Carceral Warfare Review
Filth. Filth is to the modern Death Metal fan what atmosphere is to the Black Metal Fan. Often, the sales pitch I get from non-reviewers is that an album is “seriously filthy”. As a descriptor, this helps very little in describing an albums sound, but it is even less conductive in referring to the writing of an album, which I ultimately put more emphasis on as a reviewer than sound. Don’t take a shower yet, you still have to read the review!!
Read moreTerra Builder – Solar Temple Review
At its best, Solar Temple has some novel ideas: the title track combines a Morbid Angel sounding riff with Grindcore intensity and “Dead Celestial” features a tremolo riff throughout that works well with the forward charging groove. So at least you could say that they’re a good Trem Builder.
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