Review: Simulacra – Brave New World
As a wise man once said: “This sucks, man”.
Review: Firtan – Marter
Firtan express bleak lyrical prose in a way only the German language can convey and combine it with a somber atmospheric black metal tonality.
Review: Gonemage – Handheld Demise
What was originally intended to scare my peers ended up hurting my ears; however, Gonemage still have a relatively unique take on avant garde black metal worth trying for as long as you can stand it.
Review: iNFiNiEN – Beyond the Veil
A fourth outing from the chaotic and jazzy Philadelphia band with their caps lock key stuck half on.
Review: Kerberos – Of Mayhem and Dismay
And the crowd goes mild.
Review: Haven of Echoes – The Indifferent Stars
Haven of Echoes are here to be your prog rock album of the year!
Review: Arsena – Blood Rusted Mother Earth
Band with designs on genre defying progressive experimentation release a straight thrash album instead.
Review: Condemned-AD – Follow a Failing Leader
Condemned-AD delivers an energetic thrash metal ride that certainly entertains, but that teases a measure of complexity it fails to ever really develop.
Review: Marbin – Dirty Horse
A genre-bending masterpiece of jazz fusion.
Review: Feather Mountain – To Exit A Maelstrom
Well-executed contemporary progressive metal that ultimately fails to inspire.