Sunday, July 31, 2011
Friday, July 29, 2011
Embers: Shadows (2011)
Review

Picture the last smoldering remnants of a great fire, a destructive force depleted by exhaustion. At times, it crackles, threatening resurgence, and new fires ignite in the distance, burning and killing with the capriciousness of nature. Now imagine the soundtrack to that scene.
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Nero Order: The Tower (2010)
Review
The drummer of San Francisco doomsters Nero Order contacted me about reviewing their debut album, The Tower. He made it sound very enticing--progressive doom, recorded completely with analog technology? I couldn't resist.All of that makes it sound mind-numbingly awesome, but there are going to be some sticking points for many listeners: song length and vocals.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Boris: Heavy Rocks (2011)
Review
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Satan's Host: By the Hands of the Devil (2011)
Review
I've said it before, and I'm sure I'll say it a million times again from now: I am not a fan of power metal. But when I say that, I really mean I'm not a fan of the uber-cheesy European-style power metal. Soulless shred and, frankly, pansy-ass singing does not interest me. But in fact, I love American-style power metal. There are so few bands playing it (NevermoreMonday, July 25, 2011
Amorphis: The Beginning of Times (2011)
Review
AmorphisAmorphis have become as reliable as bands like Amon Amarth
Friday, July 22, 2011
Vivaldi: "Summer"
As some of the commenters noted on my list of the most metal classical compositions, I missed a few. Well, I had to narrow the field somehow. Anyway, the third movement of Vivaldi's "Summer" is metal as hell (much of "Summer" and "Winter" are metal)--and given the heat wave going through most of the country right now, it seems appropriate.
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Acephalix: Interminable Night (2011)
Review
Monkey Defies Gravity turned me on to AcephalixWednesday, July 20, 2011
Slaughtery: Path-(t)o-Logic (2011)
Review
The bassist of Slaughtery provided me with a review copy of their debut full-length, Path-(t)o-Logic, which was self-released this past May.
In the tradition of their Benelux hybrid culture, Slaughtery sound a lot like a couple of German technical death metal bands: Specifically, they sound like Necrophagist
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Autopsy: Macabre Eternal (2011)
Review
Now that Morbid AngelSunday, July 17, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Apostle of Solitude: Last Sunrise (2010)
Review
I picked up Last SunriseTuesday, July 05, 2011
Metal Briefs: Death Metal 1990
The Golden Era, Part 1
The 80's were basically a formative time in death metal, with only a small handful of bands practicing the style--and nearly all of them in the US. But 1990 is the beginning of what I consider the golden era of the genre, which lasted until about 1994.Entombed: Left Hand Path
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