Maybe Burton C. Bell’s just trying to distance himself from Fear Factory or produce something he that wanted to do back then, but Ascension Of The Watchers certainly doesn’t work now in any sense of the word. Read More
‘Holed Up In The Lair’ is a short explosion of classic punk, and with multiple listens the walls of confusion come down and the head banging becomes more frequent. Read More
This definitely needs an expansion into adjacent genres or inventive ideas that may please the purist fan harking for the days of industrial’s underground dominance, but in today’s climate ‘Machine Violence’ fairs as being average and a little plain. Read More
There isn’t enough aggressive metal in ‘Utgard’ to juxtapose the light parts to make it truly masterful, and at times the old saying “less is more” jumps to mind. Read More
Attaining prowess to even playing as a central part of Animals As Leaders is enough to gain attention, but venturing out on your own into the midnight mist is a far different game. Read More
On first listen, ‘Unconquered’ is a straight up metal blast of death thrash, but as the play throughs rack up, the different parts stand out and unveil that Katakylsm have bestowed to us something that is worth your time and rewards you for it. Read More
There’s a lot that could be done with the instrumentation that Finntroll have at hand, but it all dissolves into a straight-forward head plunge of uninspirational power metal and monotone vocals that retain a stubborn and inexpressive path. Read More
For those die-hard fans of black metal, ‘Negotium Crucis’ is probably a new evolution of the genre since its classic days. Read More
While ‘The Entombment Of Chaos’ isn’t an unpleasant experience and far from a chaotic mess, the whole thing could do with a major expansion into other genres and more progressive elements to be added to make it a masterful effort. Read More
Of course take influence and learn from they did back then, just don’t hold onto the way they did things. Tone up, neaten up, and become the sound they could have been if they had our technology. Read More
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