Albums/EPs
ALBUM REVIEW: Cryptodira – The Angel Of History
The blend of different genres and constantly interchanging vocals make ‘The Angel Of History’ a widely varied and accomplished experience. Read More
Articles by Ryan Cherry
Albums/EPs
EP REVIEW: Defamed – Aeon
It’s hard to think how you could change or improve anything ‘Aeon’, an immensely dark and intense furore that keeps getting better with each listen. Read More
Albums/EPs
ALBUM REVIEW: Cadaver – Edder & Bile
‘Edder & Bile’ is an accomplished and varied exploration of classic meets modern death metal, and the variations of speed and style mean that it doesn’t get stale. Read More
Albums/EPs
ALBUM REVIEW: Glorious Depravity – Ageless Violence
For a first album, ‘Ageless Violence’ isn’t bad nor great, but it does lack a few interesting twists and turns. Read More
Albums/EPs
ALBUM REVIEW: Hjelvik – Welcome To Hel
While there are no single stand out moments or spine tingling euphoric emotions erupting, ‘Welcome To Hel’ is about as solid an album as you can get. Read More
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dark Tranquillity – Moment
There are very inspirational moments across ‘Moment’, but they’re fleeting and too few and far between the stale onslaught of constant croaks and screams with power metal chords that without a few decent death drops or thrash of speed metal make it tame at best. Read More
Features
FEATURE: Evolution Of The Album
Are bands changing the classic structure of the album release cycle? We look at some of the bands that aren’t conforming to the status quo with their releases and what it means for the future of albums. Read More
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ALBUM REVIEW: Scarlet – Obey The Queen
There’s not anything necessarily new to experience here on ‘Obey The Queen’, but the combination of a central theme, a strong rhythm section and distorted guitars make for an atmosphere that gels together well with the vocal work. Read More
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ALBUM REVIEW: Scalp – Domestic Extremity
Where do you go when everybody has got the t-shirt, named it, played on it, and ironed it? We shall see as Scalp try to make their own mark on it in ‘Domestic Extremity’. Read More
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ALBUM REVIEW: Pulchra Morte – Ex Rosa Ceremonia
Stuck between classic metal genres and attempting to infuse different elements hasn’t quite come off, and in turn ‘Ex Rosa Ceremonia’ just lacks a little bit of a punch or aggression to make it tip the scales the other way. Read More