The new, original cuts on ‘Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando’ are right up there with a legendary classic style that deals a wide breath of variety, and maintains Mayhem’s ongoing cult-like status. Read More
The arrangement and execution of ‘Onward To Glory’ is top notch, it’s just there isn’t that glimmer of light or euphoric uplift to really push it to the next level. Read More
While not terrible or unlistenable, ‘Judas’ drags on for so, so long, and normally progression means that you are going somewhere or exploring interesting territory. Read More
‘Serpent & Spirit’ has so many surprises and unexpected turns that even at a fifty-three-minute run time it doesn’t get stale or boring. Read More
‘Eternal Hails…’ is the most interesting journey that you could ever take along the highway of black and stoner metal, but don’t expect to be able to take every aspect of it in without higher quality headphones. Read More
If Cerebral Rot’s intention is to incite terror, they certainly deal it here with enough for afters. Read More
On ‘Migration’, Bossk haven’t reinvented the wheel or really adjusted their blueprint, but they’re a band who don’t have to. Even half a decade without putting anything new doesn’t derail Bossk from their genius. Read More
If you’re after an almost non-stop battering of the ears, there are few bands who do it better than Distant. Read More
The quiet moments and pauses for building the tension really makes ‘A Hill To Die Upon’ a much more entertaining listen, and the latest effort from Mental Cruelty one of the best heavy albums that 2021 has to offer. Read More
Put simply, even for fans of heavily tinged Southern rock, ‘You Hear Georgia’ is almost as one-dimensional, bland, and cliche as albums can come. Unless you’re already a committed Blackberry Smoke, there’s sadly little rewarding to be found here. Read More
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