Whispers on the Wind: A Conversation with Jake Superchi of UADA
The visionary artist from the PNW talks adversity, home, and adapting to change. Words by Jake Sanders (@themetalscholar): After a...
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- Sep 25, 2020
- 7 min
Smokeless Fire: UADA - DJINN Review
Adapting to the winds of change, the lunar legends make their third wish come true. Words by Jake Sanders (@themetalscholar): Initially,...
- Sep 20, 2020
- 2 min
All Out Madness: NASTY - Menace Review
The hardcore veterans capture life's turmoil on their Century Media label debut. Despite the obvious impact that the pandemic and ongoing...
- Sep 18, 2020
- 6 min
Hizbollah Locust Furnace: VATICAN SHADOW - Persian Pillars of the Gasoline Era Review
In a discography as long and prolific as the War on Terror itself, Dominick Fernow emerges with VATICAN SHADOW’s newest full length to...
- Sep 15, 2020
- 3 min
A Riff-Infused Strive Towards Justice: NAPALM DEATH - Throes Of Joy In The Jaws Of Defeatism
Shining a light on continuous disparities through boundless aggression as always. With the daily occurrences of the contemporary world,...
- Aug 26, 2020
- 3 min
Battles in the North: ILDSKÆR - Den Rædsomste Nat Review
This nascent Danish duo resurrects a tale of struggle and suffering. Words by Ryan McCarthy: Billing themselves as “Danish historical...
- Aug 24, 2020
- 6 min
Wolves On Film: ULVER - Flowers of Evil Review
After the fan acclaim of 'The Assassination of Julius Caesar', the Norwegian black metal turned darkwave pioneers return with an entry...
- Aug 19, 2020
- 9 min
Crying Sword, Crimson Snow: ATRAMENTUS - Stygian Review
In the most funeral doom move in recent memory, guitar wunderkind Phil Tougas unveils a chilling epic literally lost to the tundra of...
- Aug 17, 2020
- 7 min
The Reconstruction: IN FLAMES - Clayman (20th Anniversary Edition)
A retrospective glance at the the impact, the influence, and the end of an era. Words by Jake Sanders (@themetalscholar:) With all great...
- Aug 14, 2020
- 2 min
Choral Transcendence: REVERORUM IB MALACHT - Vad Är Inte Sju Huvud? Review
The chimes of Roman Catholic black metal reign supreme in this 91-minute outing. Beneath the labyrinthine band-designed passageways of...
- Aug 9, 2020
- 4 min
Minervan Allure: DRAINBOW - The Tower Of Flints Review
Deep in the heart of Texas, a multi-instrumental star shines in this LP. Words by Jake Sanders (@themetalscholar): In more recent days,...
- Aug 6, 2020
- 3 min
A Realization of Utmost Intensity: YEAR OF THE KNIFE - Internal Incarceration Review
Positioning themselves among the hardcore elite with a debut outing to strive for. Life as we know it is ridden with uncertainty, an...
- Aug 2, 2020
- 6 min
The Rising Sun: HIGH SPIRITS - Hard To Stop Review
The Professor appears on the horizon, clutching a new long-play for the ages. Words by Jake Sanders (@themetalscholar): The idea of...
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
Experience the death-grind extremity of FEED THEM DEATH's 'Panopticism: Belong/Be Lost'
A gem among the flooded fold of the heavy underground. If you scroll down the I, Voidhanger Bandcamp at any given moment, you'll be met...
- Jul 26, 2020
- 3 min
Conjurations of the Occult: ARS MAGNA UMBRAE - Apotheosis Review
The soundtrack to astral projection. Words by Ryan McCarthy: Polish solo project ARS MAGNA UMBRAE is part of a subsection of the third...
- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
Consolidating Elements With Precision: LET US PREY - Virtues of the Vicious Review
The New England unit come forth to make their thrash-infused, power metal stand. With only their 2016 EP The Saint of Killers under their...
- Jul 20, 2020
- 3 min
An Hour in Purgatory: GAEREA - Limbo Review
GAEREA reaches new heights - and depths - with their sophomore release. Words by Ryan McCarthy: Billing themselves as “cathartic black...
- Jul 9, 2020
- 7 min
Garage Daze: INTER ARMA - Garbers Days Revisited Review
Roughly one year after Sulphur English sent shockwaves through the scene, the band that refuses classification delivers a massive tribute...
- Jul 6, 2020
- 5 min
In the Flat Theatre of Grave: EXECUTIONER'S MASK - Despair Anthems Review
On their debut full length for Profound Lore, the Texas/Pennsylvania based gothic/deathrock/post punk band show that THEY are the true...
- Jun 23, 2020
- 3 min
Bloodthirsty Dominance: DEFEATED SANITY - The Sanguinary Impetus Review
The brutal tech death veterans outdo themselves yet again. Words by Ryan McCarthy: For those of you who somehow don’t already know,...
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