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  • Northlane – Node

    I have reviewed a fair few metalcore releases in the last 12 or so months. I used to be a huge fan of the genre when I was a bit younger, not quite as much anymore. That being said, it...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Majora – Iridescent

    Post-rock is one genre of music that, in my opinion,  bands need to constantly experiment with, to really stand out and apart; to carve a niche of their own. Four-piece instrumental metallers “Majora” from Newcastle are undoubtedly one of...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Krisiun – Forged in Fury

    Ah, Brazil. You are always welcome when it comes to metal. As entrenched as a regional metal scene as you can get, Brazilian bands all seem to exert a particularly raw and aggressive sound that is noticeably unique from...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Hybrid Nightmares – The Third Age

    We have reached a lull in the journey. When I say “lull”, I refer to a time of limbo, of great uncertainty. The tug and pull of one side over the other resumes and persists throughout this latest offering....

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Dumbsaint – Panorama, in ten pieces

    In a time when bands are churning out half-arsed lyric video after half-arsed lyric video purely for the sake of easy social network sharing, Sydney’s Dumbsaint have been heading in the total opposite direction, turning the humble music video...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Gamma Ray – The Best (Of)

    When a band celebrates an anniversary milestone, they do one of two things: they either go on a massive world tour reflecting on their defining, classic work for months on end or they pump out a “best of” album. German power...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Coal Chamber – Rivals

    I never got down with the sickness of, or jumped the fuck up to, or was ready for, or broke anyone’s face to, Coal Chamber when they were at their peak. I just sort of missed them. When I...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Cradle of Filth – Hammer of the Witches

    It’s been about 10 years since I’ve actually listened or even paid attention to gothic metal band Cradle of Filth, but listening to their latest album was a trip to the past, back when my head was filled to...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Grimalkin – Grimalkin

    Slow burns and humble beginnings. I remember listening to the first Terrorizer bonus CD I ever bought with both a sense of awe and bewilderment. There were the obvious tracks from bands like Exodus and Fear Factory, but one...

    • Posted 10 years ago

  • Orpheus Omega – Partum Vita Mortem

    From the opening moments of ambiance during the song “Conception”, the layering and complexity to ‘Partum Vita Mortem’ becomes immediately evident. We as the listener are brought into this new world of creation by Orpheus Omega; a symphony of...

    • Posted 10 years ago
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