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Album Reviews

  • The Voynich Code – Ignotum

    The Voynich Code are a tech/deathcore band from Lisbon, Portugal and it is clear from the very beginning that the lads have listened a fair bit to the deathcore masterminds Born of Osiris. The first two tracks on the EP...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Sewercide – Severing the Mortal Coil

    Every once in a while, it’s a pleasant security in regressing back to the standards of days gone by. It’s with that in mind that makes Sewercide’s EP Severing the Mortal Coil worthwhile. The guitar work on the EP...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Shining – IX – Everyone, Everything, Everywhere, Ends

    It took a conscious effort for the sake of the review to keep personal opinions of Niklas Kvarforth’s philosophical views and lyrical objectives separate from this piece (for the most part), which was difficult because these philosophical views, however...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Myridian – We, The Forlon

    Australia’s reputation of being home to some of the most creative bands continues as Melbourne’s Melo-doom outfit Myridian have returned this year with their second full-length album ‘We, The Forlorn’ and it is hands down, some of their best...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Sanzu – Painless

    Sanzu are a progressive death metal band from Perth, WA. The band is set to release their debut 5-track EP Painless on April 11, while also hosting an EP launch gig at the Rosemount hotel in North Perth on...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Rise of Avernus – Dramatis Personæ

    It takes a certain knack to compose an orchestral metal album where everything works; never coming off as over the top and pretentious but still having enough impact for it to be a defining part of the overall sound....

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Chaos Divine – Colliding Skies

    It’s a very rare occurrence that I stumble across a hidden gem of an album in the context of rock. In a world saturated by copy and paste post-grunge bands, it’s always a joy to find a band that...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Nightwish – Endless Forms Most Beautiful

    When I was sent this album, I was too excited for words. I had essentially waited for this very moment for over a year. After having watched the “Making of” series on Youtube and having read plenty of comments...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Feed Her To The Sharks – Fortitude

    Metalcore has seemingly been a dying breed of music these past few years. As the oversaturation of deathcore and post-hardcore bands has hit its prime, the progenitor has only really survived through its original creators, such as Trivium, All...

    • Posted 11 years ago
  • Enslaved – In Times

     Just when you visit the thought that a band couldn’t possibly get any  better, they record something new that is an absolute smack-in-the-  face and which serves as a reminder that they’re undoubtedly one of  the finest bands known...

    • Posted 11 years ago