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Album Reviews

  • Arcadia – In Ruins

    Metalcore isn’t what you’d call fickle. And I’ll tell you why. Here’s a question for you: which metalcore bands immediately come to mind when you think of the subgenre? I wouldn’t be surprised if many of you listed bands...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Teramaze – Esoteric Symbolism

    Refreshing, powerful, and extremely melodic – the adjectives I’d use at a push to describe Teramaze‘s 5th album. I have to admit I pretty much consider this their sophomore release as I was not party to their releases throughout...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Dead Kelly – Sons of the Southern Cross

    Australia, I think we need to have a talk. Just what is this obsession you seem to have with glorifying your worst possible traits? Granted, this is a nation of laconic and easy-going values, as well as, historically speaking,...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Stormwarrior – Thunder & Steele

    Spinning Thunder & Steele, if you weren’t any the wiser, you could be forgiven thinking you were actually listening to HammerFall or Manowar. With lyrics telling tales of metal brethren storming into battle and dying for glory beneath waves...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Bane of Bedlam – Monument of Horror

    Bane of Bedlam is a band with a somewhat troubled past, but then what band in the local scene hasn’t had its share of shake-ups and misfortune? In this instance I refer to matters made more public; you see,...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Iced Earth – Plagues of Babylon

    While the overarching themes and bleakness behind Plagues of Babylon is interesting, it’s a bit of a shame to see Iced Earth to a degree jumping on the zombie bandwagon for this album. If only for the fact they’re...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Vanishing Point – Distant Is The Sun

    Vanishing Point’s Distant is The Sun is superb.  I could end the review there to be honest, as I can make no further commentary on the album that can’t be summed up from listening to it. I’m not usually...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Truth Corroded – The Saviours Slain

    It’s safe to label Truth Corroded as veterans of the Australian metal scene having now released five full length albums, along with countless EP’s, demos and splits in the decade plus that they have been slaying ear drums across...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • SteelSwarm – The Ultimate Offering

    Picture Accept meets Testament, then pepper in a little of Anthrax, and you may have something close to what makes up SteelSwarm. This trio from Sydney have steadily been making the runs since 2012 (albeit, the concept for the...

    • Posted 12 years ago

  • Abramelin – Transgressing the Afterlife (The Complete Recordings)

    (The short review) October 2013 saw Century Media release a three CD anthology of one of Australia’s premier Death Metal bands, the infamous Abramelin. Transgressing the Afterlife is a culmination of their entire recorded works spanning their 14 year...

    • Posted 12 years ago
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