Authors: Bryer Wharton
Review: Communionist – Dead Ends
Communionist = Earth Crisis + Discharge + Chokehold … read more
Review: God Dethroned – World Ablaze
God Dethroned = Hail of Bullets + Unleashed + Necrophobic … read more
Review: Candlemass – The Door to Doom
Candlemass = Solstice + Black Sabbath + Solitude Aeturnus … read more
Local Reviews: Schrei Aus Stein
This two-track EP from Schrei Aus Stein offers up some morsels of music as a precursor to the band’s upcoming third full-length, Cervin, coming soon from this one-man project, on Crucial Blast Records. With a limited release on cassette, grab this while it’s hot.
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Local Reviews: Winterlore
In the current climate of black metal, where those who sound more like tribute bands than original artists are rampant, sounding fresh is a task few new bands rarely achieve. Winterlore have made an album that provides a bountiful pillaging of excitement.
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Review: Godflesh – Decline & Fall
Godflesh = Head of David + Pitchshifter + (old) Ministry … read more
Local Review: Various Artists – City of Dis Compilation
City of Dis = Charles Bronson + Anal Cunt + Disfortune … read more
Local Review: Visigoth – Conqueror’s Oath
Visigoth = Manilla Road + Iron Maiden + Atlantean Kodex … read more
Local Review: Various Artists – Sounds of Sodium
I have to admit, my local punk rock experiences have been tainted. Unfortunately, my friends and I went to many bad, local pop punk shows in the ‘90s and missed out on the good stuff. Thankfully, Sounds of Sodium, a local punk/rock/hardcore compilation, made it my way. … read more