Authors: Bryer Wharton
Review: Arkona – Yav
One of pagan metal’s best kept secrets is Moscow’s Arkona, who make every studio offering an epic one. Yav, the band’s seventh full-length album, is out to conquer all. It plays out as one of the band’s darkest offerings since Ot Serdtsa K Nebu. … read more
Review: Archagathus – Dehumanizer
Archagathus = Agathocles + Repulsion + Napalm Death … read more
Review: Amigo the Devil – Everything is Fine
Amigo the Devil = John Prine + Hank Ill + Murder City Devils … read more
Review: Anvil – Hope is Hell
It’s been six years since the documentary was made about Canada’s Anvil rising out of obscurity to, well, just about a higher level of obscurity. The fact that Anvil had some good records in the ‘80s—right about the time metal wasn’t so cool anymore—but never rose to outright fame is the story of a lot of metal bands. … read more
Review: Anal Blasphemy/Forbidden Eye – The Perverse Worship of Satanic...
I’m not quite sure what the fascination is with metal bands starting their band names with that oh-so familiar, feces-producing body part—maybe just the fact that it’s dirty and sounds gross. … read more
Review: Annihilator – Feast
“Feast” is an appropriate title for this special edition release, and SLUG HQ was lucky enough to get a fancy copy of it. The digibook two CD and DVD package has the goods of the full-length, Feast, which follows in what Annihilator has been doing for the last decade. … read more
Review: Anathema – Distant Satellites
Anathema = Antimatter + Alternative 4 + Katatonia … read more
Review: Abyss – Heretical Anatomy
Abyss = Bolt Thrower + Napalm Death + Repulsion … read more
Review: Acid Witch – Midnight Movies EP
Acid Witch = Horrific + Shitfucker + Druid Lord … read more
Local Review: Girl in the Garden – Love Will Never...
Girl in the Garden = KILLWHITNEYDEAD + Every time I Die + Bleeding Through … read more