Authors: Bryer Wharton
Napalm Flesh: The Corpse has Risen-Autopsy Interview
This week, we have an interview with Chris Reifert of Autopsy, as well as the usual rundown of upcoming live shows (including the Megadeth/Slayer/Anthrax concert) and plenty of blog exclusive CD reviews. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Titans United – Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax
This week’s Napalm Flesh metal blog includes a full review of the Slayer/Megadeth/Anthrax concert that happened on Tuesday, Oct. 19, along with a veritable feast of upcoming shows listed in the calendar as well as blog exclusive CD reviews from Children of Technology, Dawn of Ashes, Hail of Bullets and Unsun. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Honor the Dead – Worship the Horrific
This week’s blog is a full on Halloween celebration. I have compiled a list (it’s not a best of by any means) of recommended Halloween listening music list for the metal faithful, some you may have heard some you may have not. With each album comes a horrifying or evil song lyric to tantalize you eyebuds. Also included is a rundown of all the shows going down this week as well as some particularly evil themed blog exclusive CD releases. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Intentional Madness – This is Haeresiarchs of Dis
This week’s blog contains an interview with Cernunnos, the sole person behind the unique black metal entity Hæresiarchs of Dis, which released its second album on Oct. 15 via Moribund Records. You also get the rundown of metal shows for the week as well as some blog exclusive CD reviews and some reposted CD review goodies surrounding the upcoming Watain tour stop in Salt Lake City on next Thursday. … read more
Napalm Flesh: Prelude to the Apocalypse – Interview with Decrepit...
For this week’s blog we have an interview with California death metal crew Decrepit Birth. There’s also the usual round-up of concerts going on for the week, lots of national and local metal to be seen all around. Also, there is a slurry of blog exclusive CD reviews as well as reviews that didn’t make the print magazine for November. … read more
Napalm Flesh: A Week of Swedish Black Metal-Watain & Marduk
This week’s blog dissects and gives a rundown of last week’s goings on with the Watain tour and Marduk shows in Salt Lake City, both big shows from gigantic Swedish black metal bands. You should have been in attendance for at least one of the gigs—if not, you missed out on some evil doing black metal. Also is a rundown of this week’s shows, and another batch of blog exclusive CD reviews as well as some choice reviews from fellow SLUG writer Andrew Roy. … read more
Napalm Flesh – Re-Issue/Re-Master Chopping list
This week is all CD reviews, in particular CD re-issue and re-master reviews. Every year albums upon albums are re-issued and re-released, some are worth picking up and some aren’t. The reviews of the albums here are more themed around the quality of the re-issue than the quality of the album because if it’s getting released by another label or released again in some form the music doesn’t need to be judged, but is package does. … read more
Napalm Flesh – Live Excursions, Best Of and Damned Good...
My review queue has a wealth of quality live DVDs, CDs and “Best of” albums, all of which are reviewed here for your reading pleasure. Live albums, concert/documentary DVDs and best of collections can be fun, but sometimes you get a stinkpot live production or a not so “best of” collection. Here’s my attempt to weed the good from the bad. Also included is a rundown of upcoming shows and some blog exclusive grind CD reviews! … read more
Napalm Flesh – Hammering the Hate Down: Label Spotlight
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; }This week we have another mostly review based blog, with reviews from Finnish black metal record label, Hammer of Hate Records. Definitely all killer, no filler, no frills or fancy keyboard crap either. Hammer of Hate offers straight forward pure black metal atrocities. Also, is the usual rundown of a slew of local shows going down this week as well as a review of the Elitist, Cough, Subrosa show last week at Burts. Enjoy!
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Napalm Flesh: Local metal band spotlight: Reveeler
This week’s blog marks the start of a new journey showcasing local metal bands. I post every local metal show I know about on here every week, so why not get to know some of the local talent. Ogden, UT’s heavy metal crew, Reveeler, are the first of many local spotlights to come. Reveeler’s singer, Brad Losito, answered the questions on behalf of Reveeler. Also included are the usual blog exclusive CD reviews, featuring sluge/doom metal crew, Sons of Tonatiuh, death/grind super group Murder Construct’s debut EP, Kamelot and Mr. Death. … read more