Review: Ritual Carnage – I, Infidel

Review: Ritual Carnage – I, Infidel
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Ritual Carnage I, Infidel Osmose Productions Ritual Carnage = Hellchild + Hellbastard + Exodus There’s a lot of declaration in metal these days—“I, Monarch!” “I, Infidel!” What’s the deal? Anyway, stuff from Japan usually kicks ass, and there’s no exception here. This is good, solid thrashing death in the late 80s style complete with an

Review: Testament – Seen Between the Lines DVD

Review: Testament – Seen Between the Lines DVD
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Testament Seen Between the Lines DVD Escapi Testament = Slayer + Exodus + (old) Metallica An entire concert as well as video clips. The traditional stuff for a DVD these days, yes? Originally only available back in the early 90s on video, now it’s on DVD. Testament was much along the lines of Exodus back

Review: With Passion – In the Midst of Bloodied Soil

Review: With Passion – In the Midst of Bloodied Soil
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With Passion In the Midst of Bloodied Soil  Earache Records With Passion = Bathroom after lots of Mexican food It’s hit-and-miss with Earache Records anymore. It seems as though they are attempting to out-cheese Century Media and Metal Blade by signing SHIT!!! If this were Tatooine, I’d definitely be a Sith, as I’ve so easily

Review: Hate Eternal – I, Monarch

Review: Hate Eternal – I, Monarch
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Hate Eternal I, Monarch Earache Records Hate Eternal = Suffocation + Origin + Nile First off, Hate Eternal features Derek Roddy on drums. That name is equivalent to GOD to many progressive or technical metal fans out there. Roddy has played for countless metal bands, most notably Nile, on the Black Seeds of Vengeance album.

Review: Expansion Pack 2.0 – Ant Zen

Review: Expansion Pack 2.0 – Ant Zen
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Expansion Pack 2.0 Ant Zen Street: 06.03 What’s better than getting a new CD from Converter? Getting two! Two discs and 31 tracks of unreleased material, live mixes and remixes from Displacer, Broken Fabiola, Sonar and Prospero (to name a few), make the second installation in the Expansion Pack 2.0 series something for you to

Review: Meat Beat Manifesto – At the Center

Review: Meat Beat Manifesto – At the Center
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Meat Beat Manifesto At the Center Thirsty Ear Out Now Jack Dangers will always keep you guessing with what he is going to do next. In the two decades that he has been making music, the consistencies are exhibited in his brilliance for music writing, reinvention and really doing something that has never been done