Ferrous Beuller

Words of iron carry more weight.

Sentient Horror – Ungodly Forms Review

By Ferrous Beuller on December 16, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, Reviews, Swedish Metal, Testimony Records, Death Metal, 13 comments

“‘Tis the tide of Yule and if you’re anything like me, you might find yourself wondering just what might be malingering under the tree in those sinister rhomboidal shapes… If you’re exactly like me, then you too must be hoping for some filthy Swedeath to furnish the festive season. Now if your partner hasn’t taken it upon themselves to wrap up a platter of Scandinavian malignancy, then fear not because Sentient Horror are the D-Beasts for you, arriving just in time to plunder Christmas with that smooth Stockholm sound.” You know Santa’s on his way. He’s loaded lots of horrors in his sleigh.

Revel In Flesh – Emissary of All Plagues Review

By Ferrous Beuller on December 5, 2016 in 2016, Cyclone Empire, Death Metal, German Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 31 comments

“”Listen to them, the children of Entombed. What sweet music they make!” Or something like that. There can be no denying just how ubiquitous the genre has become, but I harbor a serious love of all things Swedish death. Clearly so do Revel In Flesh, a band who have been successfully churning out body-blow Scandinavian flavored death metal for the last 5 years.” Left Hand wrath.

Defiant – Time Isn’t Healing Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 26, 2016 in 2016, Ferrrum Records, Power Metal, Reviews, Ukrainian Metal, Power Metal, 7 comments

“To paraphrase the immortal Hansi Kursch: “time, what is time? — it does not heal, but it lets us forget.” Ukrainian power-metallers Defiant seemingly agree, with the concept rampant on their sophomore release Time Isn’t Healing. It would appear, around the AMG water cooler, at any rate, that power metal continues to be one of the most divisive components of heavy metal.” That water cooler is actually filled with cheap bourbon.

Ctulu – Ctulu Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 15, 2016 in 2016, Black Metal, MDD Records, Reviews, Viking Metal, Black Metal, Viking Metal, 13 comments

“Knowing my obsession for all things Lovecraft, a friend of mine has been haranguing me for the last few years to check out Ctulu (the band, not the scourge of creation). Something I have consciously avoided doing, mostly because I’m an infuriating and perverse son of a bitch. When I stumbled upon their fourth and newest self-titled release in the arcane libraries of AMG, I decided enough was enough. Frankly, I wish I had sooner because Ctulu play a high-energy amalgamation of Lawless Darkness-era Watain and latter-day Immortal.” The restricted section is off limits to newbies!

Old Chapel – Visions From Beyond Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 8, 2016 in 2016, Chaos Records, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Russian Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, 7 comments

“Personally speaking, it’s been a tough few months at Castle Beuller. But, man is not made for defeat and when looking for a little slice of escapism, I often find myself turning to the loving embrace of some old-school death metal. It’s not progressive — it’s downright sticks and stones. But, if it can deliver the tone and supply the riffs, then sometimes I find myself transported back to those days when first discovering this music.” Drowning in the muck of olde.

Vader – The Empire Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 5, 2016 in 2016, Death Metal, Nuclear Blast, Polish Metal, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, 54 comments

“In an effort to avoid consistency devolving into redundancy, Vader have opted to galvanize The Empire with the ever-present thrash that propels their classic sound. The results are a lot of fun. I love Vader, so if you’re at all interested in following me awkwardly avoid blathering on about how great they are, and actually offer objectivity, then read on. Careful, don’t trip on the hyperbole.” Objectivity is for posers.

The Von Deer Skulls – The Rest Is Silence Review

By Ferrous Beuller on November 2, 2016 in 2016, Doom Metal, French Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Wraith Productions, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, 21 comments

“To state the obvious, it’s my allotted task to listen to music and quantify it as best I can so that your delicate, little shell-like ears can filter out the good, the bad and the downright ugly. Ironically, The Von Deer Skulls run the gamut of all three. When faced with a band billed as progressive post-doom, how on earth could my pretentious urges refuse?” Smell the skull!

Black Yet Full of Stars – Black Yet Full of Stars Review

By Ferrous Beuller on October 22, 2016 in 2016, International Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Rockshots Records, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, 29 comments

“There’s no doubt about it, in this burgeoning world of myriad metal sub-genres, an unlucky few have been branded as default pejoratives. We’re all guilty of it to some degree: nu metal, metalcore, deathcore… basically anything with a core, all sneered at and vilified down the length of our long, elitist noses. It saddens my iron bones to find that power metal seems to be suffering the same fate. Sure, it’s not for everyone, but there can be no denying the scene’s quality output.” Up with power!

Cardinal Wyrm – Cast Away Souls Review

By Ferrous Beuller on October 13, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Doom Metal, Reviews, Svart Records, Doom Metal, 23 comments

“It should be fairly apparent by now that I loves me some doom. As of late, I’ve been on an almost exclusively doom-rich diet: death-doom, blackened doom, even “esoteric doom.” I’m beginning to think it might be high time to cut down; after all, a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips. But, as always, I’m suckered in by that one last bite… This particular tender morsel comes to me in the form of Americans Cardinal Wyrm and their third release Cast Away Souls, and as it happens, it’s deceptively filling.” Commence the doom shaming.

Ortega – Sacred States Review

By Ferrous Beuller on October 8, 2016 in 2016, ConSouling Sounds, Doom Metal, Dutch Metal, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, 23 comments

“In the context of reviewing an album, it’s surely one of the most cardinal of fundamentals to avoid the dreaded track-by-track format. The approach is dull, seems amateurish, and is usually indicative of a barrage of verbose superlatives, almost entirely allergic to the mighty Oxford comma. So what, oh what, is a Ferrous to do when faced with an album consisting of only 5 songs of spiraling, sludge-inspired doom?” Save Ferrous!