Fallujah

70,000 Tons of Metal Live Review

By Mark Z. on February 13, 2016 in 2016, Blog Posts, 39 comments

“I don’t agree with my dad on everything, but there’s one thing we do agree about: cruises are the best way to vacation. Free all-you-can-eat buffets, breezy tropical weather, alcohol and entertainment available everywhere, and – most importantly – you’re always within walking distance of your room, so you never have to worry about getting a DUI or throwing up in an Uber on your ride back to the Red Roof Inn. But a cruise with 60 metal bands and over 3,000 fans from all over the world, making a four day round-trip to Jamaica with bars that never close? That’s a whole different beast entirely!” In the Navy, you can rock the seven seas!

Toothgrinder – Nocturnal Masquerade Review

By Mark Z. on January 23, 2016 in 2016, American Metal, Hardcore, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Spinefarm, Djent, Hardcore, Progressive Metal, 25 comments

“Not unlike a djentier and techier Every Time I Die, Masquerade combines a fuck-all attitude, tightly riveted melodies and rhythms, and a sense of abrasive aggression into a 42-minute package that feels like getting a piece of steel wool shoved down your throat—yet it remains hooky enough to wash it down with something sweet afterward.” Like putting Splenda on brass knuckles.

Rivers of Nihil – Monarchy Review

By Kronos on August 19, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Death Metal, Metal Blade, Progressive Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 99 comments

“In order to prepare myself for Rivers of Nihil’s sophomore effort, Monarchy, I naturally went back to The Conscious Seed of Light, which I initially hated. And lo and behold, this time I found that I liked it – even less.” Kronos the Merciless hath damned the rivers.

WRVTH – WRVTH Review

By Grymm on June 15, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Death Metal, Djent, Reviews, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Djent, 23 comments

“Before I progress further, I want to make something clear: I’ve long held the belief that the letter “V” is not a vowel. Yes, I know, look at my screen name, but bear with me here. Call it being stubborn from years of having it drilled into my head in elementary school, but when I see it used in words like “kvlt” or “trve,” I cringe. Or if it’s used in place of an “f”, I also shudder. Case in point: Cali tech-deathsters WRVTH. How do you even pronounce that? “Ruhth?” “Rooth?” “Rivith?”” Spelling is fun.

Continuum – The Hypothesis Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on April 20, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Death Metal, Reviews, Unique Leader, Technical Death Metal, 35 comments

“Oh math, how I hate you. Next to physics (which ruined my day with its so-called “gravity” as I scaled my childhood tree fort and refuses me the privilege to smoothly glide around corners in my front-wheel-drive Pontiac Vibe), math straight-up pisses me off. You’re probably asking yourself, what does Dr. Grier’s Rant of the Day have to do with Continuum’s debut release?” You may or may not get an answer to that over all this loudness. Sweet Fallujah!

Angry Metal-Fi: The Best and Worst Sounding Albums of 2014

By Steel Druhm on January 1, 2015 in 2014, Angry Metal-Fi, Blog Posts, 66 comments

“Angry Metal-Fi is a series of articles that are cross posted on Angry Metal Guy and Metal-Fi as a collaborative effort to evangelize dynamics in metal.” Tis the season for lists, so let us start off 2015 with a look back at the very best and worst sounding albums of 2014 with the help of those audio gnomes at Metal-Fi.

Steel Druhm’s Top Ten(ish) of 2014

By Steel Druhm on December 31, 2014 in 2014, Blog Posts, 68 comments

“As I walk through the valley where I harvest my grain, I take a look at my list and realize it’s very plain. Barring an oddity or two, this feels like the most predictable list I’ve assembled since joining the AMG crusade. I can’t even blame 2014, since it was a decent if not amazing year for metal during which we all learned to enjoy of deep sadness and worship at the altar of the all seeing Sphere of I-ruhn.” Brace yourselves, sheeples, a two ton Top Ten(ish) heavy thing is about to drop from the steely skies onto your eager eyes.

Kronos’ Top Ten(ish) of 2014

By Kronos on December 28, 2014 in Blog Posts, 37 comments

“Through my own charm, genius and palpable immodesty, I have single-handedly, along with Grymm, convinced the Angry Metal Elders to grant me a big boy year-end list. My year’s tenure in the catacombs of AMG headquarters has proved fruitful beyond measure thanks not only to my brilliant colleagues and our dedicated readers…” Pretty much anybody gets a list these days. There goes the neighborhood!

Record(s) o’ the Month – July 2014

By Angry Metal Guy on August 13, 2014 in Blog Posts, Record o' the Month, 40 comments

What? It’s October already!? Just in time for the Record(s) o’ the Month, July edition! Now, you may be asking yourself “but did anything come out in July?” and the answer would be: “dude, do you even metal?” Hell yes it did. And we’re not even going to fuck around, we’re just going to jump right into the joy of bringing you the July’s best metal records (that we reviewed and also liked).

I’m tired.

Fallujah – The Flesh Prevails Prevails: A Review of the DR10 Master

By Angry Metal Guy on August 12, 2014 in 2014, American Metal, Blog Posts, Death Metal, Progressive Death, Reviews, Unique Leader, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, 68 comments

“It’s been around a month since I panned Fallujah’s incredibly ambitious The Flesh Prevails on account of a gratuitously loud mastering job, and now that the storm that battered the review’s comments section has passed, the staff at Angry Metal Guy have all agreed that it’s time to take another look at the album. But this time it’s not quite the same album. How so? We have an alternate master, provided for us with consent from Fallujah by Zack Ohren, the man behind the knobs for The Flesh Prevails.” Does a more dynamic mastering make that much of a difference? You may be surprised.