House of Atreus

House of Atreus – From the Madness of Ixion Review

House of Atreus – From the Madness of Ixion Review

By Mark Z. on October 16, 2018 in 2018, American Metal, Death Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Death Metal, 115 comments

“We’ve all been there. You find a new band and everything seems great. Their riffs are sick, their songwriting is tight, and they have an ample discography for you to explore. But then, something starts smelling foul. They have a record called Incorrigible Bigotry. They have a song called ‘Hereditary Taint.’ They have a lyric that talks about a foreign warrior being ‘unable to grasp the shortcomings of his brood.’ Suddenly, it dawns on you: your new favorite band is fucking racist.” Hate lives outside the Hall.

House of Atreus – The Spear and the Ichor That Follows Review

House of Atreus – The Spear and the Ichor That Follows Review

By Mark Z. on May 3, 2015 in 2015, American Metal, Dark Descent Records, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, Melodic Death Metal, 9 comments

“Arghoslent are one of the best bands that ever shot themselves in the foot. Their melodic NWOBHM-tinged death metal was both original and exhilarating, but was sadly overshadowed by the group’s questionable ideology (sample song titles: “Hereditary Taint,” “Rape of a Slave”). Searching for a similar-sounding group without the racist overtones, I was thus overjoyed by Minneapolis’ House of Atreus and their debut EP, 2013’s Into the Brazen Bull.”