Iron Bonehead Productions

Reign in Blood – Missa Pro Defunctis Review

By Dr. A.N. Grier on August 19, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, German Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Thrash Metal, Black Metal, Thrash Metal, 30 comments

“OK, so this week’s selection is a little too obvious. Against my better judgment, I grabbed Missa Pro Defunctis because I love Slayer’s Reign in Blood. Also against my better judgment, I chose Reign in Blood’s newest release without hearing a single note. While this could turn out to be an AotY pick, most of the time, grabbing something by instinct rather than logic is a bad idea. For instance, going to the convenient store to get a case of beer and finding a twelve-pack of Bud Light at a ridiculously low price. Then, when you get home, you discover that you bought Bud Light Minis.” Looks like reign.

Cult of Extinction – Ritual in the Absolute Absence of Light Review

By Doom_et_Al on July 17, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Death Metal, German Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, 45 comments

“Bestial war metal. It’s an evocative name, isn’t it? Succinct. Direct. Descriptive. You’re not getting pretentious instrumentation, or strange ancient languages, or complicated metaphors about the modern condition. Raw, primal, direct black metal designed to quicken the pulse is the name of this game. Enter Cult of Extinction, a one-man war metal band hailing from Germany, and the brain-child of the mysterious Void.” War metal. What’s it good for?

Vomit Angel – Imprint of Extinction Review

By Mark Z. on July 16, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Danish Metal, Death Metal, Grind, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, Death Metal, 27 comments

“There are two types of bad art in the world, just like there are two types of turds. The first type is embodied by the movie The Room. It’s a massive turd. It’s a turd that you look at and marvel over how it was produced by a human being, a turd that you immediately want to share and laugh about with your friends. And then, there is the fouler type. This is the turd that is spoken of in hushed tones, the pungent semi-diarrhea laced with the partially digested remnants of yesterday’s corn, the turd with a stench so foul it would wrinkle the nose of Beezlebub himself. This is the turd you immediately want to flush and never want to speak of again. This turd is Vomit Angel’s Imprint of Extinction debut.” Up the creek without an angel.

Arkhaaik – *dʰg̑ʰm̥tós Review

By Carcharodon on July 11, 2019 in 2019, Doom Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Sludge Metal, Swiss Metal, Doom Metal, Sludge Metal, 72 comments

“Arkhaaik have, for reasons best known to them, decided to write and perform this in proto-Indo-European (PIE). The PIE tongue, last spoken several thousand years BC, remains only partially reconstructed. And this, according to my extensive Wikipedia research, at least explains the asterisks, which are used to mark reconstructed words. What’s that? Enough linguistic history? Well, there’s more but, if you’re sure.” Dead tongues and other creepy things.

Celestial Grave – Secular Flesh Review

By Kenstrosity on July 9, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Finnish Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Atmospheric Black Metal, Black Metal, 65 comments

“There are few things in this world as pleasant as raw black metal. The kind that barely registers as music to the ears of the unwashed. The kind that gives all of your family members doubts about your competency. The kind that elicits concerned glares from passers-by. You know what I’m talking about. So it was with great anticipation that I plucked Finland’s Celestial Grave from the AMG promo vault for a look-see.” When the void plucks you.

Valaraukar – Demonian Abyssal Visions Review

By Doom_et_Al on July 6, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Scottish Metal, Black Metal, 43 comments

“It’s become a cliché to list all the things for which Scotland is famous. But cliché gets you banned to the Skull Pit Corner ov Naughtiness™ in these parts. So let’s look at something less well-known that Scotland’s capital, Edinburgh, is renowned for… deep-fried Mars Bars. I should love them. Chocolate, caramel, and nougat, all deliciously fried up as a warm, crunchy breakfast dessert. Yet I don’t. It’s really difficult for me to explain why, because every individual component is something I love, but the final product just underwhelms.” Sums and blackened parts.

Infernal Conjuration – Infernale Metallum Mortis Review

By Mark Z. on June 21, 2019 in 2019, Death Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Mexican Metal, Reviews, Death Metal, 22 comments

“Barring pre-Hero Bölzer, I’ve never seen a band without a full-length generate as much passion as Sadistic Intent. The southern California death metal band formed in 1987 and have released little more than four EPs in their career, yet they’re still earning high slots at festivals and seem to be adored by a lot of people. It’s a testament to the quality of their music, I suppose, and I must admit their musty take on early Morbid Angel has tickled my fancy on more than one occasion. Yet their sporadic and limited output generates an obvious demand for more music in the style, and that’s where Infernal Conjuration come in.” Infernal overkill.

Calyx – Vientos Arcaicos Review

By Master of Muppets on May 23, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Spanish Metal, Black Metal, 55 comments

“Maybe an album haunts you with its recollective ghosts, maybe a certain genre only dances with you in the frozen dark of a winters night, maybe that song left a scar that only bleeds when you hear the words. The marks and meanings, the songs and sounds… These things vary uniquely from person to person, but we all experience this phenomenon in some way or other. Spain’s Calyx have added yet another piece to my own perpetually expanding puzzle of music mandated mindsets. To wit, their debut Vientos Arcaicos (“Archaic Winds”) makes me want to turn the lights off, smoke my brains out, and play Skyrim til the Nordic cows come home.” Nordic cows will kill you and everyone you love.

Ringarë – Under Pale Moon Review

By Eldritch Elitist on March 23, 2019 in 2019, Black Metal, International Metal, Iron Bonehead Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, 49 comments

“This may be unthinkable for those who comment on every single black metal review about how they can’t get into the genre, but for me, black metal can be one of the most relaxing styles of music. Not all black metal, of course—trying to take a Sunday siesta with Imperialist blaring would be an impossible task. In the genre’s most atmospheric forms, however, the ambient-like stream of muffled tremolo riffs and blast beats can be utterly calming. Ringarë certainly falls within this realm, but with a twist: they build off the foundation of old school symphonic black metal, the sort pioneered by Limbonic Art and early Dimmu Borgir.” Icy fields of feelz.

Blue Hummingbird on the Left – Atl Tlachinolli Review

By Lokasenna on February 8, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Black Metal, Crepúsculo Negro, Iron Bonehead Productions, Nuclear War Now! Productions, Reviews, Black Metal, 185 comments

“Blue Hummingbird is a quartet of musicians billing themselves as the War Chapter (natch) of LA music collective Black Twilight Circle, a darling bunch of indigenous-blooded Hispanic musicians dedicated to speaking evil truth to power, in this case the colonialism that so decimated their ancestors’ cultures. Fucking shit up along the way is obviously a plus. However, where other members of BTC have released albums, Blue Hummingbird have released only an EP and contributions to splits across a near-decade career, all to substantial buzz.” Fire birds.