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Final Coil – The World We Inherited Review

Final Coil – The World We Inherited Review

By Iceberg on January 16, 2024 in Reviews, Post-Grunge, Post-Metal, 43 comments

“The U.K.’s Final Coil have once, twice graced these halls under the watchful gaze of our benevolent taskmaster Steel. But his eyes are all denim and leather these days, leaving me to find the band’s latest The World We Inherited languishing in the Dry January promo sump. Blending post and prog metal with a healthy dose of grunge, it’s been four years since they dropped their last LP, The World We Left Behind for Others. Unsurprisingly this 2024 release is connected to its predecessors, the third and final piece in the band’s “Persistence” triptych. Concept-driven albums are natural draws for this reviewer, an excellent choice for ushering in the new year.” Triple Coil points!

Artificial Sun – The Giants Collapse Review

Artificial Sun – The Giants Collapse Review

By Dear Hollow on May 21, 2023 in Reviews, Djent, Groove Metal, Metalcore, Nu Metal, Progressive Metal, 16 comments

“Artificial Sun is a quartet from Athens, Greece, picking up where its previous short-lived incarnation Trigger left off, sporting a fusion of groove and metalcore with their debut The Giants Collapse. Expect bouncy riffs, technical leads, energetic drumming, vitriolic and soothing vocals, and nice moments of experimentation to go down slow.” Fake sun and old djent.

Theosophy – Towers of Dark Pantheon Review

Theosophy – Towers of Dark Pantheon Review

By Twelve on May 17, 2020 in Reviews, Black Metal, 8 comments

“I was going to take this week off. Contrary to what you might expect, being unable to go to a physical office (as I am) actually lowers the amount of music I consume on a regular basis. I’ve scarcely listened to anything that I’m not writing a review for in weeks, and it’s been starting to get to me. So I decided to take a break. No review-writing, just for a little bit. I came really close to pulling it off too, but a late addition to the promo pit piqued my interest, and all was lost. Theosophy had come, and the next thing I knew I was sampling the Russian quartet’s take on thunderous black metal via their fifth full-length, Towers of Dark Pantheon.” Time heist.

Dead Frog – Burning Bridges Review

Dead Frog – Burning Bridges Review

By Dear Hollow on July 29, 2019 in 2019, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Reviews, Serbian Metal, Sliptrick Records, Uncategorized, Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, 17 comments

With its (albeit impressive) focus on sprawling song structures and meandering songwriting, progressive metal just never tickled me pink in a way that’s really stuck. Serbian five-piece Dead Frog, who I can only assume repeatedly lost at Frogger, offers their own contribution, channeling in equal measure the progressive metal giants, the alternative rock of Linkin Park, the classic heavy metal feel of Iron Maiden.” Splat.

Lyken21 – Cyclical Insight Review

Lyken21 – Cyclical Insight Review

By Lord Doom on June 25, 2019 in 2019, American Metal, Heavy Metal, Reviews, Sliptrick Records, Heavy Metal, 17 comments

“Bands who churn up a variety of styles within their sound present some challenges to music consumers and the journalists who cover them. On the one hand they provide a host of talking points in a single review, while on the other they make it difficult to categorize and pigeonhole. And there is nothing wrong with that, per se. One glance at where heavy metal music has drifted from its 1970s roots is all it takes to affirm that these mash-ups of styles can and often do enrich the genre.” Genre pile-up ahead.

Hellnite – Midnight Terrors Review

Hellnite – Midnight Terrors Review

By Treble Yell on February 17, 2019 in Hardcore, Mexican Metal, Reviews, Sliptrick Records, Thrash Metal, Hardcore, Thrash Metal, 32 comments

“During their halcyon years Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer and Anthrax loomed large over the thrash landscape, basking in success and spawning a fanbase so large it defied a horizon. But there existed a tier below the A and B-listers, bands like Allegiance, Heathen and Xentrix who eked out a modest existence built on solid albums supported by a coterie of eager followers. This is not a vein you’d expect a modern thrash band to mine for inspiration, yet that is exactly where Hellnite have chosen to strike their pickaxe with their debut album, Midnight Terrors.” Mine the medium.

Mongol – The Return Review

Mongol – The Return Review

By Dr. Wvrm on October 17, 2018 in 2018, Canadian Metal, Folk Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Reviews, Sliptrick Records, Folk Metal, Melodic Death Metal, 174 comments

“If you ascribe to the Arrow of Time theory, as AMG Inc. certainly does, you can never look back. Forward, always. A million-promo horde batters constantly at the wall, and only a brave few can stem the tide. So it’s the rare album indeed that subverts the laws of nature and demands you look backward. The Return is just such a prize.” Withstand the folk of time.