Technical Death Metal

Vale of Pnath – The Prodigal Empire (2011) Review

This is the first full-length album by Colorado band Vale of Pnath (named for some place in an H.P. Lovecraft book…I really need to read Lovecraft…).  I’m extremely impressed by these guys.  They definitely have some serious brutality to them, but at the same time they understand that truly...

Son of Aurelius – The Farthest Reaches (2010) Review

Son if Aurelius is a hell of a lot of fun.  These guys are a technical death metal band hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, and from what I’ve seen they’re a lot better than most (not all, most) of the death metal being produced in the US.  Their sounds...

Krisiun – Southern Storm (2008) Review

You can read my bad rambling, or you can skip to Bottom Line at the bottom and get my short and simple version. Well I haven’t written anything in a while, so I thought it was about time for me to write a review, and why not write about...

Enfold Darkness – Our Cursed Rapture (2009) Review

Enfold Darkness released their first studio album last year. Take somewhat technical death metal, add some great melodies, thrashy chord progressions, amazing guitar lines, and just a touch of black metal and you get Our Cursed Rapture. This music is a hell of a ride. I am almost shocked...

February has Been an Epic Month

Eluveitie, Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Finntroll, Dark Tranquillity, Martriden, Burzum, Kawir, Whispered, Embryo, Shaolin Death Squad, De Profundis, Scythia, Daysend, Throes of Dawn, Jack Slater, Ov Hell, Nydvind, and Immolation have all released CD’s. I’ll try to give you a one or two sentense preview of each one:

2010 – Best of the New Year (So Far)

2010 is getting off to one hell of a start. January was pure insanity. Here are the ones to look for (IMO): Ihsahn – After Mother of God. This album is amazing. Vegard Sverre Tveitan keeps getting better. Now he is on an eight string guitar and the music...

Arsis – Starve for the Devil (2010) Review

In the name of Satan, we are forced to rock! – That pretty much sums it up. This album rocks. Every track rocks. The guitars rock. The vocals rock. The drums are insane. Arsis rocks and this is their most rocking music to date. You can headbang through the...