Vesania – Deus Ex Machina Review
American Horror Story: Freak Show puts faces to the monsters that walk among us, case in point Twisty the Clown! Lords of chaos and insanity, Orion (Behemoth), Daray (Dimmu Borgir, ex-Vader) and...
View ArticleRuinside – 10 Forms of Dominion Review
Written by: L. Saunders As most dedicated metalheads are aware, a hell of a lot of great heavy music has emerged from Finland over the years. However, I can’t recall too many notable Finnish thrash...
View ArticleThy Darkened Shade – Liber Lvcifer I: Khen Sedjet Review
Written By: Dr. A.N. Grier I became intrigued by Thy Darkened Shade from a very interesting interview I read recently. So when the opportunity came up to review their new album (Liber Lvcifer I: Khen...
View ArticlePestilential Shadows – Ephemeral Review
Written By: Diabolus in Muzaka Pestilential Shadows comes from the land down under, where the women glow and men plunder. Listen closely, and you’ll hear their black metal thunder. Listen even closer,...
View ArticleObituary – Inked In Blood Review
Way back when Obituary were big, they delivered the kind of ripping death metal that rivaled Florida peers Malevolent Creation, Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel and Deicide. To say that they once peeled...
View ArticleOraculum – Sorcery of the Damned Review
Written By: Diabolus in Muzaka I’ll be the first to admit that I truly enjoy the old school death metal (OSDM) revival that seems to have been going on forever in the metal scene. That said, it does...
View ArticleObake – Mutations Review
Written By: Roquentin Even a quick glance over Obake’s international lineup will tell you that this is not your run-of-the-mill extreme metal band. Nope, the musicians involved in this band are not...
View ArticleFalls of Rauros – Believe in No Coming Shore Review
Written By: Dr. A.N. Grier My first exposure to Falls of Rauros was their sophomore release, The Light That Dwells in the Rotten Wood. Even though it doesn’t wander far from the style established by...
View ArticleGiant Squid – Minoans Review
Written by: L. Saunders Firstly, before I delve into the guts of this review, here’s a bit of context regarding the elaborate conceptual narrative San Francisco’s Giant Squid have once again crafted...
View ArticleFides Inversa – Mysterium Tremendum et Fascinans Review
Written By: Noctus It’s a common argument that winning formulas are difficult to beat and they can be repeated time and time again without diminishing appeal. The triteness of modern black metal has...
View ArticleShort Sharp Shock – Limp.Gasp.Collapse Review
Short Sharp Shock (SSS) have been around peddling their brand of old school 80s era crossover thrash since the release of their self titled EP and similarly titled full length back in 2006. Their...
View ArticleJob for a Cowboy – Sun Eater Review
Written By: L. Saunders Say what you will about Arizona’s Job for a Cowboy, but the divisive modern death metal unit certainly inspires fierce debate between metalheads on either side of the fence. I...
View ArticleThe Deathtrip – Deep Drone Master Review
Written By: Dr. A.N. Grier Ever since I picked up my first copy of Darkthrone’s Transylvanian Hunger, I’ve been in love with old-school black metal (even though it wasn’t “old school” back then). I’m...
View ArticleVarathron – Untrodden Corridors of Hades Review
When you consider the type of metal associated with Greece, your mind probably jumps to some of the more well known outfits like symphonic death giants Septicflesh or extreme metallers Rotting Christ....
View ArticleCentinex – Redeeming the Filth Review
Written By: Dr. A.N. Grier Without fail, I always seem to come back to my mass of Swedish death metal albums in a given calendar year. During that time, I pass from album to album, band after band of...
View ArticleZOM – Flesh Assimilation Review
Written By: Dr. A.N. Grier Up until now, there were three things that came to mind when I thought of Ireland; St. Patty’s Day, Guinness and Primordial. It turns out there is now a fourth: ZOM. Now, if...
View ArticleFen – Carrion Skies Review
Here at Angry Metal Guy US headquarters, subtle signs point to 2014 drawing to a blustery close. My very metal cats watch the crackling fireplace, mesmerized as the world burns at their paws. Top 10...
View ArticleOmit – Medusa Truth, Part 1 Review
Written By: Noctus If a masterwork of a doom metal album is made but no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Let’s go with yes, and allow me to prove it with Omit’s Repose. Horrible jokes...
View ArticleLotus Thief – Rervm Review
Written By: Roquentin I must admit I was pretty excited when I first read about San Francisco’s Lotus Thief, a duo consisting of musicians that are also members of Botanist. The promo blurb and various...
View ArticleResumed – Alienations Review
Written By: Dr. A.N. Grier I was quite intrigued when I grabbed the promo for Resumed’s debut album Alienations for two reasons: they’re technical death metal and they’re Italian. However, when I hit...
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