Cyttorak / Revered and Reviled Above All Others Split EP Review Revered and reviewed above all others, Sleeping Village Records is BACK with their second split. This time the Villagers are riled up with their heaviest release yet - a split between Cyttorak and Revered and Reviled Above All Others (RRAAO). Both bands are coming … Continue reading Cyttorak / Revered and Reviled Above All Others Split EP Review
Tag: extreme metal
Devin Townsend Album Rankings
So it's been quite a while since my last installment of the album rankings column, so here's a massive one. I am a huge fan of Devin Townsend's work, and I've been keeping up with his output for almost as long as I've considered myself a metalhead. Devin's work not only pushes the boundaries of … Continue reading Devin Townsend Album Rankings
Primitive Man – Immersion Review
The other night my wife and I were discussing Trolls World Tour, as distinguished adults do, and the song "Crazy Train" came up. She was shocked to learn that it was considered a metal song, I mean after all it was sung by the Rock Trolls, and the song sounds like Enya when compared to … Continue reading Primitive Man – Immersion Review
Drainbow – The Tower of Flints Review
Genre tags can be a real crapshoot when writing reviews. For example, simply calling a record stoner rock may do a disservice to any band who isn't just a Kyuss or Sabbath clone. Throwing the prog label around may be an instant "no" for some readers. Subgenres like death metal and black metal have branched … Continue reading Drainbow – The Tower of Flints Review
Foretoken – Ruin Review
With the despairing state of the world at the moment, you would think this metalhead would convert to poptimism to maintain some sense of sanity. And to give poptimists their due credit, 2020 has been a pretty great year for pop music so far. But alas, I find myself delving further into the worlds of … Continue reading Foretoken – Ruin Review
Beggar – Compelled To Repeat Review
Several years ago I had the pleasure of seeing Crowbar open for Carcass. While I was a much bigger Carcass fan at the time, I was floored by both bands' performances. They're on different ends of the subgenre spectrum, but in the moment the booking made sense. However, the thought didn't occur to me until … Continue reading Beggar – Compelled To Repeat Review