So it’s no secret that I’m a Voivod fanboy. They have been my favorite metal band longer than some of you have been alive lol! And yeah, I even have Voivod in the coveted back patch position on my metal vest. Can I post a truly fair review of their latest platter? All systems go…!…
Tymo “The Art of a Maniac” Review
Tymo is a rather unknown oddly named Western Canadian Thrash Metal band that has been around off and on since `14. With several releases under their bullet belt, their newest album hit the streets yesterday. With an odd “Aliens meets zombie Bob Ross” art fetish, well, let’s see what these Canucks are all aboot, eh?…
Wilderun – “Epigone” Review
Here we are starting off 2022 with some grandiose progressive metal (with death metal elements). January 7th Wilderun released their 4th attempt at progressive metal with “Epigone”. I am not at all familiar with Wilderun; this is my first experience. Wilderun is a 4-piece, symphonic progressive metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. Ambitious Vocalist and guitarist…
Nuclear Assault “Pounder” Review
SDMetal.org icon Brian asked me to “review an album you hate lol”…, perhaps to provide some balance to the reviews on this site. Unlike spinless ass-sucker metal review sites that shamelessly replace so-so reviews posted on their site with vacuous handjob reviews1 mere hours later (lest they annoy the record labels that feed them infinite…
Exodus – “Persona Non Grata” Review
What can be said about bay area thrash legends, Exodus, that hasn’t already been said? “Persona Non Grata” is an album that would feel at home in their 80’s catalog. It starts heavy , mellows in the middle and picks up again towards the end. It is reminiscent of some of their earlier works. Very…
1914 – “Where Fear and Weapons Meet” Review
World War One — known as The Great War prior to another world-wide conflict that blew up in 1939 – isn’t really discussed or examined in much detail, it seems. Plenty of armchair quarterback “amateur historians” equate “WWII as ‘the good war’. It had the ‘bad guys’ vs. `Merica (fuck yeah! We’re #1!)”…, and WWI…
Bestial Invasion – “The Divine Comedy: Inferno” Review
Welcome the Divine Comedy: Inferno to the stage! The latest release by Ukrainian thrash group Bestial Invasion is an audible rollercoaster. Part thrills and part wanting to vomit, Let’s start down this path, shall we? Limbo, Lust, Gluttony and Anger (No, it’s not a roadmap to a terrible Saturday night. )The first 4 tracks are…
Stormkeep – “Tales Of Othertime” Review
Black Metal For Nerds I had no idea who Stormkeep is. In fact, “Tales Of Othertime” was a blind buy based solely on the artwork by Les Edwards. I found the album while scrolling through new albums that were scheduled to be released in November. The album art showing a wizard with staff in hand,…
Swallow The Sun – “Moonflowers” Review
Beautiful Gloom I was late to the Swallow The Sun party. I initially waved them off as emo, melo-death garbage – which was extremely popular in the early 2000s when they released their first record, “The Morning Never Came”. My true introduction was their nearly 3-hour epic, Songs From The North in 2015. I have…
Agent Steel – “No Other Godz Before Me” Review
To review “No Godz Before Me” from Agent Steel I will be quoting the Cher song “Believe” NO MATTER HOW HARD I TRY… I cannot ignore that I’m looking at one of the worst albums covers ever. Hard to imagine an entire band looking at this cover and thinking “Oh Yeah, this is it!!!” unless…
