Category: Reviews – Audio

Glorious metal in all its earthly forms, compressed onto shiny plastic discs or into digital files. Which ones will become the soundtrack to your life?

  • Liberteer – Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees

    Liberteer – Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees

    You can sit and stew in your cynicism; you can bemoan the state of the world. You could even pour scorn on anarchist thought. But you cannot deny that Better To Die… is a triumph of political thought turned into genuinely innovative and inspiring action.

  • The Order of Chaos – Burn These Dreams album review + interview with Amanda Kiernan

    INTO ETERNITY is one of the headliners at this weekend’s Manitoba Metalfest in Winnipeg MB along with SUFFOCATION and UNTIMELY DEMISE. It will also be one of their first shows with new lead vocalist Amanda Kiernan, who also fronts Edmonton’s THE ORDER OF CHAOS. Here is a review of TOOC’s latest album Burn These Dreams,…

  • Voivod – To the Death 84

    Voivod – To the Death 84

    Despite the rough-hewn quality of the demo’s performances and recording, it reveals that the essence of Voivod was present at the outset. While in 1984 it seemed unlikely that these four rivet-heads from Jonquiere would become prog-metal pioneers, it was obvious from the abrasive, alien nature of Voivod’s early material that this band was truly…

  • Blue Coupe – Tornado On The Tracks

    I’d love to say that Tornado on the Tracks blew me away, but it didn’t. It’s definitely catchy and a good listen, but it’s a lot more mellow and not quite as memorable as I had hoped. I think it’s a good first step for the band, hopefully this will result in further albums from…

  • Wino & Conny Ochs – Heavy Kingdom

    Wino & Conny Ochs – Heavy Kingdom

    The first Wino unplugged record was a neat little novelty, but even with a guest star on this one, I’d say it’s still one too many. Frankly, I can’t even see this tiding me over till the new Saint Vitus record comes out.

  • Scorpions – Comeblack

    All in all, Comeblack is a pretty good record, it’s not going to take the place of the classics but it’s a pretty awesome way to let those of us who never saw the latest incarnation hear how things would have sounded.

  • Royal Talons – self-titled EP

    Royal Talons – self-titled EP

    I dunno man, all the pieces are there, but I’m not really feeling it. These guys don’t bring anything new to the table, that’s for sure…

  • Riotgod – Invisible Empire

    Riotgod – Invisible Empire

    Invisible Empire definitely has less Monster Magnet feel to it though and that’s not a bad thing at all, giving Bob and Jim a little distance from their ‘other’ band lets Riotgod stretch a little more as well.

  • Rising – To Solemn Ash

    Rising – To Solemn Ash

    If you dig Torche, Mastodon, Baroness, Kylesa and the like, then you will dig this to a degree I’m sure.

  • The 11th Hour – Lacrima Mortis

    The 11th Hour – Lacrima Mortis

    Album number two from The 11th Hour is darker and more bombastic than their debut. Throughout the album the two interweaving vocal styles add a lot of contrast, meaning the epic-length tracks never fall flat. Lacrima Mortis’ collection of harrowing tales is cloaked in a godforsaken veneer, and it’s a credit to Warby’s talents and…