Simply put, this album kicks ass. It’s just really good blackened tinged rock. Continue reading “ENSLAVED – Riitiir”
CRADLE OF FILTH – The Manticore and Other Horrors
Good god this album is pure shit. How this band exists is beyond me. Continue reading “CRADLE OF FILTH – The Manticore and Other Horrors”
Bullet- Full Pull
Okay, this is essentially Scandinavia’s AC/DC, just a little more metal and a little less awesome. Continue reading “Bullet- Full Pull”
CRUCIFIED BARBARA – The Midnight Chase
Ughhh. Why oh why must the production on some of these Nuclear Blast releases be so goddamn clean? This all female band from Sweden takes their cues from Motörhead and Joan Jett but the production really hides that. Continue reading “CRUCIFIED BARBARA – The Midnight Chase”
TESTAMENT – Dark Roots of the Earth
I was hoping that this Testament album would be either one of two things: either a horrible mess that I could easily tear into or a terrific return to form for these thrash legends. Sadly, it is neither. Continue reading “TESTAMENT – Dark Roots of the Earth”
UNLEASHED – Odelheim
Their BRUTAL bio calls them THE viking metal band. As with most things Nuclear Blast, there are moments here, but largely this comes off as calculated and formulaic. Riff followed by perfectly assembled verse. Acoustic segue. Etcetera. You know the drill and so do they. Continue reading “UNLEASHED – Odelheim”