Best of 2019
Matthew Castleman's Top 10 Albums of 2019
Honorable Mentions Bewitcher Under the Witching Cross Speedy riffy fun. That’s what it’s all about, and man is it a…
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Album Review: CLOAK The Burning Dawn
Cloak revel in the dark. Metal explores the nightside of human existence from many angles. Some mournful, some angry, some…
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EP Review: THE GLORIOUS DEAD Imperator of the Desiccated
Dusty skulls. White lichen eroding tomb walls. Water dripping through limestone. Much death metal evokes the bleeding immediacy of death,…
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Album Review: POLEMICIST Zarathrustrian Impressions
Black metal and the works of Friedrich Nietzche share a profound sense of awe and grandeur at the natural world,…
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Quick Review: VADER Thy Messenger
The speed of light. The sun rising again. The years roll on, the world’s beset with flood, fire, and famine,…