Violent Episodes: Harley Quinn Season 1 – Episode 4: Finding Mr. Right

Just to double check here, I'm not going to be doing any biting right? 'Cause I do not do well around blood. Harley QuinnSeason 01Episode 04: Finding Mr. RightDecember 20th, 2019Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment With episode four of DC Universe's Harley Quinn we open on the sound of vacuum cleaning and humming as …

Album Review: Al-Namrood – Wala’at

Al-Namrood - Wala'atJune 22nd, 2020Black Metal / Oriental MetalShaytan ProductionsSaudi Arabia Saudi Arabian black metal warriors Al-Namrood have achieved a relative amount of success and renown throughout the underground metal world due not only to their badass music, but the location from which they spew their vile, blasphemous hymns. Saudi Arabia, known for being a …

Album Review: Borknagar – True North

There is a time, a time for all, to rise above, to rise above. Borknagar - True NorthSeptember 27th, 2019Progressive Black MetalCentury Media RecordsBergen, Norway Of all the black metal personalities out there, there are none whose voice I revere more than that of ICS Vortex. The Norwegian metal legend has certainly been around the …

Album Review: August Burns Red – Guardians

There is no judge, I am the jury and the defendant. The gavel has no hand. Who will deliver the sentence? August Burns Red - GuardiansApril 3rd, 2020Melodic / Progressive MetalcoreFearless RecordsLancaster, Pennsylvania, USA American metalcore giants August Burns Red have always been a contentious band for me. On the one hand I think they're …

Album Review: Vampire – Rex

Vampire - RexJune 19th, 2020Melodic Death MetalCentury Media RecordsGothenburg, Sweden The 'Gothenburg sound', as it is so called, is one of the most well known stylistic movements in the metal world, emerging in the early 90's with bands like At the Gates, In Flames, Dark Tranquility and Arch Enemy (arguably the 'big four' of this …

Album Review: The Black Dahlia Murder – Verminous

Pearlescent maggots dwelling within dead flesh, with carrion I am obsessed. The Black Dahlia Murder - VerminousApril 17th, 2020Melodic Death MetalMetal Blade RecordsWaterford, Michigan, USA I still remember the first time I listened to Nocturnal all the way through, from start to finish. That record was unlike anything I had ever heard up until that …

Violent Episodes: Harley Quinn Season 1 – Episode 3: So, You Need a Crew?

"I need a fucking crew!" / "No, you need a shower." Harley QuinnSeason 01Episode 03: So, You Need a Crew?December 13th, 2019Warner Bros. Animation / DC Entertainment Following the failure of the bar mitzvah that Harley and Ivy crashed in the last episode our lead villainess finds herself in Russia attempting to steal a nuclear …

Album Review: Skeleton – Skeleton

I create a circle of flame, power from above comes to me, on the other plane, the circle of flame is all I see. Skeleton - SkeletonJuly 10th, 2020Blackened Punk20 Buck SpinAustin, Texas, USA There's been something of a black metal-influenced metal renaissance going on in the underground world within the past few years. With …

Album Review: Haunt – Mind Freeze

To all the loved ones that have fallen, light the beacon of remembrance. Haunt - Mind FreezeJanuary 10th, 2020Traditional Heavy MetalShadow Kingdom RecordsFresno, California, USA The title of "the hardest working person in metal" is a contentious one and something that could easily be debatable for any number of factors over any number of years. …

EP Review: Bat – Axestasy

You bought a medallion 'cause you heard it was cool, cast a fake spell, you're a ritual fool. Bat - AxestasyApril 26th, 2019Speed MetalHells Headbangers RecordsRichmond, Virginia, USA For those who are not in the know, Bat is the side project of Municipal Waste riff maker Ryan Waste who performs bass and lead vocals in …