Album Review: Paramore – This is Why

"Turns out I'm living in a horror film where I'm both the killer and the final girl." Paramore - This Is WhyFebruary 10th, 2023Dance Punk / Alternative RockAtlantic Recording CorporationFranklin, Tennessee, USA Paramore is a band who I've had minor flirtations with in the past. I always thought their big hit "Misery Business" was an …

Album Review: Ahab – The Coral Tombs

"I've seen the Antediluvian beast!" Ahab - The Coral TombsJanuary 13th, 2023Atmospheric / Funeral Doom MetalNapalm RecordsHeidelberg, Germany German funeral doom giants Ahab have returned with their first full length record in eight years, following the release of 2015's The Boats of the Glen Carrig. In all honesty Ahab is a band I've neglected over …

Album Review: High on Fire – Snakes for the Divine

"Given your sentence, you're handed the snakes of divine." High on Fire - Snakes for the DivineFebruary 23rd, 2010Sludge MetalE1 EntertainmentOakland, California, USA We come to the end of High on Fire Week on Discography Deep Dive here on Where Strides the Behemoth, closing out with what is probably my second favourite album that the …

Album Review: High on Fire – Death is this Communion

"Now you realize, DEATH IS THIS COMMUNION!" High on Fire - Death is this CommunionSeptember 18th, 2007Sludge MetalRelapse RecordsOakland, California, USA And so here it is. We have come to the penultimate review in this month's edition of Discography Deep Dive and what is, in my opinion, the best gosh darned record in High on …

Album Review: High on Fire – Blessed Black Wings

"The blood I shed for you was divine, so turn you head and leave it denied." High on Fire - Blessed Black WingsFebruary 1st, 2005Sludge MetalRelapse RecordsOakland, California, USA With that we come to the third record in Oakland sludge giants High on Fire's discography, Blessed Black Wings. Released in 2005 this album is the …

Album Review: High on Fire – Surrounded by Thieves

"Come all ye losers, don't you know you're the children of life, follow me now and we'll burn down the pillars of time." High on Fire - Surrounded by ThievesMay 28th, 2002Sludge MetalRelapse RecordsOakland, California, USA Following along the pathway of this month's Discography Deep Dive, we come to High on Fire's sophomore record, Surrounded …

Album Review: High on Fire – The Art of Self Defense

"10,000 years or more in jet black meditation." High on Fire - The Art of Self DefenseJune 11th, 2000Sludge / Doom MetalMan's Ruin RecordsOakland, California, USA Welcome back to the second installment of Discography Deep Dive here on Where Strides the Behemoth, the monthly segment in which I pick a band or artist that has …

EP Review: Havoc Protocol – Havoc Protocol

"If I had the chance I'd fucking kill you!" Havoc Protocol – Havoc ProtocolMay 14th, 2021Crust Punk / D-BeatIndependently ReleasedHappy Valley Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Havoc Protocol is a one man crust punk band from an unknown / anonymous sonic warrior from Happy Valley Goose Bay, and let me tell you that this project …

Album Review: Big Space – In Relation To

Big Space – In Relation ToOctober 22nd, 2021Jazz Fusion / Progressive RockIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Big Space are St. John’s resident jazz fusion trio. Featuring Ian Murphy on bass, Ashley Chalmers on drums, and Grant King on guitars, these guys are a purely instrumental act who definitely know their way around a composition …

Album Review: Grole – With a Pike Upon My Shoulder

Grole – With a Pike Upon My ShoulderSeptember 28th, 2021Black MetalTour de GardeMarystown, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Grole emerged unto the underground Canadian black metal world in September of 2020 with their first effort, a self-titled demo released through the Quebec label Tour de Garde, which received acclaim from the community who eagerly anticipated more work …