Album Review: Heavy Temple – Garden of Heathens

Heavy Temple - Garden of HeathensApril 12th, 2024Doom / Stoner MetalMagnetic Eye RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA I initially was made aware of Heavy Temple when the band Morgul Blade, one of my favourite newer metal acts of the past decade, posted about this band recently on their social media. Heavy Temple shares members with Morgul Blade, …

Album Review: I am the Intimidator – I am the Intimidator

"I'll grab a slab of concrete and I'll cook it up and eat it like a real man." I am the Intimidator - I am the IntimidatorMarch 8th, 2024Speed / Thrash Metal / NWOTHMMiserable PyrePortland, Oregon, USA Never in a million years did I ever suspect myself of getting really into a NASCAR-themed heavy metal …

Album Review: Spirit Adrift – Ghost at the Gallows

"Open the gates of Hell, never to return." Spirit Adrift - Ghost at the GallowsAugust 18th, 2023Doom Metal / Gothic Metal / Progressive MetalCentury Media RecordsAustin, Texas, USA Spirit Adrift are one of those bands that I've heard a lot about but never really bothered to check out or get too invested in. I don't …

Album Review: Megaton Sword – Blood Hails Steel – Steel Hails Fire

"In these wastelands, lovers come asunder and I tell the liar: blood hails steel – steel hails fire." Megaton Sword - Blood Hails Steel - Steel Hails FireNovember 13th, 2020Traditional Heavy Metal / Power MetalIndependently ReleasedZurich, Switzerland Megaton Sword is yet another band that I discovered through my journeys across Metal Twitter. Seemingly an endless …

Album Review: Crypt Sermon – The Ruins of Fading Light

"Begging for scraps at the master's table. The table's bare, the legs are unstable. I've never tasted a crumb." Crypt Sermon - The Ruins of Fading LightSeptember 13th, 2019Epic Doom MetalDark Descent RecordsPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States It's rare to listen to a band in the modern age that gives the great old ones a run …