Album Review: Sentiment Dissolve – The Orwellian Dream

"Sacrifice autonomy and be a part of something great." Sentiment Dissolve - The Orwellian DreamMay 24th, 2024Progressive / Technical Death MetalCDN RecordsLondon, Ontario, Canada Sentiment Dissolve are a relatively new face in the world of Canadian death metal. Formed in 2022 the band released their debut album, The Orwellian Dream, in May of this year, …

Album Review: Most Likely Forever – Vow of Snork

"When will this end, I can't so this again." Most Likely Forever – Vow of SnorkApril 1st, 2022Groove MetalIndependently ReleasedSt. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada It seems like only months ago when I was wondering if St. John’s groove metal outfit Most Likely Forever would most likely wait forever to hear their sophomore record, Vow of Snork. …

Album Review: Archspire – Bleed the Future

"Disintegrate the carotid barrel in our ever grinding wheel of meat". Archspire - Bleed the FutureOctober 29th, 2021Technical Death MetalSeason of MistVancouver, British Columbia, Canada I first listened to Archspire back in 2017 when their third album, Relentless Mutation, dropped, and I remember being blown the absolute fuck away. I had no idea technical death …

Album Review: Corpsegrinder – Corpsegrinder

"I decide when it's your funeral." Corpsegrinder - CorpsegrinderFebruary 25th, 2022Death MetalPerseverance Media GroupTampa, Florida, USA Given how Cannibal Corpse is basically the McDonald's of death metal, providing consistent if rather samey and sometimes bland death metal, I can't say I went into this album expecting much. This is, by the way, coming from someone …

Album Review: Protest the Hero – Palimpsest

Protest the Hero - Palimpsest June 19th, 2020 Progressive Metalcore Spinefarm Records Whitby, Ontario, Canada Is there any band in the modern Canadian prog metal world (with the ever glorious exception of Voivod) who are more beloved than Protest the Hero? Probably not. This band holds a special place in the hearts of many Canadians, myself …

Album Review: Suicide Silence – Become the Hunter

Suicide Silence - Become the Hunter February 14th, 2020 Deathcore Nuclear Blast Records Riverside, California, USA California deathcore behemoths Suicide Silence have no doubt had a rough go of it during the last decade. After tragically losing their frontman Mitch Lucker, arguably the most charismatic frontman in the deathcore genre, to a horrific motorcycle accident in …

Album Review: Thy Art is Murder – Human Target

Thy Art is Murder - Human Target July 26th, 2019 Deathcore Nuclear Blast Records Blacktown, Australia Australian deathcore heavyweights Thy Art is Murder have been active since 2006, around the time that deathcore exploded in the metal mainstream thanks to the success of genre contemporaries Whitechapel, Suicide Silence and Bring Me the Horizon among others. …

Album Review: Whitechapel – The Valley

Whitechapel - The Valley March 29th, 2019 Deathcore Metal Blade Records Knoxville, Tennessee, USA Knoxville, Tennessee deathcore masters Whitechapel have always stood out to me in a genre that is full of copycats, chugs and breakdowns. Deathcore of course is often derided by people who consider themselves 'true' metalheads for it's boring and repetitive riffs or …