CD Review: “Endless” by Mount Salem
The sound is warm and soothing and tingles all the way down your spine. Review by David Feltman It’s impossible to talk about Mount Salem without instantly drawing comparisons to bands like Purson and Royal Thunder. These bands are female fronted throw ...
CD Review: “Inward:Outward” by Mire
Slaving and working to serve the Hive... It's been some time since I listened to a truly progressive record. The last may have been Dream Theater's Train Of Thought, but even that was mainly a metal album from an artist considered to be progressi ...
CD Review: “Nobody Likes Neville” by Nobody Likes Neville
Hey there, Harry Potter aficionados! New Baltimore-based rock band, Nobody Likes Neville, is calling your out on the lack of love shown for their namesake: Neville Longbottom. Its self-titled seven song EP, released digitally on January 28 (and no ...
CD Review: ‘The Satanist’ by Behemoth
Sometimes The Devil answers prayers too. Review by David Feltman After beating leukemia with the help of a bone marrow transplant, lead vocalist and guitarist Nergal returns to practice the dark arts on Behemoth’s tenth studio release. Sometimes The De ...
CD Review: ‘Far Enough Into The Void’ by Brian Larkin
Emotionally driven, from start to finish, is the debut Brian Larkin album, Far Enough Into The Void. To many the name might not ring a bell, but I've had my ear to this man's musical grindstone for quite some time and have been anticipating this ...
CD Review: ‘Devil In The Lake’ by Emperors and Elephants
Chicago's Emperors and Elephants, a band that formed in 2010, has been gathering momentum through the years. It's already achieved some radio support for the single, “Your Will,” and has opened for larger acts like SOiL and Pop Evil during tours. Texa ...
CD Review: ‘Orchestrating the Apocalypse’ by WARFATHER
Aside from dropping the vocal register down a few decibels, WARFATHER is definitely the spiritual successor to Morbid Angel. Review by David Feltman Fans of classic death metal group Morbid Angel, now is the time to sing “Halleluiah!” or “Hail Satan!” ...
CD Review: ‘Oblique to All Paths’ by CULTED
If you say the words “blackened doom” to another metal head, CULTED is no doubt what they would imagine. Review by David Feltman I’ve written a lot recently about black metal mash-em-ups, mostly because there happen to be a lot of black metal mash-em-u ...
CD Review: ‘In His Image’ by Gripe
Sadly, 'In His Image' marks the third and final album for the band, but at least Gripe is going out on a high note. A high, screechy, distorted note. Review by David Feltman The local music scene of Athens, Ga. is as world famous as that of Austin or N ...
CD Review: ‘From All Purity’ by Indian
Every painfully delayed beat and gut-grindingly detuned chord is well wielded. Review by David Feltman Indian is so abrasive that it’s cleansing, like scrubbing your inner ear with steel wool. The band may bill itself as “blackened doom,” but neither th ...