CD Review: “Bloody But Unbowed” by Halcyon Way
Atlanta metal band Halcyon Way soldiers on with its fourth release, Bloody But Unbowed. It is a fitting title for a band that formed 17 years ago and continue to wave the metal flag down South. The opening track “Deevolution” starts with a stringed sectio ...
CD Review: “Creatures Watching Over The Dead” by Charred Walls Of The Damned
Heavy metal supergroup Charred Walls Of The Damned returns with its third record, Creatures Watching Over The Dead. Creatures is the band's first record in five years, which is understandable considering the busy schedule of its members. Bassist Ste ...
CD Review: ‘Akroasis’ by Obscura
Obscura's fourth record, Akroasis, is a metal mindtrip. The long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed Omnivium, is a progressive musical journey of death metal, jazz and classical. The seven minute long “Sermon of the Seven Suns” is a metallic ro ...
CD Review: ‘Codex Atlantis’ by Serenity
Serenity keeps its songs short and sweet on Codex Atlantis. One of my main grips with progressive and symphonic metal bands are the tedious song lengths. That is not the case on this record, as every track is under six minutes. Thus, the songs are fairly ...
CD Review: ‘Winter Thrice’ by Borknagar
Borknagar continues its progressive push on the band's tenth record Winter Thrice. The band keeps its black metal roots to a minimum. Instead, there is a greater shift towards folk metal and even power metal. The result is a multi-textured record that dra ...