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Posts tagged: riffs

Album Review: “Hail To The King” by Voodoo Circle

November 1, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

German hard rock quartet Voodoo Circle push the grandiosity on Hail To The King. This 67-minute long release hearkens to the '70s and '80s with a fusion of metal and arena rock. The opening riff of “Lay Down Your Lovin” is a primer of the nostalgia th ...

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Album Review: “Dzikkuh” by Arka’n Asrafokor

June 12, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album ReviewsReviews

Togo quintet Arka'n Asrafokor unleash its unique brand of metal on its sophomore release, Dzikkuh. This record is a blend of complex, tribal drumbeats, crushing riffs and infectious choruses. “The Truth” opens with this manic African percussion inters ...

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Album Review: “Asylum” by Atrophy

March 12, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Arizona thrash metal quintet Atrophy unleash some metal madness with its first record in 34 years, Asylum. Vocalist Brian Zimmerman is the sole original member and he has brought on four younger guys that breathe new life in to the band. The band gets ...

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Album Review: “Unholy Deification” by Incantation

August 25, 2023
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Incantation have reached a couple milestones in these past few years. First, celebrating over thirty years as a band. The next is the release of Unholy Deification, the group's twelfth album. Incantation get straight to business on “Offerings” with it ...

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Album review: “Killing Innocence” by Graveworm

June 1, 2023
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Italian dark metal outfit Graveworm have returned from its eight year slumber with the release of Killing Innocence, out June 2nd, 2023. “Escorting The Soul” opens the record with sorrowful piano and strings creating a haunting atmosphere, before indus ...

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CD Review: “Pop Evil” by Pop Evil

February 17, 2018
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Pop Evil's self-titled fifth album is centered around empowerment determination in a world of chaos and corruption. “Waking Lions” with an industrial beat before breaking out with pounding down tuned guitars. Frontman Leigh Kakaty proclaims in the chorus ...

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CD Review: “Obituary” by Obituary

February 26, 2017
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Obituary saw a return to form on its 2014 effort, Inked In Blood. The Floridian death metal quintet attempt to maintain that momentum on its eponymous titled tenth album. Its signature sludgy riffs and guttural vocals have not dulled in the slightes ...

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CD Review: “Five” by The Agonist

September 28, 2016
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

The Agonist stay on the deathcore path with its newest release, Five. The band's brand of melodic deathcore is contrived at this point with the group opting to play by the numbers. The opening song “The Moment” is equal parts deathcore with a slight ...

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CD Review: ‘With The Dead’ by With The Dead

September 30, 2015
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Doom power supertrio With The Dead making a lumbering impression with its self titled debut. With The Dead is abundant in molten riffs and colossal drumming. Lee Dorrian (Cathedral, Napalm Death), Tim Bagshaw (Electric Wizard) and Mark Greening (Electric ...

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