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Cancer Bats “Birthing the Giant” CD

9.18.2006

I'll level with you, I don't really care for the band name "Cancer Bats", and despite the fact that the layout's pretty...

Gorgoroth and related goods…

9.15.2006

It really is hard to believe that on "Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam" (Candlelight Records), their seventh album in more than...

Misery Signals “Mirrors” CD

9.14.2006

Misery Signals' absolutely incredible debut full-length, "Of Malice and the Magnum Heart", is without a doubt one of the...

Sulaco and Gorod…

9.12.2006

Has it been too long or what!? Three years after their four-song debut, Sulaco's finally back with their first full-length...

Sinking Ship, Down to Nothing, End of a Year, and Gracer…

9.11.2006

Fuck yeah! "Disconnecting" is the Revelation Records full-length debut from Seattle hardcore act Sinking Ships, who I had...

The Hope Conspiracy “Death Knows Your Name” CD

9.8.2006

I've never been a huge fan of The Hope Conspiracy, though I have enjoyed all of their past work, but "Death Knows Your...

Misery Speaks “s/t” CD

9.6.2006

I actually didn't even know that Alveran Records was still around until recently, but the latest self-titled CD from Misery...

The Distance “The Rise, the Fall, and Everything in Between” CD

9.5.2006

Whoa. I haven't really followed The Distance over the years because I was never particularly blown away by their...

Agalloch “Ashes Against the Grain” CD

9.1.2006

I've adored Agalloch since the very moment I first encountered their incredible "Pale Folklore" debut many years ago (which...

Wrecking Crew “Balance of Terror” CD

8.31.2006

Last year, in my review of Bridge Nine's release of the Wrecking Crew "1987—1991" CD, I ranted about how fucking stupid and...

Merrimack “Of Entropy and Life Denial” CD

8.30.2006

"Merrimack" may be Celtic for "infinite depths" or "abyss", but I simply wouldn't have imagined anyone choosing it as the...

Terror, Unholy, and To This Day…

8.29.2006

I really liked "One With the Underdogs" a lot when it came out, but for some reason it hasn't really stood up as well for...

Deicide “The Stench of Redemption” CD

8.28.2006

I have to admit, when I first heard that Deicide had lost the Hoffman brothers, I pretty much lost interest in the band....

Despise You “West Side Horizons” CD

8.25.2006

I don't know much about defunct California bashers Despise You, and I don't even remember exactly when it was that...

Skyforger “Kauja Pie Saules” CD

8.24.2006

I had never heard of Skyforger before when this CD showed up, but then again, it's not exactly commonplace to come across...

Year of No Light and Gojira…

8.23.2006

It's been a little over a year since I heard Year of No Light's impressive demo, and I've been quite looking forward to...

And This Army “Foe” CD

8.22.2006

At the time when I reviewed the first record from And This Army, they were referring to their approach as "low-fidelity...

Wolves in the Throne Room “Diadem of 12 Stars” CD

8.21.2006

As my recent purchases list should blatantly indicate, I've been on an almost ridiculous black metal kick lately, which...