Angel Blake – The Descended – Review

January 1, 2008

Ex-The Crown debuted on Metal Blade, their sophomore release is on a Finnish label, with a new singer. Sounds like Iced Earth with Tim “Ripper” Owens singing.

Anathema – Hindsight – Review

January 1, 2008

Acoustic takes on old and new faves from this influencial UK atmospheric, melodic metal band, plus a newbie, “Unchained (Tales of the Unexpected).”

Spyder Baby – Let Us Prey – Review

January 1, 2008

You’d call this razor-sharp punky industrial metal if you hadn’t been listening to Ministry since ’90, cuz then you’d just call it a good genre cover band.

Meshuggah – Obzen – Review

January 1, 2008

Great musicians with riffs like Pantera gone haywire, but they’re often so prog, you can’t headbang without second-guessing their next slippery transition.

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