Metal Blade Records – Page 30

The Ocean – Precambrian – Review

April 1, 2008

Two discs, Hadean/Archaean and Proterozoic. One evokes the polluted decibel wonderment of Isis and Neurosis. Two exhibits more mellowness and elasticity.

Lizzy Borden – An Appointment with Death – Review

April 1, 2008

A thick, layered, ambitious record. Blackie and Borden alone own this decadent space between power and hair metal and strip mall junk while California burns.

Soilent Green – Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction – Review

March 1, 2008

Swamp grinders return on a new label, and they’re still miserable about it all.

Brainstorm – Downburst – Review

March 1, 2008

Sounding dark and at the heavy end of power metal in the substance end of it, yet being seen as nice, personable guys a couple partitions from Edguy.

Austrian Death Machine – Total Brutal – Review

January 1, 2008

Tim Lambesis from As I Lay Dying has more metal in his dick than most bands have in their rusted-out vans. It ain’t Speak English or Die, but it’s fun stuff.

Aeon – Rise to Dominate – Review

December 14, 2007

Aeon borrow the eerie intervals and dirges of Morbid Angel, Legion-era Deicide’s rhythmic mastery, and new Cannibal Corpse’s penchant for quick tempo changes.

Since the Flood – No Compromise – Review

August 3, 2007

Breakdowns, thick guitars, deep bottomed drums, with rough and burly vocals. However, there’s a very well-worked sense of melody here.

Gaza – I Don’t Care Where I Go When I Die – Review

July 13, 2007

Going for an extreme vocal approach is nothing new, but getting to this level is not only totally ridiculous, it’s worthy of admiration.

The Black Dahlia Murder – Nocturnal – Review

June 1, 2007

Part death metal roar, a bit of thrash spicing, and 666 parts black metal shriek, all full-on metal rampage.

Six Feet Under – Commandment – Review

May 11, 2007

Chris Barnes is back, contemplating death, and coming up with quaint haiku origamis, thorns concealed, in which to place his gruesome thoughts.