1+ day, 25+ min ago   (475+ words) Nihil Admiral – The Axes, the Flesh Hooks and the Spits Review Angry Metal Guy From the gritty production to the grainy, snowbound album art, The Axes could only be raw black metal. And as you might expect from a name…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (376+ words) Archgoat – Nightbringer, Lightbringer Review Angry Metal Guy Turns out those worries were for naught, as Nightbringer, Lightbringer shows Archgoat continuing to trample Christianity beneath their hooves with as much conviction as ever. After the requisite ambient intro, the title track…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (557+ words) Xenith – To No Avail Review Angry Metal Guy There’s no doubting the At the Gates inspiration, as Xenith play a tenaciously melodic form of death metal that races forth with spunk and zip. Opener “Take Me Back Where I Belong…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (778+ words) Yer Metal Is Olde: Mastodon – Blood Mountain Angry Metal Guy Like most Mastodon fans, I eagerly anticipated Blood Mountain. The “March of the Fire Ants” video on Headbanger’s Ball introduced me to the band, and Leviathan convinced me that these…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (647+ words) The Night Eternal – Cold Velvet Review Angry Metal Guy The Night Eternal’s strengths heard on gems like “In Tartus” from Fatale are still present on opener “Where This World Ends,” as frontman Ricardo Baum’s slick merger of King Diamond, To…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (589+ words) Fen – Elemental Part One: Mourning Earth Review Angry Metal Guy Throughout Mourning Earth, Fen conjures familiar reference points while evoking less obvious connections as well. Opener “Glacier” reminds me of “Storm Son,” the opening track to Enslaved’s E, with its…...