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Review: Crysknife – Mythos (2009)
Crysknife, a band who makes no qualms about admitting the origins of their name. A crysknife is a weapon in Frank Herbert’s Dune, and the brothers Campitrelli (Tom and Steve) are unabashed fans of the series, so as fate had it, Crysknife was brought into the world prepared with affection and zeal to create music [...]
Review: Celan – Halo (2008)
Celan: Another export from Deutschland. This band is the brain child of Chris Spencer (Unsane, Cutthroats9) and Ari Benjamin Meyers (Redux Orchestra, Einsturzende Neubauten) each in love with a different style of music. Chris is driven by metal and Ari by classical and together created Celan, a project that is every thing metal, nothing conventional, [...]
A Backward Glance On A Travel Road
Anyone who knows this blog knows about my massive appreciation of the new French prog death metallers HYPNO5E, whom are poised to make a dramatic impact on the American market very, very soon on the Metal As Art tour followed closely by another tour. On top of touring and still promoting their debut release Des [...]
Puscifer’s New EP May Have A Long Name, But It Makes Me Giggle
I find it kind of funny that Puscifer is so popular amongst the metal community considering it really isn’t metal music. In fact, there isn’t a heavy riff to be found anywhere on Puscifer’s latest effort, “C” is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference Here) E.P., but it’s catchy, and I guess fun translates to [...]
Review: DŸSE – Lieder sind Brüder der Revolution (2009)
Oddity? Genre unclassifiable? Energetic? Spontaneous? Yup. DŸSE from Germany don’t know which way is up with their new release Lieder sind Brüder der Revolution, and I like it! Taking one part Sikth, one part Mr. Bungle and lastly a happy helping of modern noise rock ala Nihilitia, DŸSE are pleasantly bizarre leaving me with a [...]
Review: Diablo Swing Orchestra – No.2: Sing Along Songs For the Damned and Delirious (2009)
So what does Diablo Swing Orchestra sound like? I figured I’d get this question out of the way from the get go because I know no matter what wordy description I give to describe the music, all of you will be wondering “is it swing?” My simple answer to this question is yes. As a [...]
Review: Magnum Carnage – More Unreal Than A Box of Precious Metal…
…and Radioactive Ore.
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That is officially the longest title for an album AMR has ever reviewed, and it’s courtesy of Hawaiian avant garde black metal outfit Magnum Carnage. Yes, you read that right, Hawaii, the land of sunshine and laissez faire has discovered its own black metal band. The Results? Well, it’s definitely from Hawaii.
Imagine if [...]
New Eryn Non Dae. Clip Premieres
French metallers Eryn Non Dae. shot a clip to their new song ‘The Decline And The Fall’ recently, which has debuted Vs-Webzine which can be found here. This is perhaps one of the most artistic, bizarre and original videos I have ever seen for a metal song, and I really like it’s style accompanied by [...]
Review: Animals As Leaders – Animals As Leaders (2009)
Great googalimoogali! I believe we have a new wave of instrumental metal on our hands folks! Washington DC based Animals As Leaders, featuring guitarist Tosin Abasi (ex Reflux), is yet another promo I have received of an all instrumental group, and like the others I have received, this one is just as wonderful and colorful.
What [...]
Review: Inchoate IV: The Revenant (2009)
I have been receiving an unusual amount of instrumental albums lately, but my latest arrival is nothing short of a mind bender. Solo project Inchoate, courtesy of Brandon Duncan, is not your stereotypical instrumental project. Most instrumental albums consist of a full band (or at least guest musicians), and usually provide a platform for an [...]
