Review: Absolute Darkness “Failure of State” [Sliptrick Records]
Failure of State by San Francisco death/thrash band Absolute Darkness. I am not sugar-coating this overview and should you choose to listen to this entire...
Darren Bell 20 articles
I am a South African born Australian who fell in love with metal at the ripe old age of 8, when I heard Motörhead for the first time. The rest as they say is history! I am a Newcastle United fan, and I have two daughters who hate my music but love my team.
Review: Unchristian Christian “Sulphurfeast”
Unchristian Christian is a Swedish one-man band and this is an overview of an album entitled Sulphurfeast. My best description of this is death metal...
Review: The Grifted “Doomsday & Salvation” [Personal Records]
On review/overview here is Doomsday & Salvation by Swedish death metallers The Grifted. This is standard Swedish death metal, with a little death ‘n roll...
Review: Lomor “Perseverance of Sickness”
In the Indian Ocean, heading towards the southern tip of Africa, between Madagascar and Mauritius lies the island of Réunion. With a population of just...
Review: Ryth “Deceptor Creator”
Guys, this is a fantastic release by a four-piece death metal band from Bahrain… I know right? And I don’t mean that condescendingly. It’s just...
Review: Time To Kill “S.B.A.H.” [Sliptrick Records]
On review here is S.B.A.H. which I suspect is an acronym for the opening track, “Slut Bag Ass Hammer”, by the US band Time To...
Review: Les Enfants de Dagon “De Profundis” [Sliptrick Records]
On review here is De Profundis, the full-length debut by the seven-piece French band Les Enfants de DAGON. This is an album that incorporates a...
Review: Destillat “Under Black Horizons” [Sliptrick Records]
As I usually do, this will be an overview, but with some additional headers. That way what I am trying to say will not get...
Review: Self-Deceiver “Across the Styx”
Brazilian duo Self-Deceiver have delivered a superb seven-song sonic treat! Across The Styx is f$&@ing fantastic! How else do I describe this? There are thousands of...
Review: Headfist “This New World….”
Short and sweet people… Thank you Headfist! Finally, a release to restore our faith in modern thrash. Now admittedly there is a bit of a...
Review: KARGYR “Kargyr” [Sliptrick Records]
As mentioned before, going forward my reviews will be more of a basic overview instead of being long and drawn out. So, on that note…...
Review: Absolon “A Portrait of Madness” [Sliptrick Records]
Going forward I really don’t want to over complicate reviews, so I will henceforth keep them as simple and concise as I can, and because...
Review: Antitheus “The Faults of Our Kind”
Hmmmm… after a little hiatus from reviewing I return with something that is a bit of a pickle for me. The Faults Of Our Kind,...
Review: Denigrate “Blackguard” [Inverse Records]
I have no idea what I’m in for when I listen to an album, but what I need to do is remember that I am...
Review: Parris Hyde “Unlock Your Freedom” [Music for the Masses / MISSLEADER]
This has been a tough review to write. I have listened to this album so many times yet am battling to describe it… and not...
Review: Kill All the Gentlemen “Black Canvas” [Sliptrick Records]
After hearing this album I couldn’t wait to get this review done. It’s going to be short, but so sweet! And for good reason, because...
Review: The Halo Effect “Days of the Lost” [Nuclear Blast]
If this was the 16th century, I would probably be accused of heresy, convicted and sentenced to death by the end of this review. In...
Review: Paradoxicide “Savior”
After listening to this album a number of times, I kept hoping to reach a different conclusion so that I could at least offer a...
Review: Bipolar Disorder “Threshold of Madness”
Ok, let’s see where to begin with this… I think the first place to start would be for me to advocate that you give the...
Review: Inexorable “Imperious” [Sliptrick Records]
Album reviews can so easily be peppered with over-described analogies and over-complicated descriptions, so this reviewer will be breaking this album down into two basic...