July 2010 - Metal Review Features and Editorials

TUSKA Diaries: Friday 7/2/2010

For the uninitiated: Tuska Open Air is the biggest and oldest running extreme metal festival in Finland. By no means am I trying to say that it’s also the most beautiful or that it hauls, year after year, the most exciting line-up conceivable for...

Published Fri, Jul 30 2010 6:00 AM by Juho

Filed under: Cannibal Corpse, Nile, Devin Townsend, Megadeth, Juho Mikkonen, Ihsahn, Ziltoid, Melissa Zappa, Tuska Open Air, Overkill, W.A.S.P

MR Giveaway: EARACHE Triple Play

Congratulations to.... tc7005. You won these albums. We'll be in touch. Godflesh - Streetcleaner Wait, this legendary 1989 debut isn't a "new release," is it? Technically, no, but fuck technicalities. Streetcleaner has been remastered...

Published Wed, Jul 28 2010 7:27 AM by Metal Review

Filed under: Earache, Godflesh, And Hell Followed With, Wormrot

TORTURE DIVISION - Fuck 'em All

In my many years of metal journalism, I've met and interviewed numerous folks. None are more entertaining than Lord K Philipson, he of The Project Hate MCMXCIX and the now-defunct God Among Insects . With the demise of God Among Insects , it appear...

Published Mon, Jul 26 2010 6:45 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Jorgen Sandstrom, Global Domination, God Among Insects, Torture Division, Dan Swano, Entrails, Lord K, The Project Hate MCMXCIX

Reverend's Bazaar - Repetition Is Not An Art Form

Ah, summer. That glorious time of year when Kyuss reclaims their throne as the raddest band that ever lived, Choco Tacos become a staple of your diet, and pale-ass Minnesotans like myself become, well, less pale. Best of all, the heavy metal buzz begins...

Published Fri, Jul 23 2010 3:01 PM by Rev

Filed under: Decapitated, Phil Anselmo, Deeply Confused, Averse Sefira, Soilwork, Danzig, Arckanum, Svarti Loghin

Staff Infections: 7.22.2010

Welcome to the inaugural Metal Review Staff Infections feature. Staff playlists have been a staple of many publications throughout the years, and we figured it was high time that we get with the program. Not only is it fun for us rattle off our current...

Published Wed, Jul 21 2010 8:37 AM by Metal Review

Love At Last Sting: A Final Evening With An Old Favorite Band

I was rudely awakened at the crack of 11:00 on a Saturday morning, my telephone's obnoxious ringtone finally and irrevocably ending my traditional weekend "just another half-hour" snooze routine. On the other end of the line was my buddy...

Published Sun, Jul 11 2010 10:25 PM by JW

Reverend's Bazaar - F**k Commerce

Hails, legions. Back again with another edition of Reverend's Bazaar. I'm glad to see that reception of this column has been (mostly) positive thus far; your appreciation is likewise appreciated. Some have called for this to be a weekly feature...

Published Fri, Jul 9 2010 9:37 AM by Rev

Filed under: Baroness, Behemoth, Darkthrone, Deicide, Cradle of Filth, Torche, Filter, Prince, Cursed, Halford, Sepultura

Sniff the Goat: Vol. 3

Internet!! You rule! Everyone loves you. Even those who can't quite have you yet want you worse than a bacon-wrapped hot dog delivered on the horn of the last unicorn. We're all hopelessly hooked and can't possibly imagine living without you...

Published Tue, Jul 6 2010 12:08 PM by Captain

ALCEST - Luminous Dimensions

One of metal’s greatest strengths as a stalwart sonic form is the enduring musical backbone laid down by its original innovators. Within the major metal genres,characteristic musical elements exist. For example, music of the doom persuasion is played...

Published Mon, Jul 5 2010 11:50 AM by Metal Review

Filed under: Emperor, Satyricon, Darkthrone, Burzum, Alcest, Cradle of Filth, Pale Saints, Peste Noire, Smashing Pumpkins, My Bloody Valentine, Lantlos, Slowdive, Ride, Catherine Wheel