Browse by Tags

Rae Amitay's Top 20 of 2011

2011 was my first year with MetalReview , and it's been an honor to review so much incredible music and to work with such a fantastic group of people. Truly, my fellow writers have become family to me, and meeting most of them at the 40 Watt Sun Chicago...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 12:55 AM by raetamacue

Filed under: Primordial, Unexpect, Wolves in the Throne Room, Blut Aus Nord, Memory Driven, Lantlôs, Animals As Leaders, Junius, The Devin Townsend Project, Aenaon

Jordan Campbell's Top 20 of 2011

2011 was another excellent year. In spite of overwhelming evidence that supports this assertion, there have been audible grumblings about a perceived lack of quality. And, admittedly, in a year where Hunter Hunt-Hendrix , David Vincent, and Lou Reed were...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 9:41 PM by Rev

Filed under: Primordial, Ulcerate, Blut Aus Nord, Lantlôs, 40 Watt Sun, Vektor, Ravencult, Graveyard (SE), Midnight, Omnium Gatherum

Ramar Pittance's Top 20 of 2011

I started writing about albums for MetalReview in 2003, and since then my affinity for the genre has waxed and waned, but my appreciation of what this community offers has never wavered. Being a part of a group of people—staff and readers included—who...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 6:56 PM by dave

Filed under: YOB, Primordial, Krallice, Ulcerate, Revocation, Mastodon, Blut Aus Nord, Exhumed, Nightbringer, Leviathan, Batillus, Subrosa, Loss, The Atlas Moth, Twisted Tower Dire, Deceased, world under blood, 2011, rwake, deafheaven

Juho Mikkonen's Top 20 of 2011

To squeeze a whole twelve-month period – especially one that was as eventful as 2011 − into a list and a couple of paragraphs is always a pain in the jolly ol’ crapper. Having said that, I can only look back with awe at all sorts of...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 10:39 AM by Juho

Filed under: Metallica, Absu, Primordial, Morbid Angel, Argus, Slough Feg, Candlemass, Amon Amarth, Isole, Opeth, Alcest, King Crimson, Unholy, Lantlôs, Dornenreich, 40 Watt Sun, Black Pyramid, Hell, Azarath, Sol Invictus, Goatmoon, Tenhi, Saturnian Mist, Gehenna, Ascension, Charnel Winds, Flame, Septicflesh, Holy Hell, Yes, Hekate, Kadotus, Black Crucifixion, Jethro Tull, Aosoth

Michael Wuensch's Top 20 of 2011

2011 was certainly better than 2010, but that's like saying a sinus infection is better than contracting lupus while falling down two flights of stairs, so let's just keep that in mind. But, I'm above ground, and this year was once again very...

Published Wed, Dec 21 2011 8:19 AM by Captain

Filed under: YOB, Primordial, Argus, Manilla Road, Pharaoh, Giant Squid, Memory Driven, Asphyx, 40 Watt Sun, Pentagram, Vektor, Year of the Goat, Castle, Hell, Subrosa, Loss, Hammers of Misfortune, Midnight, Mournful Congregation, Anubis Gate, Arch/Matheos, Bell Witch, Into the Void, Disma, Ruinebell, The Gates of Slumber, Sinister Realm, Orodruin, Lycus

Dan Obstkrieg's Top 20 of 2011

2011, huh? Political and economic turmoil throughout the world, major life changes here on the home front, all the usual anxieties and insecurities and tiny insignificant victories, and through it all, a certified fuckload of downright delightful music...

Published Tue, Dec 20 2011 6:17 AM by Danhammer Obstkrieg

Filed under: Primordial, Blut Aus Nord, Tombs, Mitochondrion, Subrosa, Graveyard (SE), Hammers of Misfortune, Azarath, Esoteric, Dark Castle

The Top 25 Albums of 2011

2011 was a year punctuated by diversity. While many bemoaned the blackened inclination of our 2010 awards , it's doubtful that accusations of genre favoritism will rear their heads this time around. The year's best albums ran the stylistic gamut...

Published Sat, Dec 17 2011 3:04 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Vader, Absu, YOB, Primordial, Argus, Blut Aus Nord, Exhumed, 40 Watt Sun, Pentagram, Vektor, Ravencult, Hell, Subrosa, Loss, Graveyard (SE), The Atlas Moth, Hammers of Misfortune, Midnight, Azarath, Deceased, Mournful Congregation, Rotten Sound, Anubis Gate, Arch/Matheos

The Most Essential Albums Of The 1990s, Vol. 3

So here we are, back for more with Volume 3 of MetalReview 's 100 Most Essential Albums Of The 1990s. (If you haven't been keeping up, click here for Vol. 1 and here for Vol. 2.) This week starts out doomy; then it picks up speed and drops back...

Published Sun, Aug 14 2011 7:31 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Metallica, Satyricon, Primordial, Agalloch, Immolation, Crowbar, Trouble, Blind Guardian, Dissection, Control Denied

Alcest / While Heaven Wept / Primordial -- A Show for the Ages

You know that Fleetwood Mac song, Man Of The World ? Shall I tell you about my life They say I'm a man of the world I've flown across every tide And I've seen lots of pretty girls For some strange reason, this was the song that was playing...

Published Thu, Jun 23 2011 7:44 PM by TheSlayerM

Filed under: Primordial, While Heaven Wept, Alcest

Reverend's Bazaar - Mid-Year Label Report

2011 is officially at its halfway point. Instead of shitting out a recap of the year's mightiest releases (or the year's most pathetic missteps, as this column has been more apt to compile) a mid-year record label report seemed like a more interesting...

Published Wed, Jun 22 2011 11:58 AM by Rev

Filed under: Primordial, Morbid Angel, Krallice, Drudkh, Solstafir, Woods of Ypres, Profound Lore, Alcest, Metal Blade, Arckanum, Wormrot, Portrait, Darkest Era, Inquisition, Deströyer 666, Misery Index, Liturgy (NY), 40 Watt Sun, A Life Once Lost, Black Tusk, Relapse, Grayceon, Ravencult, Hell, Mitochondrion, Red Fang, Subrosa, Inevitable End, Terrorizer, Hell's Headbangers, Loss, Rival Sons, In Solitude, Nuclear Blast, Zombi, Graveyard (SE)

Staff Infections - May 2011

Well, the May Infections certainly bring more diversity to the table than last month's , which was practically an advertisement for 40 Watt Sun 's debut . The battle for most popular album at MRHQ was quite heated, with Hate Eternal 's devastating...

Published Mon, May 2 2011 2:50 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Primordial

Reverend's Bazaar - The Ballad of Mel Kiper, Jr.

Everyone wants to predict the future. Are they excited by the unknown? The romanticism of unattained heights and shimmering potential? Or is prognostication a wholly selfish undertaking, a risk-free gamble that pays out in gloating and goading: "See...

Published Fri, Feb 25 2011 5:18 PM by Rev

Filed under: Jordan Campbell, Baroness, Primordial, Krallice, Ulcerate, The Black Dahlia Murder, Blut Aus Nord, Anaal Nathrakh, Nevermore, God Dethroned, Deathspell Omega, Helrunar, Neuraxis, Liturgy (NY), Devildriver, Ammit, Detonation, Malefice, Reverend's Bazaar

The Coming Storm: A Forward Look At 2011

A new year is upon us, and after our year-end wrap-ups looking back at 2010, we here at Metal Review are now facing firmly forward, looking down the list of upcoming releases. And we are thoroughly, thoroughly stoked... Here's a brief rundown on just...

Published Fri, Jan 7 2011 3:01 PM by Metal Review

Filed under: Primordial, Krallice, Ulcerate, Mithras, Autopsy, Novembers Doom, Vreid, Helrunar, Oroduin

Reverend's Bazaar - October Rust

It's been a rough month. Not only on a personal level (honestly, why can't life just accommodate the perpetual thirst for heavy metal and relaxation?), but in terms of releases. Autumn can be a notoriously slow slog. When glancing at the scores...

Published Mon, Oct 25 2010 8:07 PM by Rev

Filed under: Celtic Frost, Primordial, The Crown, God Dethroned, Woods of Ypres, The Haunted, Triptykon, The Northern Ontario Black Metal Preservation Society

Reverend's Bazaar - Nostalgia Overload?

After the fiasco from two Fridays ago , I think we've all learned a valuable lesson: Don't pick an e-fight with a self-professed recovering meth addict, or else you'll find yourself the subject of a libelous tirade replete with images ripped...

Published Fri, Jun 25 2010 2:19 PM by Rev

Filed under: Metallica, Slayer, Primordial, The Crown, High on Fire, Megadeth, Anthrax, Ronnie James Dio, Joey Belladonna, Manowar, Matt Pike, Magic Circle Music, Sex and the City 2

Syndication

Recent Posts

Tags

Archives