4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (427+ words) Jess By The Lake – Human Review Angry Metal Guy As with Jess and the Ancient Ones, Lempinen is the star of Jess By The Lake, and her performance on Human engrosses with affecting dynamism. ‘My own voice finally sounded familiar…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (551+ words) Season of Melancholy – In Sleep Review Angry Metal Guy After a slew of singles to foreshadow the release of In Sleep, a clear focus on accessibility and immediacy sharpens. Bridging the gaps between Mana-era Unto Others, AFI, Dead or Alive,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) Rapid – Enter the Realm of Fire Review Angry Metal Guy Following an unnecessary intro piece, Rapid launch into their work proper on the ripping “Witchcraft of Horror,” laying their cards on the table, flexing their blackened thrash and speed metal…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (531+ words) Aucausal Intrusion – Vomit Meditations Review Angry Metal Guy Vomit Meditations lives up to its moniker as it sees Acausal Intrusion’s signature hyper-dissonance and unsettling contemplativeness contorted into a bizarre series of violent spewings, punctuated by uneasy moments of reflective resonance,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (580+ words) Gorod – The Ember Gone Review Angry Metal Guy Pivoting from Gorod’s recent theses of celestial bodies and the mythologies they inspire,1 The Ember Gone finds the French quintet examining more recent and pressing matters surrounding man’s role in ecological disasters....

2+ week, 6+ 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   (591+ words) Noveria – Becoming After Review Angry Metal Guy And smile they have. Striking a sweet spot between Symphony X and Dream Theater, with touches of Pagan’s Mind, Becoming After finds Noveria sounding like a band reborn. Talent has never been in…...

3+ week, 4+ 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, 6+ 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…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (642+ words) Argul – Soledad & Orgullo Review Angry Metal Guy Argul build their musical edifice on doom and stoner cornerstones, old and new. Based on Soledad & Orgullo’s cover art alone, you wouldn’t be wrong in guessing that this Peruvian quartet primarily channels early…...