Tag USA
TJ Cowgill has made no secret of the fact that King Dude would eventually come to an end. With a career spanning more than a decade, and a discography that boasts two releases for every year of that, he has… Continue Reading →
Few bands can evolve their sound album to album without any apparent effort involved to the extent which Revocation have managed. The sheer levels of refinement which have resulted in a high-intensity, progressive leaning, technical thrash metal behemoth are simply… Continue Reading →
In critical situations, people often reveal their true selves. When push comes to shove, carefully constructed public images crumble away like sand castles in a heatwave. Some individuals will surprise you by showing their basic decency, others by displaying the… Continue Reading →
It’s been a few weeks of relative calm and peace in my world, that has been, up until this point, a year of real ups and downs across the board. Reviewing for this esteemed website, Ave Noctum, has, at times,… Continue Reading →
I’m not sure how absurdist and existential philosophy, which themselves sit at opposite ends of the spectrum, lend them particularly to death metal but I guess we’re going to find out. Phobophilic from Fargo, North Dakota draw from the thinking… Continue Reading →
What a name for a band. Slugs and snails and puppy dog’s tails. Well if the gender biased nursery rhyme is to be believed I should dig this or have it imprinted on my DNA at least. Well god and also damn I’m a real boy coz I gig this like a shovel through, well, Slugcrust…. Continue Reading →
A friend told me they thought that Fallujah had gone off the boil after “Dreamless” (2016). Well, I obviously didn’t think myself that after describing “Undying Light” (2019) as a “breathtaking experience of progressive heaviness”. What I hoped for here… Continue Reading →
I have just done a bit of geeking on Star Trek pages to see what the effects are of setting phasers on level 4 and anything after 3 which is meant to stun for an hour is pretty deadly. “Heat… Continue Reading →
The covers album…they’re strange things. For me they spark an interest, not just for the way a band covers a song but the actual song selection. Obvious classic tracks or a deeper cut? Stay true to the original or put… Continue Reading →
“Can we overcome our nature and make higher minded choices to better humanity and our planet? Or are we lost in a never-ending cycle of shadow?” That is the question pondered by progressive metal outfit Dreadnought from Denver, Colorado, on… Continue Reading →
Type the band name into a search engine and you are more likely to be invited to church than anything else. Listen to their music though and you may find yourself in need of some redemption. As I guessed, this… Continue Reading →
This album was originally self-released in 2020 in digital format before a subsequent release in physical format, i.e. cassette, a couple of times later that same year by two different labels before being picked by the US based label for… Continue Reading →