After releasing two EP’s, this North Carolina three-piece has finally decided to put everything they had into releasing a full-length debut with the comic book styled concept album, Skulthor Ebonblade. The album artwork is remarkable, as is the inside and back cover of the digipack which definitely fits the RobertContinue Reading
BEAST MODULUS Being Unsigned/Independent 3.5/5 New York’s Beast Modulus have returned with their sophomore album, which is an intriguingly experimental take on familair groove and core heavy metal staples. The album actually utilizes quite a bit of electronics as well, which is something I had not expected and came toContinue Reading
LORENZO MONTANÁ Phase IX Projekt Records 4.5/5 Despite this seasoned Italian composer having fifteen albums to his credit, Phase IX is Lorenzo Montaná’s first American solo release, with hopefully more to come in the future. Like Projekt’s recent output so far this year, it is also an electronic album. Perhaps even more electronic than Steve Roach andContinue Reading
GHOST BATH Starmourner Nuclear Blast 4/5 North Dakota’s Ghost Bath have indeed changed their sound to offer a decidedly “not so black metal” type of release. Starmourner is not a sequel to Funeral or Moonlover and instead sees the band trying something a bit more posty and arguably more indieContinue Reading
