Articles by Bill Whish
Jungle Rot
What Horrors Await
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2009
In the world of metal, the adage has always seemed to be that "the faster you can play, the more extreme you are." This was the mantra for...
Axis Powers
Marching Towards Destruction
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2009
The intro track to this Swedish band's second full-length is subtitled "From San Francisco to Stockholm." That alone should be enough to re...
Birds of Prey
Hellpreacher
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2009
Hailing from the already volatile metal hotbed that is Virginia, Birds of Prey look to capitalize on the success of fellow Virginians with...
Crown the Lost
Blind Faith Loyalty
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2009
With so many young American metal bands out there following the same metalcore trail, it's sometimes hard to prevent oneself from judging a...
Soulgate's Dawn
Messiah
PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009
Founded in August, 2001, Soulgate's Dawn were spawned at the outset of the movement on this side of the Atlantic that decided to tap Gothen...
Tribulation
The Horror
PUBLISHED Mar 17, 2009
The trend among young acts and metal god worship nowadays seems to be leaning towards a revival of the old school thrash sound. As bands th...
Absu
Absu
PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2009
Eight years after Absu's monumental Celtic black metal masterpiece Tara, the Texan black metal band's name is still held in high regard on...
Obscura
Cosmogenesis
PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2009
With two ex-members of Necrophagist and a former bassist from Pestilence you'd better believe Obscura know their shit when it comes to extr...
