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Amon Amarth, Liminal Shroud: Best New Releases
Posted in Album Reviews, New Releases, Reviews with tags Amon Amarth, Fearsore, Liminal Shroud on 08/05/2022 by Kurt OrzeckGuided by Voices’ August by Cake: FLOOD Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Guided by Voices on 04/29/2017 by Kurt Orzeck
Guided by Voices’ August by Cake album cover
Here is my album review of Guided by Voices’ terrific August by Cake — the 100th release by frontman Bob Pollard. “By the time its 71 minutes are up, ‘August by Cake’ leaves a resin-free aftertaste.”
Best Albums Of 2016: Cobalt, Ancst, Black Fast
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off with tags Ancst, Bhavachakra, Black Fast, Cobalt, Cult of Luna, Dark Tranquillity, Germ, Julie Christmas, Khemmis, Mantar, Martyrdöd, Meshuggah, Oranssi Pazuzu, Sumac, Vredehammer, Wode on 12/20/2016 by Kurt Orzeck
1. Cobalt – Slow Forever (Profound Lore)
2. Ancst – Moloch (Halo of Flies) Continue reading
Best Albums Of 2015: Tribulation, High On Fire
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off on 12/16/2015 by Kurt Orzeck
1. Tribulation – Children of the Night (Century Media)
2. High on Fire – Luminiferous (E1) Continue reading
Ufomammut’s ‘Ecate’: Two Cent Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Ufomammut on 03/03/2015 by Kurt Orzeck
Like their sludgy psych brethren in Neurosis, whose members founded Neurot Recordings, Ufomammut delve deep into metal’s mossy underbelly, making bands like Tool look like camp counselors. That said, the Italian trio’s seventh album could be their catchiest yet—to the extent that 10-minute tracks wholly devoid of verse-chorus-verse structure could qualify as catchy. Read my full review courtesy of Music Connection.
Best Albums Of 2014: Nux Vomica, At The Gates, Harakiri For The Sky
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off on 12/20/2014 by Kurt Orzeck
1. Nux Vomica – Nux Vomica (Relapse)
2. At the Gates – At War With Reality (Century Media)
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Best Albums Of 2013: Agrimonia, ASG, Beneath The Tides
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews on 12/30/2013 by Kurt Orzeck
Best Albums Of 2012: Cloud Nothings, Woods of Ypres, Be’lakor
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews, Sound Off with tags belakor, Black Breath, cloud nothings, Converge, demonical, goatwhore, Gojira, High on Fire, metz, Woods of Ypres on 01/01/2013 by Kurt Orzeck
1. Cloud Nothings – Attack on Memory (Carpark)
2. Woods of Ypres – Woods 5: Grey Skies & Electric Light (Earache)
• “Woods Of Ypres’ David Gold And Crash Test Dummies’ Brad Roberts: Doppelgängers”
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Best Metal Albums Of 2010: Black Anvil, Black Breath, Withered, Down, Howl, More
Posted in Album Reviews, Lists, Reviews with tags Aeternam, As I Lay Dying, Barn Burner, Black Anvil, Black Breath, Black Tusk, Chambers, Down, East of the Wall, Hail of Bullets, High on Fire, Howl, King of Asgard, Lamb of God, Melvins, Meshuggah, Orphaned Land, Powerglove, Priestess, Shining, Sweet Cobra, The Ocean, the Secret, Unearthly Trance, Withered on 09/25/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
With a handful of this year’s best metal releases dropping Tuesday, the timing feels apt for the Bad Penny to round up its favorite 2010 LPs – at least so far. Continue reading
Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan’s Hawk: Filter Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Reviews with tags Isobel Campbell, Mark Lanegan on 09/25/2010 by Kurt OrzeckHere is another not-terribly positive album review I recently wrote for Filter. This one criticizes Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan’s Hawk – a record that should instead be attributed to “Campbell and Friends” or simply “Campbell.”
