“I really, really enjoyed this album. Doesn’t mean it’s great.”
FFO: Skeletonwitch, Absu, Goatwhore
Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins – Whore of Babylon Review
“Feels like three excellent musicians showing up to play the tunes that they wanted without a care as to what anyone else would think.”
FFO: Symphony X, Dream Theater, Dialith
Cosmic Putrefaction – The Horizons Towards Which Splendour Withers Review
“It had no large flaws, it just also didn’t have a reason to exist.”
FFO: Dead Congregation, Demilich, Tomb Mold
Horn – Mohngang Review
“A beautiful album with some ugly seams.”
FFO: Moonsorrow, Véhémence, Falkenbach
Goden – Beyond Darkness Review
“Winter’s Into Darkness spent decades alone, but this is a worthy companion.”
FFO: Winter, Autopsy, The Drowning
Fleshwolf – Fleshwolf Review
“Feels like a glass half-empty/glass half-full type of album.”
FFO: Tomb Mold, Bolt Thrower, Verthebral
Marrowfields – Metamorphoses Review
“A flawed album. But the flaws never dragged it down for me.”
FFO: Agalloch, Pallbearer, Candlemass
Argesk – Realm of Eternal Night Review
“It’s not poorly made, just somewhat artificial.”
FFO: Cradle of Filth, Hecate Enthroned, Thus Defiled
Bathory – Hammerheart 30th Anniversary Review
“It’s easy to see why an entire genre of imitation spawned from this record.”
Ritual Dictates – Give in to Despair Review
“I really, really enjoyed listening to Give in to Despair.”
FFO: Revocation, Exhumed, William Shatner