Category Archives: Review

Moon – Caduceus Chalice (2010)

by Dæv Tremblay

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 You are walking through a dark and mysterious forest.  It’s the middle of winter, so there is snow on the ground and a chill to the air.  The forest sprawls across the base of a mountain and extends far up the side of it.  The soundtrack to your walk?  Moon’s “Caduceus Chalice”, a black metal demo that harkens back to the glory days of the genre.

The demo kicks off with the atmospheric “In Shadow” before kicking into “Forest Samhain”, a song that’ll make the listener feel like they’ve stepped back in time to … Read more

Reflux – The Illusion of Democracy (2004)

by Dæv Tremblay

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Where today’s idols come from.

That’s what I can say just after reading the cast : Tosin Abasi, Evan Brewer, Ash Avildsen, and Vinny Vinh.

All those dudes weren’t that much known before the album, and now everyone talks about Abasi’s Animals as Leaders or T.R.A.M., Evan Brewer’s now with The Faceless and has a bass-only solo album, Ash Avildsen launched Sumerian Records,  and Vinny Vinh must be drumming in his mom’s basement.

Impressive, eh?

Reflux shows above all insane musicianship. Tosin and Evan tappings, fast riffs and constant changes within the songs make … Read more

Aly The Band – Welcome to Our Nation (2010)

by Dæv Tremblay

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Why adding “The Band” to “Aly”? Of course we could be mistaken, with Aly &  AJ, Doctor Aly Abbara, Aly Michalka…

I’d hit that…

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Who said that?

Never mind…

Welcome to Our Nation is Aly The Band’s not-so-original album name. I guess it was made that way so it could reflect the album’s content. Not so original hardcore punk.

I mean, it’s not bad! In fact, Aly The Band made something quite good!

Unfortunately, this album won’t change a thing in the hardcore world, since it does not bring anything new … Read more

Exist – In Mirrors EP (2010)

by Dæv Tremblay

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Groovy ambient progressive death post-metal.

That’s about the most accurate way I thought of to categorize Exist.

The EP, which is just a few minutes under the 30 minute mark, starts with the impressive “Writhe”. The clean guitar here is just a hint of what’s to come later in this song, and on the rest of the album. But sooner than later, the death metal part of this unique blend soon comes to the surface, with harsh vocals, blast beats, and heavy riffs.

There is a very cool atmosphere created with the help of … Read more

Youtube : Metallicpuppetmaster

by Dæv Tremblay

Microtonal metal hasn’t got much light shed on it.
Obscurer than any obscure band, microtonality has somehow existed since the XVIth century, and probably before that.

Metallicpuppetmaster, with a 24EDO BC Rich (a standard guitar is in 12EDO, so instead of semi-tones, this guitar has quarter-tones), a drum and some silly lyrics, succeeds in bringing some focus on this uncommon musicality.

This song is brutal, and the guy is certainly versatile. Guitar, drums, and singing! Wow! That guy could record an album all by himself and it would sound absolutely killer!

Subscribe to his channel, he’s got some other … Read more