Articles by Greg Pratt

Emptiness

Error

PUBLISHED May 23, 2012

When something is described as "oppressive death metal" (from Belgium!), you just know it's not going to be fun. And Emptiness are not fun...

Deadkill

Point of No Return

PUBLISHED May 23, 2012

This one is noteworthy for the metalheads due to the Seattle, WA band's inclusion of guitarist Kirby Johnson (ex-Himsa). But don't expect a...

Slash

Apocalyptic Love

PUBLISHED May 22, 2012

It's pretty hard to have your personality shine through a guitar unless your name is Joe Perry, Jimi Hendrix or Jimmy Page, but Slash is de...

Alaric/Atriarch

Split

PUBLISHED May 16, 2012

A neat idea for a split here, and not just because those two band names sound so humorously similar. Oakland, CA Killing Joke/Neurosis/New...

Antigama

Stop the Chaos

PUBLISHED May 16, 2012

Poland's wackiest grinders are back on their old home, Selfmadegod, after a couple of albums on Relapse, and they start off this 15-minute...

Hordes

Hordes

PUBLISHED May 16, 2012

Miserable English bastards playing miserable bastard music usually works out pretty well (in metal) and here, Hordes manage to be even more...

Enthrallment

People from the Lands of Vit

PUBLISHED May 16, 2012

This Bulgarian death metal crew like to keep things simple. Brutal, horrible death metal? Check. Brutal, horrible album covers? They've got...

-16- Talk Their Return with 'Deep Cuts from Dark Clouds'

PUBLISHED May 8, 2012

Three years ago, Los Angeles sludge metal/noise rockers -16- returned after a six-year absence with Bridges to Burn, which followed up 2003...