Unleashed – The Hunt For White Christ (Album Review)
The old ways are still the strongest. Too often a band’s present merits are judged by how much progression their sound has made, which is…
Vasil Hadžimanov Band – Lines in Sand (Album Review)
Being a reviewer here at Sonic Perspectives is sort of a dream come true for a music fan. Though much of the music I, personally,…
The Windmill – Tribus (Album Review)
We all love the experience of playing an unknown band for the first time and having our ears perk up as we think, “WHO is…
Jason Becker – Triumphant Hearts (Album Review)
When writing for popular periodicals such as Sonic Perspectives, I make an effort to write in a detached third-person narrative, attempting to blend academic objectivity…
Accept – Symphonic Terror: Live at Wacken (Album Review)
In these fleeting moments before my fellow Americans celebrate the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, I would like to pause and give thanks for metal bands…
Ghost Ship Octavius – Delirium (Album Review)
The undead set sail for even darker seas. Few subjects can hope to be as poignant and dark as that of one’s demise, be it…
All Traps On Earth – A Drop Of Light (Album Review)
One of the greatest things about this great big wide genre of music known as “progressive” is there are nearly as many sub-genres as there…
Holter – Vlad The Impaler (Album Review)
In 2015, the power metal world was treated to an interesting concept album: Dracula – Swing of Death. It was the progeny of Euro metal…
Artillery – The Face Of Fear (Album Review)
Artillery. If the name doesn’t sound familiar to you, maybe their logo will help jog your memory. I remember stumbling upon By Inheritance, one of…
Dilemma – Random Acts of Liberation (Album Review)
When bands reinvent themselves mid-career, hopefully it leads to greener pastures. For Dilemma, it surely has pointed to a promising future with new album Random…
Samskaras – Lithification (EP Review)
Every now and then, you come across a band whose inspirations are immediately evident, but somehow manage to maintain their own identity. Sometimes, you can…
Nordic Union – Second Coming (Album Review)
Frontiers Records is at it again. For those unfamiliar, the Italian label has a long history of not only signing and releasing many American rock…
Thoren – Gwarth I (Album Review)
Blotted Science proved with their debut album, “The Machinations of Dementia,” that the single most distinctive element of death metal, the obligatory death growl, was…
Soulfly – Ritual (Album Review)
A new ritual sets forth a grand tribal revolt. With there now being more than two decades of distance since Max Cavalera’s departure from Sepultura,…
Henry Derek Elis – The Devil is My Friend (Album Review)
It seems Henry Derek Elis has as many pseudonyms as he does musical directions. His twenty-year long career has seen him use such variants as…
