Album Reviews

When I first heard the beginning notes to Crime Scene, I already knew it was special. I quickly jumped into asking for an interview because I simply needed to know more. You can find my interview with Yogi here. RPWL had previously already…

August Burns Red - Death Below Label: SharpTone Records Release Date: March 24th, 2023 I remember the first time I ever heard August Burns Red. I was a sixteen-year-old mohawked metal fiend that had scrunched myself in the back seat of…

Elvenking - Reader of the Runes-Rapture Label: AFM Records Release Date: April 28th, 2023 Since their early days in 1997, Elvenking has been remarkable in their consistency of producing killer power metal with very little filler.…

Suicide Silence - Remember... You Must Die Label: Century Media Records Release Date: March 10th, 2023 I’ve been listening to Suicide Silence since I was 12 years old. They bring a sense of nostalgia to me. I’d walk to school with my MP3…

Entheos-Time Will Take Us All Label: Metal Blade Records Release Date: March 3rd, 2023 Holy hell! This one caught me off guard. The sheer breadth of various degrees of metal all done exceptionally well with courage and conviction is…

Nanowar of Steel-Dislike to False Metal Label: Napalm Records Release Date: March 10th, 2023 Not really sure where to start with an album like "Dislike to False Metal." It is such an eclectic mix of styles that one is hard pressed to…

Die Like Gentlemen- Hard Truths Record Label- Drink This Music Release Date: March 17th, 2023 Ten years after their debut album, Romantic Delusions of Hell, Die Like Gentlemen still reign supreme in the Portland Underground. This band…

Periphery V: Djent Is Not A Genre Label: 3DOT Recordings Release Date: March 10th, 2023 The band Periphery has returned with the follow-up to 2019’s critically-acclaimed Periphery IV: HAIL STAN. The genre-shifting GRAMMY® Award-nominated…

NO SPILL BLOOD - Eye of Night Label: Svart Release Date: February 24th, 2023 I really wasn't sure what to make of this band judging from their promo material that accompanied the release. I was expecting some post-modern rock and was…

Heidevolk-Wederkeer Label: Napalm Records Release Date: Feburary 24th, 2023 As a practicing Wiccan and a student of all things Pagan, I would like to start by saying how humbled and honored I am to be able to share my feelings on…