Review of Apophys - "Prime Incursion"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach Modern death metal’s distinctive brutality has been striving to reach new heights in the early 21st...
Review of Hate Unbound - "Hate Unbound EP"
​ INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach Often, metal can be quite complicated. Between all of the subgenres, dazzling new guitars and...
Review of Melechesh - "Enki"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach Formed over twenty years ago in Israel, the blackened thrash band Melechesh have had to overcome more...
Review of Blood Tribe - "Infernal Acts of Man" EP
INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach Indiana might be boring to drive through (and malodorous if you’re near Gary), but as of late, the...
Review of Elder - "Lore"
INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach If you have been searching for a band with that perfect blend of Mastodon’s jam out capabilities...
Review of Taken By The Sun - "Taken By The Sun"
LOCAL LUNACY / INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach When it comes to reviewing material by Chicago’s post-metal behemoths Taken By The...
Review of Cardiac Arrest - "And Death Shall Set You Free"
LOCAL LUNACY / INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach Since the late 90’s, Chicago’s death metal quartet Cardiac Arrest have brought old...
Review of Mapmaker - "Automation"
INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach There are truly just not enough hours in a day, days in a week, weeks in a month, and months in a...
Double Dip: Beyond De-th & Approaching Dawn
LOCAL LUNACY / INDEPENDENT INSANITY By: Geoff Teach This week in Chicago, two local acts released E.P.’s, and although the total sum of...
Review of Obituary - "Inked In Blood"
MID-MAJOR MAYHEM By: Geoff Teach When I was thirteen years old, I bought an album that would forever change me. After having discovered...