Tag: Nathan T. Birk

Borknagar

Music Reviews

When Borknagar’s eponymous debut came out four years ago, it hinted at greate…

Stuck Mojo

Music Reviews

Often lazily likened to high-profile urban-metal luminaries Korn and Limp Biz…

Retconned

Music Reviews

Though no-wave may be an archaic term brandished by grizzled,

Kataklysm

Music Reviews

Unbeknownst to even some fervent metalheads, Canada is home to a quietly endu…

Dismember

Music Reviews

The oft-overlooked sons of the early ’90s Swedish death metal boom (which inc…

Tourniquet

Music Reviews

Depending on who’s listening, albums like Tourniquet’s Microscopic View …

Mental Home

Music Reviews

To the outsider looking in, the introduction of gothic elements - namely, tho…

Mayhem

Music Reviews

Though Mayhem’s checkered, protracted career is marked by a scant number of o…

Shadows Fall

Music Reviews

Mostly propagated by the “alternative”-minded likes of Spin and [[…

Transport League

Music Reviews

I’m going to propose an alternate theory to the origin of Transport League an…

Goatwhore

Music Reviews

Despite the exceptions of Profantica and Havohej in the early ’90s or Judas I…

Therion

Music Reviews

Deggial (Nuclear Blast). Review by Nathan T. Birk

Eyehategod

Music Reviews

Southern Discomfort (Century Media). Review by Nathan T. Birk

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Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.