Album Reviews8/10
Mannequin Pussy’s ‘Gypsy Pervert’ Balances Pop Hook and Metal Weight Over 18 Minutes
Mannequin Pussy's Gypsy Pervert balances punk menace and pop hooks in eighteen tight minutes.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: metal
Album Reviews7/10
Liturgy’s ‘H.A.Q.Q.’ Splits Long Epics and Brief Interludes Into a Rewarding Whole
A review of Liturgy's H.A.Q.Q., a record of extremes where long tracks demand patience and short ones demand attention.
Album Reviews7/10
Ozzy Osbourne’s Ozzmosis Turns Horror Into Heavy Metal With a Single Track
A review of Ozzy Osbourne's 1995 album Ozzmosis, a short, atmospheric record of dread and heavy guitars.
Album Reviews8/10
Gojira’s ‘From Mars to Sirius’ Turns Heavy Metal Into Environmental Protest Music
A heavy record built on scale: thirteen tracks, seventy-two minutes, almost nothing small.
Album Reviews8.6/10
Gojira’s L’Enfant Sauvage Trades Volume for Weight, and Mostly Delivers
A review of Gojira's L'Enfant sauvage, a restrained metal album about wildness and humanity, scored 8.6/10.
Album Reviews8/10
Melvins Cover Old Favorites on ‘Everybody Loves Sausages,’ and the Covers Sound Like the Melvins All Along
The Melvins' covers album Everybody Loves Sausages turns nostalgia into a live wire, with standout tracks like 'In Every Dream Home.'
Album Reviews6/10
Melvins’ Bullhead Remains the Band’s Most Brutal Record
A crawl through the Melvins' 1991 record Bullhead, where slow weight and grind rule over frantic energy.
Album Reviews7.4/10
Deftones Review: Lucky You and Anniversary Save a Record That Swings for the Fences
A look back at Deftones' 2003 self-titled album, weighing its highs — Lucky You, Anniversary of an Uninteresting Event — against its weaker tracks.
Album Reviews8/10
Deftones Fight Heavy Guitar Against Soft Singing on Koi No Yokan
A band of two spirits struggles within one song, heavy guitar battling soft voice, upon Koi no Yokan.
Album Reviews8/10
Deftones Turn Grief Into Sound on ‘Around the Fur’
A look back at Deftones' 1997 album Around the Fur, where heavy metal meets soft melody without settling on either side.