Posts tagged "metal reviews"

Nick’s Mini Metal Reviews 3: Yob’s “Atma”

Yob “Atma” Yob is a critical darling in the metal press. I got sucked in by the hype and picked up their 2004 release “The Illusion Of Motion”. If memory serves, then I listened to it once or twice and subsequently filed it away and never listened again. That’s not a statement about the quality of the album, it just didn’t grab me at the time. Earlier this year, I had the opportunity to see Yob perform live at SXSW […]

Nick’s Mini Metal Reviews 2: Today Is The Day & White Arms of Athena

Today Is The Day “Pain Is A Warning” I first got into Today Is The Day in 2000 when a band I was working with at the time recommended I check out TITD’s 1997 album “Temple Of The Morning Star”. At the time, I was just starting to dip my toes into the realms of “extreme” metal and wasn’t sure what to expect when I popped the CD in the player for the first time. TITD’s sound is easy and […]