Mark’s Review:
 
Soulfly records have always been a mixed bag of Max’s aggressive genius and his over-reliance on misused “tribal” and “spiritual” elements that while fresh on 1996’s Roots, have grown increasingly stale and forced.  I admittedly was (and still am) a big fan of their debut album and felt like it would’ve been the natural [...]

Ed’s Review:
 
When I first visited Howl’s myspace site and found the band proudly sporting an endorsement for Chicago-based Emperor Cabinet amplifiers, I immediately asked myself “are these guys from Chicago?” Since all of your friends here at R/R are from Chicago, we usually get a first hand look at the extremely heavy yet sometimes questionable [...]

Chris’ Review:
 
There aren’t many bands whose entire catalog of albums I own, but High on Fire sort of accidentally became one of them. I started with 2002’s Den of Thieves, and as each release trickled out, I found myself thinking, “Yeah, I could go for some more High on Fire.” It doesn’t hurt that the [...]