Patacelsus Nile has been the first name in metal for me for over 20 years. From the brutal tracks to the inside joke song names, Nile is unforgettable. What they do on these tracks cannot be undone. Favorite track: Stelae of Vultures.

The Questionable Question Intense. Brutal. Relentless. Rather short. But on the spot and without any messing around. "To Strike with Secret Fang" is a bit of a surprise.

The rest of the album. Considering that I lost Nile a bit out of view over the years, one recognizes the brutality and the intensity on this release rather fastly.

This trip is quite a trip. Personally, I prefer the fast and intense tracks. Favorite track: To Strike with Secret Fang.

Kaewin he eat da poo poo Favorite track: Chapter for Not Being Hung Upside Down on a Stake in the Underworld and Made to Eat Feces by the Four Apes.

Sean S Another fantastic album as the band expresses their experiences and continues to poke and the tenuous fabric of an unsupportive and unhealthy popular culture. Wonderful stuff! Favorite track: I Wish You Were Dead.

Piper Haqim Shockingly, this has some of their best music in yearsssss Favorite track: Gravity.

doive Lacuna Coil's reputation is long lived and so very justified in the higher spheres of metal music worldwide. Since their very first Ep I've fallen for Cristina's memorably energetic vocals and for the very thorough instrumentalisation overall. A number of releases after and years in the becoming came Sleepless Empire, more straight to the point and serrated than their previous creations whilst still maintaining the atmospheric and melodic assets that made the band grow on us so vividly. Favorite track: In Nomine Patris.

brad feuerhelm Another great note int he discography from Rat Wars forward. I look forward to seeing them this summer with Chat Pile in Vienna

philmz An EP full of Hard-hitters. The three new tracks are absolutely perfect. This was an amazing run. Favorite track: A.L.O.N.E..

Grimmrobe A more perfect union of flesh and circuitry. Favorite track: MEAN.

sashavonkarl74 Indeed, also thankful to Dark Descent for the reissue! This is indeed a must have album for fans of Perdition Temple and Immolation, as LVCIFYRE delivered here that dense slab of blackened DM with superb tech passages. Menthor on drums is a human machine, just listen to those cymbals! Favorite track: Succubi.

Dan Hébert A stellar debut. This is definitely more death metal oriented as opposed to the death/black hybrid style displayed on Sun Eater, the Sacrament EP and The Broken Seal. Noticeable Morbid Angel influence. Love it, and I'm so stoked that Dark Descent reissued it. Favorite track: Death's Magnetic Sleep.