Ben Chipman

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Ben lives in Kansas, plays bass in a prog-metal band and writes about metal for this site. That just about sums it up for him.

Shroud of Despondency – Pine

I’ll let you in on the secret to a critique: it’s about evaluating what the work is trying to achieve, and how well it’s...

Pharaoh – Bury the Light

Power metal comes in a few different flavors, and a lot of them can be straight-up bad. When most of the genre is made...

Christian Mistress – Possession

First thing’s first: I just want to say that I’m really glad bands like Christian Mistress still exist. I’m not going to go on...

Enthrall – Throes Of Fire

My first exposure to Enthrall’s 2011 album, Throes Of Fire, didn’t exactly make a stellar first impression. From what I can tell, sole member...

Goatwhore – Blood for the Master

Blackened thrash works as a genre for the same reason Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups work as a candy. It’s two great things you wouldn’t...

Absu – Abzu

Alright, I know I’m a few months late on this but there aren’t any good new releases happening until the new Goatwhore next week,...

Cynic – Carbon-Based Anatomy

As a young prog fan, Cynic was a revelation. That there were musicians who were incorporating such diverse sounds into Floridian death metal as...

Alcest – Les Voyages de l’Âme

There were times when I didn’t know whether French black metal-cum-shoegazers Alcest’s new album, Les Voyages de l'Âme, belonged on this website. They’re often...

Abigail Williams – Becoming

Varg Vikernes once described Burzum’s music as something to listen to when you’re in bed about to go to sleep. For a while, that...

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