Author archives: deckard_cain

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These dreams of dread, I sprout, All souls so weak, they rout. These gnarled roots of mine, they bind, All souls of so feeble, a mind.

Shin to Shin – S/T

Apr 5, 14 • 2156 Views • International News, Reviews, The Slumbering Ent • The Slumbering Ent • No Comments

Mohammad Kabeer reviews the debut self titled from Shin to Shin, released via A389 Recordings Punk has had a considerable influence on metal. Had it not been for punk, black metal and death metal would have been very different and thrash probably would have...
Rated: Trenchrot, Drawers, Rise of Avernus

Apr 3, 14 • 2812 Views • International News, Reviews, The Slumbering Ent • The Slumbering Ent • No Comments

Deckard Cain does a few review quickies! 1. Trench Rot – Necronomic Warfare (Unspeakable Axe Records) There seems to be no dearth of bands trying desperately to resuscitate old gaffers from their graves. Sticking to the ‘ain’t cool if you ain’t old...
Toxic Holocaust – Chemistry of Consciousness

Mar 31, 14 • 2765 Views • International News, Reviews, The Slumbering Ent • The Slumbering Ent • No Comments

Achintya Venkatesh reviews the new album from Toxic Holocaust titled the Chemistry of Consciousness, released via Relapse Records. There’s nothing much to say about thrash metal that hasn’t already been said. Amidst all the endless discussions about the...
On life today…. On the pallor that thought brings….

Mar 29, 14 • 5104 Views • International News, News, Reviews, The Slumbering Ent • The Slumbering Ent • No Comments

Deckard Cain’s musings on life today.. The beauty that is Rivendell – as depicted by Alan Lee We are constantly being forced to become less human. Our daily jobs and designated preoccupations keep us tethered to one single sphere of thought....
The Mire – Glass Cathedrals

Mar 28, 14 • 3045 Views • International News, Reviews, The Slumbering Ent • The Slumbering Ent • No Comments

Deckard Cain reviews the debut new album from The Mire titled Glass Cathedrals (self-released) Post- metal as a genre seems to have lost much of its sheen when ISIS left the fold and Neurosis for the first time made an album that might as well be considered a...