http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=99177
http://www.mortiferia.com/
are searching, according to their website, for someone to review their music. I am not that into Gothic and the music that I heard is not somthing that pleases me ... or better said: I would have a lot to criticize and it would not be a nice review. See the one I had written for Andrarakh.

and I am also a little bit tired of reviewing bad produced music and to write harsh reviews... I wrote enough of this kind during the review-challenge.

Regarding Forgotten Woods' latest work... Haven't listened to the music, BUT that cover art is an abomination, I don't know whether I should piss my pants laughing or dive my head in a toilet to get rid of the bad impression.
And come on, man, Megiddo suck no matter how old-school or evil sounding they might seem on their debut. Anyone who listened to Root's Zjeveni (at least I did) would laugh at this suckorama (or Czech suckmasters Amon Goeth, for that matter). Still, I admit without any problem that their Atavism Of Evil is way better.
And if you haven't had enough example with Zjeveni, Darkthrone's Panzerfaust or Varathron (SOME slower pieces like Son Of The Moon from His Majesty At The Swamp) should make you at least more reserved regarding the monstrous praise given to Megiddo's debut.

Anyone that wants to write a review (with less than 100%!) for Samael's latest work?

I was planning for it, but I'd have to make it through that whole damn thing first.

Anyone that wants to write a review (with less than 100%!) for Samael's latest work?

anyone want to write an accurate review for the new DSO?

I was planning for it, but I'd have to make it through that whole damn thing first.

I have one in the works.

Why the hell does the Ihsahn album have a 93% average? Come on, some people need to fix that shit.

Also, there's precisely ONE negative Electric Wizard review, which is absurd.

neither of them are total complete worthless shitty nauseating talentless childish sugar-coated mainstream retarded dumb fucking garbage, unlike Windir.

blah blah blah

... says the man who can't face the truth about this pseudo-folk amateurish stammering known as Isengard

At least Fenriz wrote songs.

Ah, I just looked. I didn't remember you were the one who wrote that Isengard review that pretty much read like "I normally listen to Madonna and Michael Jackson, and one day I listened to a Merzbow album, and much to my surprise I didn't like it." I thought that one was pretty amusing, though it didn't make all too much sense. Pretty much judging Isengard by the criteria of sugar-coated modern Pagan "Metal", might as well review the Obituary debut by comparing it to the latest Necrophagist album.

While I do think that reviews should always be subjective, I do think a certain amount of neutrality should be given. For example, you can't write a Nightwish like "my favourite band is Nunslaughter, and because this doesn't sound like Nunslaughter it sucks." Isengard's full-length is unique in that it combines folk-ish material with the drunken dirty rotten imbecile (;)) attitude of old-school Punk Rock, and as much as the bank manager in a $2,000 brand name suit can't relate to the punk getting drunk on cheap beer in the city center, yuppie (Folk-(in this case))Metalheads who want everything neat and tidy would not be able to relate to Isengard. It's nothing too shocking, and nothing I'd hold against anyone on an onlike message board, however, your review didn't even consider that angle. Actually, it didn't really say anything, it just went in circles trying to properly phrase that you could not relate to the attitude behind it, and you never actually even managed to properly phrase that.

Suffice to say I nominated it for Oven Fodder back then, but yes, there is some sparse musical description which qualifies it to stay, on a minimalist level.

@MushroomStamp: at least you could have tried to put it as elegantly as droneriot, my friend. Take example.

Why? The review is already a monument against itself.

Do you want to SERIOUSLY know what I think about this Isengard review - because from a discussion about Windir it has more or less ended up to this - ? Yes, it's atrociously written. I mean, there are no horrendous grammar/vocabulary mistakes, but it considerably lacks of style. Yes, I can't hold a candle to droneriot and a few others, even now, and I probably won't ever. I define myself as a "prolific but unequal reviewer", and, stylistically-wise, this review is probably one of my worst. However, the opinion is valid and, as droneriot says, it fully follows the rules - he was forced to admit it, even if he wrapped it in a mud of scornful flowery language. It may not be a very agreeable read, but it still is a legit opinion of someone who always hold Darkthrone and anything related to it as a complete joke.

My final word will be (I'm no more addressing to droneriot here, I think everything is now clear between us): now write a review to describe, OBJECTIVELY, how amazing Isengard is - and, please, try to go further than the tired "it's not for everyone" stuff. Good luck, my friend

Anyone interested in writing a review for the band Dark Faith (US)? I bought the album Terrains Vagues at a show they had a month ago.

I don't know what to think of them. If anyone's interested in reviewing them, hit me up with a PM. I'll give you the details.

BTW: here's their page
http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=6719

You in Florida? They're local, so I figure you must be.