Jeff Kiesel hit me up right around the new year and told me he had a new guitar coming my way. He didn’t say what model, …

Blakhart Guitars is a brand I don’t know a whole lot about. A lot of their models are very clearly geared towards extreme Metal guitarists and remind …

Ever since seeing Stephen Carpenter play a white ESP Tele-shaped 7-string in the Deftones video for ‘Hole in the Earth’, I’ve been lusting for one. …

The Australian custom shop Ormsby Guitars has an excellent reputation and ever growing popularity, especially in the ERG-realm. To meet all the demand, the team …

Unless you’re new to this website, you are probably already aware of my 7- and 8-String Pickup Shootouts! While I haven’t updated them in a …

What’s up, nerds?! Let’s talk about what’s (been) happening with the site! I just had an Ormsby TX7 GTR on my bench and will publish the review around …

Nidingr – The High Heat Licks Against Heaven How have I not heard of this band before?! I discovered Nidingr because of Season of Mist …

Ingurgitating Oblivion – Vision Wallows in Symphonies of Light I’ve followed this band for a while now, because good, outside of the box extreme Metal …

Impetuous Ritual – Blight Upon the Martyred Sentience How easy is it for a Death Metal band to sound like literal hell? Ask Impetuous Ritual, …

Artificial Brain – Infrared Horizon This New York Sci-Fi Death Metal band’s debut album really blew me out of my socks back in 2014. I …

Well, this is a first! A tag team review, written by Jörg and I? You bet! After I received my latest Kiesel DC7X last August, …

Dodecahedron – kwintessens The self-titled Dodecahedron LP was a true highlight back in 2012, when this dissonant and avantgarde style of Extreme Metal was, at …