LP Review: "Bones In The Fire" by Thought Eater

Bones In The Fire

Do you ever have the problem of not knowing where to start?

It's kind of like that feeling I have now. In my early 40's, I'm trying to get more active.

After living the life I have, now it's about finding a way to improve the quality of my life without causing serious harm to my already harmed knees.

So, that's kind of where I'm at with my review of Thought Eater's full length debut. (They did a split with Iron Jawed Guru a couple of years go as well.)

Nothing of what I've said up there, to me, is a statement on Thought Eater's record, but it's harder to take my standard approach with this album than with others. Listening to Bones In The Fire is different than most other instrumental albums out there.

LP Review: "With A Cunning Fire and Adversarial Resolve" by Athame

With A Cunning Fire and Adversarial Resolve

In this day and age, there are literally thousands of albums coming out and it gets hard to choose what to look at for coverage or for purchase.

What struck me about this album was honestly the band's name.

An athame (uh-tha-may) is a ceremonial dagger used in witchcraft. In some sects, the owner of said knife is to name it and keep the blade's name a secret, lest someone else steal its power.

Do I need to go into a lengthy diatribe about witchcraft isn't necessarily evil or should it just be left as it is because metal often times is inherently evil?

Oh well, who cares. If anyone is reading this and getting offended by the topics contained by the bands, certainly they've buggered off by now right?