Do you know the riddle of steel? Everyone loves a little sword & sorcery in their metal, and we here at the Toilet are no exception. It’s been a staple of trad metal lyrics for ages now, but it works in basically any context, from the neoclassical shred of Exmortus to the inscrutable neologisms of Bal-Sagoth. Our premiere for you today, from death-thrash crossover act Ninth Realm, approaches it in a more down-to-earth sense: think more Robert E. Howard than Robert Jordan. At least, that’s the impression that I get musically, and that’s what this style of metal really lends itself to in … Continue reading Album Premiere: Ninth Realm – A Fate Unbroken