Victory Records used to sign hardcore bands. The rank-and-file of artists wanting to sign on Victory, enormous at one time, now not so much, but great acts like Integrity and Madball once filled up the discography. Now, the label decides to throw their clenched fist into the ring, signing Montreal act Erimha, a band whose brand of symphonic black metal can best be described as lackluster Dimmu Borgir worship, rife with “epic” keyboard leads and furious double bass patterns. Their album, Reign Through Immortality (Victory Records), succeeds in technical ability but lacks in almost every other category.Continue reading →