Abigail Williams – Walk Beyond The Dark (Album Review)
In a world brimming with chaos that fills the senses in a never-ending assault, it seems counter-intuitive that even more noise could create the illusion…
Agnostic Front – Get Loud! (Album Review)
NYC hardcore/crossover pioneers Agnostic Front were at the forefront of a movement back just before your author was introduced to heavy metal. The band’s second…
Deaf Rat – Ban the Light (Album Review)
As a child, did you ever dream of what it would have been like had Venom sounded like early Dokken, but kept the same lyrical…
Eloy – The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre – Part II (Album Review)
What a testament to the genre of progressive rock that several bands are actually starting to reach their 50th Anniversaries. Getting their start in 1969…
Rings Of Saturn – Gidim (Album Review)
Destroying the galaxy with mathematical precision. If there was a single title that could sum up the mad roller-coaster ride that has been the 2010s,…
Nile – Vile Nilotic Rites (Album Review)
Pharaoh of the American South. Some bands stick to what they know, others will seemingly reinvent themselves with each new studio effort, but South Carolina’s…
Tygers Of Pan Tang – Ritual (Album Review)
As an avid old school metal fan, nothing brings greater joy than to see classic bands releasing consistently brilliant and still relevant material. The term…
Iapetus – The Body Cosmic (Album Review)
Driven by seemingly ceaseless innovation, death metal has entered a spectacular golden age. This is due, in part, to the brave pioneers that have strived…
Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra: Legacy of the Dark Lands (Album Review)
At long last, an ambitious project that began over 20 years ago finally will be released. Originating in the period of time just before the…
The Flower Kings – Waiting for Miracles (Album Review)
Miracle of miracles, The Flower Kings are back! Yes, Roine Stolt has rejoined forces with Hasse Fröberg and Jonas Reingold to jump back into their…
Hellyeah – Welcome Home (Album Review)
The challenge of supergroups tends to come down to members proving that their new creation is more than the sum of its parts, and for…
Vision Divine – When All The Heroes Are Dead (Album Review)
The stories of one of Italy’s most renowned progressive power metal bands in Labyrinth and that of Vision Divine are inexorably linked, to the point…
Novembers Doom – Nephilim Grove (Album Review)
Dripping with their trademark melancholy, Novembers Doom continue to spread sorrow with their eleventh studio album, titled “Nephilim Grove.” 30 years of experience in the…
Wilderun – Veil Of Imagination (Album Review)
Painting the sky with vibrant colors and an air of wonder, symphonic-progressive metal band Wilderun returns with their latest gem, “Veil of Imagination.” A roaring…
Phil Campbell – Old Lions Still Roar (Album Review)
Time and Death are cruel bitches both. Alumni of Motörhead have seen both, in spades. Pun intended. Phil “Wizzo” Campbell, the constant North Star of…
