Bioplan – Ocular (EP Review)
The quality of a guitar driven instrumental album should be based on the merits of the songs, not the speed or flashiness of the playing.…
Borknagar – True North (Album Review)
It’s remarkable that while legendary bands like Iron Maiden and Dream Theater have both released their fair share of dud albums, Norway’s Borknagar are eleven…
As I Lay Dying – Shaped By Fire (Album Review)
A fire-themed album is most appropriate for a band trying to rise from the ashes after more than half a decade in limbo. However, it…
Knight Area – D Day (Album Review)
Peggy and Billie Harris had been married just six weeks when he was called to the WWII front in the summer of 1944. That was…
Everfrost – Winterider (Album Review)
Ride with the winter’s rage. Though it may seem counter-intuitive, there is a certain novelty and freshness to be had from the most familiar of…
Michael Schenker Fest – Revelation (Album Review)
There are some names so pervasive in the hard rock scene that they have become a foundational component of the genre’s historic identity, inseparable from…
The Darkness – Easter Is Cancelled (Album Review)
Even the most devoted hard rock fan would be forgiven for not being up to date with The Darkness. They rose to fame in 2003,…
Sonata Arctica – Talviyö (Album Review)
The war of seasons gets convoluted. It goes without saying that the name Sonata Arctica is an iconic brand within the power metal realm. They…
Sinner – Santa Muerte (Album Review)
Old school heavy metal never dies. Few nations have more proudly carried the banner of heavy metal than that of Germany, having been heavily steeped…
Opeth – In Cauda Venenum (Album Review)
Considering that Opeth was originally formed to become “the most evil band in the world”, it seems fitting that one of their strongest albums would…
Sascha Paeth’s Master of Ceremony – Signs of Wings (Album Review)
Even if you have never heard of Sascha Paeth, you have heard his work. From Angra to Avantasia, Edguy to Epica, and a dozen other…
Anamorph – Lucid (Album Review)
With an absolute deluge of talent and proficiency in all corners of the metal scene, many young bands find themselves in a predicament that was…
Alice Cooper – Breadcrumbs (EP Review)
It’s no secret Alice Cooper has entered the twilight years of his career, but he’s not riding into the sunset quietly – and that’s a…
Entombed A.D. – Bowels Of Earth (Album Review)
Bubbling up to the decrepit surface. In even the most unceremonious of splits, eventually calmer heads will tend to prevail, though this will usually occur…
Steel Panther – Heavy Metal Rules (Album Review)
Love them or hate them, Steel Panther are hard to miss. Formed as Metal Shop (soon changed into Metal Skool), these Californians seem determined to…
