Tarja – In The Raw (Album Review)
This month marks a historic milestone in metal; Tarja Turunen, the Flower of Finland, the Siren of Suomi, will have five solo rock albums to…
Sons of Apollo – Live With The Plovdiv Psychotic Symphony (Album Review)
Sons Of Apollo are one of the biggest success stories of the past two years in the progressive rock world. The combination of vocalist Jeff…
Twilight Force – Dawn Of The Dragonstar (Album Review)
A dragon’s light burns the brightest. If there was a single band that could pointed out as taking the fantasy-based side of power metal to…
Soleil Moon – Warrior (Album Review)
In twenty years, adult contemporary artist Soleil Moon has only had two album releases, so it is a momentous occasion for the band when a…
Slipknot – We Are Not Your Kind (Album Review)
I can vividly remember when I discovered Slipknot. Growing up on classic 80’s rock n’ roll, then eventually transitioning into more hard rock cuts like…
The Contortionist – Our Bones (Album Review)
One common complaint about the djent sound is that many of the singers borrow too heavily from the emo resurgence of the mid 2000s. In…
Savage Messiah – Demons (Album Review)
Melodic savagery reigns supreme. Despite the rumors in the online “critical world” of the 2000s retro-thrash revival being D.O.A. for the better part of a…
Hatriot – From Days Unto Darkness (Album Review)
Like father, like sons. Though not counted among the so-called Big 4, Exodus is a name that is synonymous with thrash metal, going all the…
iamthemorning – The Bell (Album Review)
It’s incredibly difficult as a music fan, much less a critic, to not judge a book by its cover, so to speak. The good news,…
John 5 And The Creatures – Invasion (Album Review)
To paraphrase the Honorable Judge Alvin “J.P.” Valkenheiser, this album is one hopped-up whore of a good time, much like a ride on “Mister Bonestripper”…
Hammerfall – Dominion (Album Review)
Another storm rages from the blacksmith’s forge. For those who remember the resurrection that heavy metal experienced in the late 1990s in Europe, the name…
Destruction – Born To Perish (Album Review)
2019 has been a great year for thrash metal fans, with a multitude of releases hitting the virtual and physical shelves recently: Death Angel, Overkill, …
Richard Henshall – The Cocoon (Album Review)
When the principal mastermind behind progressive metal juggernaut Haken announced a solo venture, the news made big waves in the music world. Haken guitarist and…
Magic Pie – Fragments of the 5th Element (Album Review)
So I’m writing a review of the new album by Magic Pie, and I figure I should be clever. The Pie is tasty, a confection,…
Carnifex – World War X (Album Review)
Formed in 2005 in San Diego County, California, metallers Carnifex has undergone several lineup changes and slight shifts in musical direction. Through the years, they…
