ALBUM REVIEWS
If you’re looking for aggregated album reviews from our seasoned music specialists, including our own score offering at a glance how the album fared, this is the right destination for you. Album reviews certainly still matter to artists, writers, and publicists, as they are the ones dealing with them every day, but does the average listener still pay attention? Well, we sincerely hope you do… Dive in!
Hailing from France, Klone are a band who have been on the rise over the course of several albums. Although originally employing heavier and darker…
The road to being an established solo artist continues. Although Randy McStine has been a member of several bands (e.g. The Fringe, Minneman & McStine,…
If you’re looking for Autumnal prog-rock to fit the mood of the season, there’s no better place to look than Sweden. Happily, Beardfish’s unexpected reunion…
Step into a new garden of sound. Some musical couplings seem destined even when they come with an age gap measured in decades, and the…
Hallelujah – the prog is back! After focusing on singer-songwriter and Biblical rock opera projects over the past couple of years, Neal Morse proves that…
In the decidedly Eurocentric sphere of Symphonic Metal, there are always stars rising and stars falling, and yet there seem to be a handful who…
Rare is the rock band that elevates the violin to the fore as a lead instrument. Your first thought likely goes to “Dust In The…
The term American Prog might seem somewhat of an oxymoron given the overarching status of international progressive rock legends. Still, amidst some of the bigger…
Trolls of the world, beware. The world of J.R.R. Tolkien is so vast that it seems a single fragment of its corresponding lore could culminate…
Finally, the weather forecast looks bright for Anathema fans. Although it has been a long 12 years since the album named “Weather Systems” was released,…
For well over 20 years South African-born alternative metal stalwarts Seether have been one of the most consequential players in what has come to be…
Allegorical power of Greek mythology dream in extreme metal Ah yes, Akhlys. Black metal is a style that has had a fairly peculiar evolution throughout…
The manifesto of a legend is unleashed. Fame is often dogged by myth and misconception, so it behooves any prospective fan to get the full…
Considering how ubiquitous Tony Levin’s bass playing has been in the world of rock over the past fifty years, there are relatively few albums that…
There is no doubt that Leprous is one of the most formidable powerhouses at the forefront of the modern progressive music scene. From their explosive 2009 debut…
To the metal-faring world at large, vocalist Simone Simons is largely synonymous with Epica. Likewise, the symphonic metal band Epica is inextricably intertwined with the…
Yes fans rejoice. For those waiting for high vibrations to go on from Jon Anderson – imbued with the spirit of Yes in their arrangements…
The apocalypse turns melancholy. Though which pioneering act of the Gothenburg melodic death metal movement of the 90s is an open question, few will argue…
The way of the warrior is no laughing matter. In this day of shifting allegiances, the fragmenting of an iconic metal staple is often the…
Their vengeance is assured. Classics age like fine wine and that goes doubly so for the bands that forge them in the face of open…
Every album has a backstory—and the debut release of Harpazo has an unusual one. It began about 15 years ago when Shadow Gallery vet Gary Wehrkamp…
Theatricality begets another Swedish offspring. Not all nightmares are born solely of ugliness, nor are all things modern necessarily averse to occasionally treading in more…
New decade, the same old tricks. For those who remember the glory days of heavy metal’s European rebirth in the early to mid-2000s, the name…
Deep Purple fans, rejoice: the band has a new album up for release today (July 19th), the scantily titled “=1”. A special edition will also…
Three years ago an album reached our ears by an unknown band from Norway made quite an impression. The band was Meer and their album…
The anatomy of a throwback. Living in the shadow of the heavy metal colossus that is Iron Maiden is far from an enviable disposition, but…
American groove metal gets a technical upgrade. It’s nearly impossible to have a discussion about American metal over the past couple of decades without the…
Old-school decimation strikes back Being ahead of the curve is an honor observed by very few, especially when one is situated in an area where…
Mr. Big are currently on their proverbial victory lap with “The Big Finish” tour, which began in 2023. Having already toured Asia, and North and…
They rock with lips of fire! In a time dominated by EDM and synthesizer-steeped rap, the concept of rocking the house with the traditional guitars,…
Avast, Ye Metal Mateys! Symphonic metal has made its fair share of evolutionary leaps since it first came raging out of Europe in the late…
A new odyssey for the ages is born. With a seemingly endless supply of imitators looking to either ride the coattails of Nightwish and Epica…
The sacramental cup runs over. Imitation may well be the greatest form of variety, but it can also be a sure way for an idea…
There are few things in this life – short enough as it is – that are worth waiting five years for. Perhaps it would be…
The blackened fires shall burn. Though perhaps not the most notorious purveyor of black metal in the 1990s; Sweden arguably birthed the scene that could…
Last year, the Cavalera brothers (formerly known as Cavalera Conspiracy) surprised the metal world with their re-recording of Sepultura’s debut album, “Morbid Visions,” 38 years…