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!
Silent Skies made their debut in late 2020 with the boundless soundscape of “Satellites,” an absolutely stunning release which celebrated the nascent union between musicians…
New year, new faces in the prog world. Jonas Lindberg won’t be a familiar name to most of our readers but don’t let that dissuade…
Review by Gonzalo Pozo and Brian Masso. Persefone has, possibly more than any other band in the contemporary prog metal sphere, set itself apart by…
Well, here’s a treat to start our new year together. If you haven’t already discovered Lalu, please direct your attention to their new release “Paint…
In 1989, Dann Huff stepped out of the shadows from being a top-notch session guitarist who played on a astounding number of top selling records,…
The ringmasters of Armageddon have arrived. Like cells dividing within a living system, the metal world has seen its fair share of band splits that…
At the end of 2019 B.C. (Before Covid) we had the pleasure of sampling the landmark 1000th album release from Frontiers Music, namely “Native Soul”…
The jesters hold their tongues. With nearly two decades having passed since Iced Earth front man Matt Barlow originally cut ties with said band to…
Carrying on the legacy of The Moody Blues is clearly at the forefront of John Lodge’s thinking in releasing this compact live collection from the…
I just need to say, this band takes the prize for the absolute coolest, most badass name in metal. Venom Prison. The confronting one-two verbal…
Sadness blooms by moonlight. Though no sensible person seeks after tragedy, it can often provide the inspiration for some of the greatest works of art…
“This is what I came for, what I longed for. And it changes everything and nothing at all.” These lines from “Oak and Stone” are…
Dank crosses meet soulful purposes. It could be said that behind every iconic metal front man is a correspondingly elite flock of musicians, and the…
The up-and-coming metal band Chaosbay shook the metal world back in 2020 with the release of their critically acclaimed album “Asylum”, which confirmed them as a thunderous force…
Let’s remind ourselves of one thing at the start: a band is releasing new material after 50 years of existence. Allow that sobering timespan to…
Free flowing thoughts beget elaborate structures. The world can change a great deal over the course of a decade, and the same often holds true…
There seems to be a consensus on the internet that Australian metalcore is some of the best metalcore out there. Pridelands, the 5 piece from…
Embrace the Lovecraftian horror. The cemetery grass may be greener on the other side of the death metal hill, but rarely is it the case…
Though there is no small amount of music being checked for naughty or nice status here at Sonic Perspectives, it is a treat when Santa…
Beautiful dirges break the sorrowful earth. Since the bleak world of doom metal first came to the world via the trailblazing efforts of Black Sabbath,…
A black-blooded legacy reemerges. Relegated to obscurity almost to the day of their initial inception in the late 1980s, Swedish death metal warrior outfit Unanimated…
There is no time like the past. Sweden has basically been ground zero for the explosion of 80s heavy and speed metal revivalism, culminating in…
An archaic danger looms. Though heavy metal may not be at the point of supplanting English in its de facto status as the common tongue…
The Teutonic storm has commenced. With nearly 40 years of heavy metal history at his back, veteran trustee of old school Teutonic fury Herman Frank…
Darkness envelops the natural world. Thinking outside the box and conjuring up something that is truly original is often a task best suited to a…
A primordial heroism returns. Nostalgia is a powerful ally in today’s metal scene, sharing an almost equal footing with originality, and the best bands to…
Familiarity begets unpredictability. While an obvious far cry from the 90s death metal mayhem that originally typified his career with Dominus, guitarist and vocalist Michael…
A looming shadow graces the end times. Labels are a useful tool in connecting objects with those whom seek them, but they are naturally imperfect…
Hard rocking classics never die. Herman Frank has been one of the busiest men in the business of late, fielding three impressive albums in the…
The darkness has prevailed! For a while there has been a renewed interest in where death metal was during its original heyday in the late…
Spare the rod, spoil the metal! Fortress is a name been employed by many a metal act in the past, yet it is an apt…
Old fashioned is the new original. The past decade has seen a number of older styles of rock and metal make a substantial comeback, but…
Glory is reprised once more. Heroes tend to be measured by their latest exploits, whereas veterans are judged by their consistency and staying power, and…
2020 sucked for everyone for many reasons, particularly for those who live on the arts. And while the health of those in the Cynic circle…
Few modern acts have the zeal of the doom-trooping brotherhood of fans following Zakk Wylde’s Black Label Society. It is in homage to this brotherhood…
Just before 2021 comes to a close, Imminence have given us something of absolutely epic proportions. “Heaven in Hiding” is an expansive and transcending collection…
