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!
Just two years after the release of “Lotus”, the remarkable album which elevated Soen to greater heights within the modern prog-metal world, the Swedish metal group…
Even necrosis can take on a traditional character. When it comes to good old fashioned death metal in all its gory goodness, the name Asphyx…
Need didn’t exactly burst onto the scene with 2017’s “Hegaiamas: A Song for Freedom,” but they sure as shit turned a lot of heads. It…
In order to provide a thorough overview of Steve Hackett’s new album – the all-acoustic “Under A Mediterranean Sky” – we spoke with Steve himself…
The Great Beast known as Therion has been around for a very long time, leaving a solid mark within the metal world. Commanded by leader and…
Let’s just cut to the chase; the fourth release from W.E.T. will be one of the most important rock records of 2021. While the first…
Medieval pursuits of virology commence. Being original doesn’t necessitate reinventing the wheel. In fact, bringing some freshness into the equation could consist in simply doing…
It seems that power metal acts will forever chase the halcyon days first ushered in by European bands in the late 90s, dipping deep into…
The year is 2015. Glenn Hughes is doing a string of solo dates as a trio, with Doug Aldrich on guitars and Pontus Engborg on…
When contemplating Italian bands in the power and symphonic metal sphere, there are a number with claims to fame, not least of all the legendary…
When the world is turned upside down, caught up in a whirlwind, we have to expect that art will follow in suit. As it turns…
Perhaps you have been fortunate enough to see a tribute band live to see them do a better service to their subject matter than the…
Enter the wrath of Mother Nature. The old adage of better late than never has become something of an understatement of late, as a number…
Welcome to the future of Steven Wilson, departing on Track 21 this January. Are you all aboard the train, or did you already get off…
They say that confession is good for the soul. So here’s a confession: I really like the music of Melanie Mau and Martin Schnella. It…
Some folks are just too mean to die, right? For German heavy metal veterans Accept, the title of their upcoming sixteenth studio album isn’t just…
Accessible thrash begets modern disbelief. Modernity is something of a vague concept when applied to metal, and can be best understood as an assertion of…
When last we heard from our boys, The Lickerish Quartet was basking in the sunshine and applause of their first EP—appropriately entitled “Threesome Vol. 1.” …
Epic torrents arise from an unconscious experience. It’s a difficult task, being an American band attempting to hold a candle to the colossal accomplishments of…
The dawn of a new darkness rising. The 2nd wave of black metal is commonly regarded as a Norwegian phenomenon given the infamy surrounding certain…
Darkness arises from the thrashing depths. The link between death metal and hardcore is not as tenuous as some might suspect, and while the two…
The master of yesterday and today. Rogga Johansson is arguably the busiest man in death metal these days, juggling dozens of currently active projects and…
An arctic blast from American metal’s past. If the prior decade has taught anything, it is that the ebb and flow of trends has a…
Squeals of insanity permeate the halls. Of all the bands to come raging out of Germany during the height of the European power metal wave…
A proper chronicle of a killer’s exploits. Summing up the career of any iconic act within the span of a single LP seems a fool’s…
An ocean of curiosities emerges. Occasionally considered a latecomer to the 90s melodic death craze that came roaring out of Gothenburg, Soilwork has subsequently taken…
There seems to come a point in every artist’s career where they make the choice to bend or break under the weight of increasing ambition.…
A very curious new sound is rising. The quest for originality in the metal world has yielded its fair share of oddities, but 2020 may…
Voivod are back! With a history as dramatic and intense as that of the protagonist of their concept albums, these French Canadians now found time…
The young master has returned. Greatness is born through tenacity, and few whom rose out of the European power metal scene of the late 90s…
Some crowns are less clearly defined. Abstractness has always been a cherished ally of the progressive metal sub-genre, both in lyrical pursuits as well as…
As winter draws near and nights grow longer, music lovers are treated to what is indeed the most wonderful time of the year. December rolls…
Behold the mighty crest of the empyreal. The prowess of a power metal band is most commonly measured in how memorable of a principle hook…
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented music. In July of this most off-the-rails year of 2020, the fresh but extremely experienced duo of Randy McStine and…
Legendary prog rocker Neal Morse is set to release “Jesus Christ The Exorcist ( Live At Morsefest 2018)”, a new live record that captures the first and only…
Americans fortunate enough to have reached a certain age are familiar with a cherished and yet nigh-endangered lifestyle known as “cruising.” Arising in harmony with…
