ALBUM REVIEWS
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As The Police sang in the 80’s, “when the world is running down, you make the best of what’s still around”. With all Dream Theater…
Horror is a dish best served elaborately. One of the most engaging, nay enthralling aspects of the European power metal scene is the conceptual storytelling…
Part of the joy and pleasure of being a reviewer is discovering bands that in a different light would somehow go unnoticed. There are so…
So here are your trivia materials for Blues Pills: They are Swedish, but — in 2011, half-brothers Zach Anderson and Cory Berry met vocalist Elin…
The music business is in a weird place right now. While platforms like Spotify and, YouTube and Deezer dominate the sonic landscape and make it…
As broad and difficult to define as the sweeping and diverse geography which characterizes their home state, Texas-based Oceans of Slumber return with an album…
Every once in a while, I develop a strong connection with a newly discovered band or artist and quickly go deep into their back catalog,…
A name which has long been adorned with titles of Platinum and Gold, Seether is poised to continue soaking in the spotlight with their eighth…
In a world that may often seem as vast as it is dark, stumbling across a genuine expression of guiding light is a rare reprieve…
Welcome to your death-day party. With age may come experience, but in metal circles, it seems that experience tends towards embracing newer practices while the…
“This is my ‘quarantine’ album” says Neal Morse of his new release, “Sola Gratia”. That refers to the fact that for the first time in…
With an electrified hard rock sound which constantly toes the edges of metal’s extremity, Kill The Lights brings an experienced roster and perpetually youthful imagination…
To say that a Pain of Salvation album is not a journey is to assert that water is dry. For their eleventh record, the enigmatic…
Evil lurks amid the decrepit earth. With so many death metal bands upping the ante by achieving greater brutality via more highly compressed productions, it’s…
Unleash The Archers has gradually become a heavyweight act in the modern power metal scene lately. The Canadians have been part of the movement for…
The musical genre known as Progressive Rock has distinguished itself for its constant seek of innovation, where the fusion of several musical approaches and genres…
Addiction is the opioid of death. The Victorian era is often remembered for its conservatism and pushback against the rationalism of the preceding period, but…
Recording live is always a bold move. But releasing your band’s first performance with a revamped lineup at one of metal’s most prestigious festivals on…
A grand excursion into metaphysical horror. In this increasingly digital world, it might seen a downgrade to bring back an old classic in what is…
In December 2014, German navigators Tristan Harders and Nico Hauschildt decided to leave the musical vessel they were part of and build a new one for themselves. They…
A night at the power metal opera. The story that is Kamelot’s rise to prominence is, if nothing else, an inspirational one. Conceived in the…
The birthplace of melodic death metal may have been in the metal-rich cradle of Scandinavia, but in the years since its origin the genre has…
In the wake of industrialized rage. The Gothenburg melodic death metal craze of yesteryear has seen a fair number of interesting offshoots, perhaps none more…
A British nod to Teutonic fury. The story of Onslaught, who were among the earliest and most consequential bands to come out of the comparatively…
Seven years ago Black Crown Initiate released their debut EP “Song of the Crippled Bull” to an immediately warm reception, which kicked off their gradual…
Is AVATAR the most exciting and innovative metal band to achieve mainstream commercial success lately? Yes. Is AVATAR continuing the storied tradition of bands like…
This sonic stew calls for more blood. For any student of the history of music, Germany was not merely the home of many of the…
While it is not entirely clear whether the Warkings hail from the contemporary European power metal scene, or the mead halls of Valhalla, it is…
After releasing three solo albums simultaneously last year, multi-instrumentalist Chris “The Professor” Black, returns with a new record called “Hard To Stop” with his high-energy rock project High…
A live album’s potential for success is rooted in an enthusiastic audience and an even more enthusiastic band. Septicflesh has both of those bases thoroughly…
With more than 50 years of a lustrous career under their belt, almost too many lineup changes to keep track of, and a genuinely unstoppable…
Eight years have passed since the last album by Domination Black was released. In that time, the Finnish band experienced highs and lows, from the…
The impact that a band such as Soft Machine made during the pivotal heydays of the late 60s and early 70s continues to be felt…
Onward, speed metal soldiers! While the old adage of the times continuing to change has largely held true, there are certain bands where it applies…
Sparing in vocals but heavy in both style and passion, doom rockers Valkyrie show off the breadth of their experience and growth in their latest…
We all need context. It gives us a better perspective, a deeper understanding of a piece of art or performance. It lets us know a…
