ALBUM REVIEWS
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With an absolute deluge of talent and proficiency in all corners of the metal scene, many young bands find themselves in a predicament that was…
It’s no secret Alice Cooper has entered the twilight years of his career, but he’s not riding into the sunset quietly – and that’s a…
Bubbling up to the decrepit surface. In even the most unceremonious of splits, eventually calmer heads will tend to prevail, though this will usually occur…
Love them or hate them, Steel Panther are hard to miss. Formed as Metal Shop (soon changed into Metal Skool), these Californians seem determined to…
Where the runes of power metal speak While most of the early adherents of the folk metal craze were either obsessed with the exploits of…
Metal never dies: the musical. It’s impossible to have a conversation about the power metal revival of the early millennial era without Freedom Call receiving…
Tool fans have earned the ultimate award of patience: 13 years separate 10,000 Days from the band newest album Fear Inoculum which drops tomorrow. But…
Welcome to Le Grand Voyage, the 8th album from the French atmospheric outfit called Klone. While the metal world may be somewhat familiar with Klone…
Forgiveness favors the ambitious. The U.S. metalcore scene has seen some rough times since the end of the previous decade. Whether it was due to…
Revamped and often revitalized. Though generally regarded as an afterthought when compared to the pioneering figures of the Gothenburg scene, the American melodic death metal…
When Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion released their debut album Future Past in 2010, it was an unexpected revelation as one of the year’s top…
Austrian coed-metal act Visions of Atlantis has been through a lot. With six studio albums since 2002, several lineup changes (including the sad death of…
Fortunate is the artist who is able to realize a vision successfully into finished form. All the more-so when that vision contains a diverse and…
How weird is this? Two of the best progressive-rock albums of 2019 come out of Norway. Both bands have the initials “MP.” Both are powerful,…
Thrash Van Winkle. Though now considered a bygone era to a generation that has seen the resurgence of denim vested madmen riffing out at breakneck…
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 are one of the biggest success stories of the past two years in the progressive rock world. The combination of vocalist Jeff…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
To paraphrase the Honorable Judge Alvin “J.P.” Valkenheiser, this album is one hopped-up wh**e of a good time, much like a ride on “Mister Bonestripper”…
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…
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, …
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…
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,…
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…
The slow talon grasps the deepest. Despite the still ongoing trend in thrash metal circles to attempt and recapture that vintage 80s Bay Area, New…
While it would be ideal to pretend like the music industry is a nonstop party of the fresh and vivacious, the naked reality is that…
Trench warfare with a melody. One can scarcely utter a word concerning European power metal outside of its most rigorously schooled core audience without Sabaton…
Heroes can often wear two uniforms. Though a great many of the younger guard of the power metal revolution of the millennial transition saw their…
Let the cosmic bombardment commence! Piet Sielck’s flagship project and Sci-Fi infused power/speed metal powerhouse has seen its fair share of trials and tribulations over…
A darker twist on an epic tale. Although sludge has typically made its home in the sweltering swamps of Louisiana, there is a certain character…
