Album Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews
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Album Review: OCEANS OF SLUMBER – Winter
With ever more bands hitting the scene, it's becoming increasingly difficult to stand out as unique. While some people use…
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EP Review – Vagus Nerve – Visceral
When Doc Coyle announced he was working on a new project, Vagus Nerve, and funding it through Kickstarter, a lot…
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Album Review: CALIBAN – Gravity
German stalwarts Caliban have been pummeling eardrums since their inception at the end of the 90s. They've grown with every…
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Album Review: FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE – King
Fleshgod Apocalypse‘s recent release King belongs a unique brand of metal. The standard guitars, bass, drums, and vocals are unabashed…
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Album Review: HERETIC’S DREAM – Floating State of Mind
Heretic’s Dream are a new band from the EU with big goals. Their debut album, Floating State of Mind, achieves…
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Album Review: FROM ASHES TO NEW – Day One
From Ashes To New is a fairly apt band name for this new Pennsylvania based act. They use familiar elements…
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Album Review: FACE TO FACE – Protection
Face to Face have been hammering out punk albums for 25 years now. Most bands struggle to put out 3-4…
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Album Review: AFTER THE BURIAL – Dig Deep
Overall, this is After The Burial's best album yet. Even during the more genre-standard moments, they do their craft extremely…
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Album Review: BARONESS – Purple
Purple is a milestone of sincerity in today’s rock industry. The incredibly warm reception it has received since its release…
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Album Review: PRONG – X – No Absolutes + Interview with Tommy Victor
Prong’s spot in the metal Hierarchy has never been questioned, and X-No Absolutes is their answer to the question, “Has…
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Album Review: AVANTASIA – Ghostlights
This latest chapter of Avantasia is arguably one of their strongest releases to date. The atmosphere of the album is…
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Album Review: SURFACING – Chaos Through Clarity
Seeking to claim their own foothold on the mountain of metalcore, New York's Surfacing are off to a good start…
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Album Review: ART OF DYING – Rise Up
On their newest release, Rise Up, Vancouver, B.C.'s Art of Dying seek to continue the modern metal, groove style for…
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Album Review: NOVALLO – Novallo II
Novallo II is the band’s ambitious venture in solidifying their blend of prog metal for a wide audience.
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Album Review: SWALLOW THE SUN – Songs from the North I, II & III
Finnish death metal sextet, Swallow the Sun, release their much-anticipated follow-up, Songs from the North I-III. It is a very…
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Album Review: ANTI-FLAG – Live Acoustic at 11th Street Records
Ten albums into their career, Anti-Flag have been giving the establishment the middle finger since 1988. Live Acoustic at 11th…
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Album Review: PERGANA – The Visit EP
Paraguay’s Pergana combine traces of 80's pop, heartfelt gothic keyboards, with a symphonic vibe that sets this group apart from…
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Album Review: EPIC DEATH – Witchcraft
On their debut album, south Texas’ Epic Death seek to solidify their place in the national scene, and continue the…
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Album Review: TURBOWOLF – Two Hands
On their sophomore release, Bristol UK’s Turbowolf continue to deny a specific genre, and Two Hands continues where 2011’s Turbowolf…
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Album Review: KING DIAMOND – The Spider’s Lullabye
KING DIAMOND – The Spider’s Lullabye – Deluxe Edition King Diamond just released a re-mastered version of one of his…