Album Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews
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Album Review: DANZIG – Skeletons
The long anticipated Danzig cover album, Skeletons, finally makes its unholy rounds to his adoring public on November 27, 2015…
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Album Review: TERAMAZE – Her Halo
Overall, "Her Halo" is Teramaze on a whole other sonic, emotional, and structural level. Its arrangements are lush and brilliant,…
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Album Review: CLUTCH – Psychic Warfare
CLUTCH Opens Up Your Mind With "Psychic Warfare," the Maryland rockers eleventh studio full length album to be released via…
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Album Review: SEVENDUST – Kill The Flaw
SEVENDUST's latest release, Kill the Flaw, is undoubtedly raw, while simultaneously emanating a seasoned melodic maturity.
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Album Review: DEAFHEAVEN – New Bermuda
On their latest album, New Bermuda, Deafheaven expounds on the numbing, angst-ridden bliss from their newfound success, with dual emphasis…
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Album Review: MOTÖRHEAD – Bad Magic
On August 28, MOTÖRHEAD released Bad Magic, their 22nd album to date, retaining their stance as a legendary power trio.
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Album Review: GENTLEMANS PISTOLS – Hustler’s Row
Gentlemans Pistols’ intuitive fascination for fiery British blues has successfully sustained their career for more than a decade. Initially taking…
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Album Review: AHAB – The Boats of The Glen Carrig
From the Depths of the Sargasso Sea, AHAB Conjures the Nightmarish Visions of “The Boats of the Glen Carrig” Rare…
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Album Review: VITA IMANA – Oceanidae
For Spanish sextet VITA IMANA, there is more to groove metal than a momentary union of chaos and broken bones.…
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Album Review: SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic
SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic The Ride Majestic is a complex album with plenty of dynamic and well-written tracks that…
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Album Review: AUDIOTOPSY – Natural Causes
AUDIOTOPSY – Natural Causes Audiotopsy earns an immediate point for cleverness in naming their debut album Natural Causes. To an…
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Album Review: WOLFHEART – Shadow World
WOLFHEART – Shadow World “With Shadow World, Tuomas Saukkonen has raised the bar and given us a worthy successor to…
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Album Review: RIVERS OF NIHIL – Monarchy
RIVERS OF NIHIL – Monarchy In 2013, Rivers of Nihil released their stunning full-length debut album, The Conscious Seed of…
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Album Review: FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster
FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster Nearly 20 years since the release of Fantastic Planet, Failure’s newest album, The…
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Album Review: CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction
CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction “The end result is undoubtedly Cattle Decapitation’s strongest effort to date – a visceral…
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Album Review: FEAR FACTORY – Genexus
FEAR FACTORY – Genexus I love listening to music. When I hear a band I love, I want to tell…
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Album Review: ORCHID – Sign of the Witch
As the demand for bare-bones, straightforward hard rock reaches fever pitch, it’s only fair that fans get a taste of…
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Album Review: GHOST – Meliora
GHOST – Meliora Ghost come out on top offering a compelling addition to the overarching message of self-determined freedom with…
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Album Review: BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Coma Ecliptic
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Coma Ecliptic In the realm of technical/progressive music 2015 is turning out to be…
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Album Review: FIN’AMOR – Forbidding Mourning
First spin of Fin’amor’s self-released debut album, Forbidding Mourning, would lead you to believe that this group hails from somewhere…