Album Reviews
Heavy Metal and Hard Rock Album Reviews
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Album Review: BATTLE BEAST – No More Hollywood Endings
The moment I saw Battle Beast live when they were on tour with Leaves’ Eyes and Sabaton back in 2017,…
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Album Review: SWALLOW THE SUN – When a Shadow is Forced into the Light
First, I’m going to come clean and say that I came into this review as a non-fan of the band. …
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Top 25 Metal Albums of 2018
Judas Priest – Firepower: Like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest had also been putting out mediocre albums on average post-2000. While…
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Album Review: KING 810 – Suicide King
I made the mistake of putting this new record in late at night when darkness blankets the street below me…
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Album Review: BLADE KILLER – High Risk
For the uninitiated, there was a documentary filmed in 1986 entitled Heavy Metal Parking Lot, a cultural snapshot of the…
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Album Review: ELECTRIC BOYS – The Ghost Ward Diaries
Gird your loins! Swedish cocksure rockers the Electric Boys are back with a brand-new studio album – The Ghost Ward…
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Album Review: KARG – Dornenvögel
Going back centuries, Austria has been a center for musical exceptionalism. This rich heritage includes composers such as Franz Schubert…
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Album Review: THIRD STORM – The Grand Manifestation
In a time when those who blazed the trail for the proliferation of Black Metal and Death Metal throughout the…
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Album Review: ARSIS – Visitant
ARSIS is a well-tempered, technically-enhanced band from Virginia that play what could largely be considered as Death Metal in the…
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Album Review: BLOODBATH – The Arrow of Satan is Drawn
As a fan of Metal including an emphasis on certain musicians as influencers and trailblazers, I’ve always liked the idea…
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Album Review: FIFTH ANGEL – The Third Secret
For those unfortunately not familiar with Fifth Angel, the band was formed in Seattle, WA by high school friends in…
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Album Review: ALL THAT REMAINS – Victim Of The New Disease
Last week, we learned about the untimely passing of OLI HERBERT as a result of an accident at his home in…
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Album Review: FIGHT THE FURY – Still Breathing
ABOUT THE BAND Heavy music provided the perfect vehicle for JOHN COOPER. For as much as writing for FIGHT THE…
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Album Review: HIGH ON FIRE – Electric Messiah
Perhaps I’m dating myself when I say I can’t believe that it has been twenty years since High on Fire…
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Album Review: BEHEMOTH – I Loved You At Your Darkest
It must be lonely at the top. After all foes are vanquished, one finds the next competition to be against…
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Album Review: ANAAL NATHRAKH – A New Kind of Horror
Growing up in the 1980s lent itself to establishing many powerfully gripping narratives that influenced a burgeoning youth’s worldview. From…
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Album Review: TANTRIC – Mercury Retrograde
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – there are some bands that you just know what you’re…
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Album Review: HANGMAN’S CHAIR – Banlieue Triste
While France may not be seen as the center of Extreme Metal, it is not surprising that true talent hails…
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Album Review: REVOCATION – The Outer Ones
Revocation is defined as the official cancellation of a decree, decision, or promise. So, what has been revoked by this…
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Album Review: ATREYU – In Our Wake
IN OUR WAKE IS THE LUCKY NUMBER SEVEN FOR ATREYU For the band ATREYU, 2018 marks another milestone in their…