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All posts by : Jerel Johnson

Album Review: “III” by King Witch

June 7, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Edinburgh trio-ish (Andrew Scott plays drums on this album) King Witch provide a potent blend of doom metal and rock on its aptly titled third release III. The record kicks off with the bombastic “Suffer In Life.” The chugging riffs and skipping tempo ...

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Album review: “Icons of Ruin” by Graceless

May 11, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Dutch death metal newcomers, Graceless, hearken to the old school on its fourth outing, Icons of Ruin. The band does not replicate the music of bands lie Morbid Angel, Pestilence or Dismember to name a few. Rather, Icons is fairly straightforward, but ...

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BARK desata su furioso nuevo álbum "The Time Has Come" con el single  "Negativist"

Album review: “The Time Has Come” by Bark

April 20, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Belgian quintet Bark figured now is the time to release its fifth album, The Time Has Come. Jokes aside, Time features a dozen songs of death n' roll with a pinch of hardcore and thrash. Death n' roll is hard to pull off, as it is not merely watered d ...

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Album Review: “Reader Of The Runes-Luna” by Elvenking

April 1, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Elvenking's trilogy concludes on Reader Of The Runes-Luna. The band get straight to business on the hammering “Season Of The Owl”, with its rollicking drums and syncopated guitar riffing. The tenseness of the rhythm section is offset for violinist Let ...

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Album Review: “Never Known Peace” by Doomsday

March 9, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Oakland thrash/crossover quintet Doomsday unleash wrath on its debut effort, Never Known Peace. Doomsday get straight to business on “Death Is Here," with its ferocious D-beat and rapid triple riffing. Guitarists Ryan Calaveras and Robert DeLorenzi th ...

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Album Review: “Black Rite” by Maltuka

March 2, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Norway is known for black metal, plain and simple. Black metal is the Nordic country's primary musical export for nearly 40 years, replete with an infamous history and classic records. Thus, it is a little surprising that Maltuka, which hails from Ber ...

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Album Review: “Plague of Rats” by Brainstorm

February 9, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

German power metal act Brainstorm return with its fourteenth release and first album in four years, Plague of Rats. The album commences with an acoustic intro with some electronic effects, giving the brief track a bit of mystery. “Beyond Enemy Lines” ...

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Album Review: “Violence Prevails” by Chemicide

February 2, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

    Thrash metal quartet Chemicide mix speed with groove on its fifth release, Violence Prevails. The band wastes no time getting to business with “Do As I Say, Not As I Do.” The track's plodding build up instantly transitions to a thr ...

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Album Review: “Year of the Four Emperors” by Ex Deo

January 4, 2025
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Canadian symphonic death metal band Ex Deo ring in the new year with EP Year of the Four Emperors. Four years have passed since the band's 2021 album Thirteens Year of Nero, and this new release literally picks up where Thirteen left off. Literally, a ...

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December 14, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Music News

Judas Priest-Invincible Shield The Metal Gods showed their invincibility on this record, with tracks like "Trial By Fire," "Giants In The Sky" and "Devil Disguise" standing as testament to the band's longevity. Nile-The Underworld Awaits Us ...

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