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All posts by : Jerel Johnson

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Album Review: “Banished By Sin” By Deicide

April 2, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Deicide finally did it. The diabolical death metal outfit has released its thirteenth effort, Banished By Sin. Six years have passed since the band released Overtures of Blasphemy and the band has a new guitarist in Taylor Nordberg. However, the gap a ...

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Album Review: “Myths of Fate” by Leaves’ Eyes

March 18, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Myths of Fate is the ninth album by German symphonic metal quintet Leaves' Eyes. There is a fair degree of musical diversity on this album: we hear Nordic folk, death metal, tribal drums, and symphonic samples that make for an interesting listen witho ...

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Album Review: “Asylum” by Atrophy

March 12, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Arizona thrash metal quintet Atrophy unleash some metal madness with its first record in 34 years, Asylum. Vocalist Brian Zimmerman is the sole original member and he has brought on four younger guys that breathe new life in to the band. The band gets ...

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Album Review: “Sound & Fury” by Dust Bolt

February 20, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Dust Bolt's fourth album, Trapped in Chaos, showed the German thrash band experimenting with its sound while retaining an aggressive edge. That edge is severely blunted on its newest release, Sound & Fury. Dust Bolt slow it down this time, opting ...

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Album Review: “Swallowed By Hell” by Morbid Saint

February 5, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album ReviewsReviews

Morbid Saint celebrates its 40th anniversary with its third release, Swallowed By Hell. The Wisconsin thrash quintet unleash of barrage of riffs, solos and percussion that puts newer bands on notice. The opening track, “Rise From The Ashes”, is aptly ...

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Album Review: “Expedition One” by Metalite

January 9, 2024
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Swedish power metal quintet Metalite kick off 2024 with its fourth album, Expedition One. Expedition is fairly epic in scope, as it is a concept album that spans 16 tracks. Musically, the album is dynamic and at times a bit simplistic. The title track ...

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Top 10 Heavy Metal Albums of 2023

December 11, 2023
by Jerel Johnson Album ReviewsReviews

1. Enforced-War Remains Enforced unleashed a thrash assault with its third album. There vicious ferocity on tracks like "The Quickening" and "Avarice" give the listener little room to breathe. 2. Prong-State of Emergency A return to form for ...

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Album Review: “Vivid Black” by Ektomorf

December 5, 2023
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Ektomorf are a consistent metal band, having released over a dozen albums since its formation in 1994. The band's blend of nu-metal, thrash and hardcore is akin to its peers like Machine Head, Skinlab, Slipknot and Soulfly. However, major success has ...

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Album review: “Heartrot” by Bjorko

November 27, 2023
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Amorphis guitarist Tomi Koivusaari lets his creative juices flow on his solo project Bjorko. His debut effort, Heartrot, is a textured album that combines heavy metal, rock, industrial and folk music. This album has some heavy tracks such as “The Hear ...

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Album Review: “Blackened Heartbeat” by Secret Sphere

November 7, 2023
by Jerel Johnson Album Reviews

Italian power metal sextet Secret Sphere get technical and heavy on its tenth release, Blackened Heartbeat. The album is devoid of garish overtures, as the band prefers dynamic compositions with heavy riffs and percussion. “The Crossing Toll” is a two ...

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