CD Review: “Woe To The Vanquished” by Warbringer
Warbringer return with a new album and line-up after a four year absence. Woe To The Vanquished is eight tracks of thrash with a slight progressive influence. The initial single “Silhouettes” is based on a pounding mid-tempo beat and swirling guitar riff ...
A Sound Of Thunder (w/ One Slack Mind)
One Slack Mind - Facebook | Twitter | ReverbNation One Slack Mind, a band that I was previously unfamiliar with, opened up the night at the Bunker Sports Bar in Leesburg, VA last Saturday, March 11th. They are a three-piece out of the Washington ...
Live Review: Less Than Jake and Guests Pack Out the New Masquerade
Review by Daniel Karasek. Photos (at the end of the article) by Shaun Krisher The night of February 24 was graced with the presence of The Attack, Bunny Gang, Pepper, and Less Than Jake at the Masquerade. This was my first show at the new Masquerade loca ...
CD Review: “Obituary” by Obituary
Obituary saw a return to form on its 2014 effort, Inked In Blood. The Floridian death metal quintet attempt to maintain that momentum on its eponymous titled tenth album. Its signature sludgy riffs and guttural vocals have not dulled in the slightes ...
CD Review: ‘Checkered Past’ by Save Ferris
After a checkered past of lawsuits, breakups, and a 10 year hiatus, Save Ferris has come back under singer Monique Powell with a new album appropriately titled Checkered Past. To give a history-in-brief on the antics of Save Ferris, we have to go way back ...
CD Review: “The Immortal Wars” by Ex Deo
Ex Deo's members don their armor once more to unleash a barrage of epic death metal on its third album The Immortal Wars. The band's love for Ancient Roman history is in full effect on this record, focusing on Carthaginian military commander Hanniba ...
CD Review: “Crossover Ministry” by Iron Reagan
Iron Reagan return with a new album, Crossover Ministry, after a three year gap. Crossover Ministry shows the band continuing to spread the good news of hardcore infused metal music. It is not groundbreaking or revolutionary, but it sure is fun. “Yo ...
Concert review: Alter Bridge at The Tabernacle
Sunday, January 22, 2017 is now a special day in the history of Atlanta. Not only will it be remembered as the day that the Atlanta Falcons football team clinched the NFC championship, gaining a birth to the Super Bowl, but it will also be remembered as ...
“Theater of Dimensions” by Xandria
Xandria's seventh release, Theater of Dimensions, lives up to its name. It is a 75 minute opus of metal, classical, electronica and a dab of pop. The track “Death To The Holy” is a catchy hard rocker with a folk influence. That folk influence contin ...
Top 10 Heavy Metal Albums Of 2016
We wrap up another year and it is time for the annual “best of” list for 2016 heavy metal releases. Old school thrash metal acts like Testament and Sodom released stellar albums this year. Symphonic metal band Delain's newest record was a solid metal ...