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CD Review: “Slaves Of The Shadow Realm” by Legion Of The Damned

January 5, 2019
by Jerel Johnson

Dutch metal quartet Legion Of The Damned have unleashed its unholy seventh record, Slaves Of The Shadow Realm. Album opener “The Widow's Breed” is a blistering track with chainsaw guitar slicing through thrashing drum beats. The lyrical imagery of A ...

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CD Review: “Storm The Gates” by Venom

December 10, 2018
by Jerel Johnson

The devil's favorite metal trio from Newcastle returns with its fifteennth studio album, Storm The Gates. “Bring Out Your Dead” opens the record and is the initial single. It is a straight forward track with a stomping groove and a plodding guitar ri ...

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CD Review: “Deep Calleth Upon Deep” by Satyricon

September 17, 2017
by Jerel Johnson

Legendary Norwegian black metal duo Satyricon are back with Deep Calleth Upon Deep, its ninth studio album. “Midnight Serpent” opens with a rollicking guitar riff over a demonic circus of blast beats. It is evil black n' roll with Satyr's harsh vocal ...

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CD Review: “Tremendum” by Hate

May 4, 2017
by Jerel Johnson

Militaristic drums open Hate's newest release, Tremendum. “Asuric Being”, which serves as the initial track and single, is a cacophony of blast beats and discordant guitar riffs that sounds as triumphant as it does pessimistic. This feeling of ...

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Top 10 Heavy Metal Albums Of 2016

December 21, 2016
by Jerel Johnson

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 ...

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CD Review: “In His Infernal Majesty’s Service” by Witchery

November 20, 2016
by Jerel Johnson

Blackened thrash metal supergroup Witchery return after a six year absence with its sixth hellish offering, In His Infernal Majesty's Service. “Lavey-athan” storms from the abyss like a demon ready to devour innocent souls. The track is full on ...

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CD Review: ‘Winter Thrice’ by Borknagar

December 12, 2015
by Jerel Johnson

Borknagar continues its progressive push on the band's tenth record Winter Thrice. The band keeps its black metal roots to a minimum. Instead, there is a greater shift towards folk metal and even power metal. The result is a multi-textured record tha ...

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CD Review: ‘Frontschwein’ by Marduk

January 31, 2015
by Jerel Johnson

This year marks the 25th Anniversary of Marduk's formation. The Swedish black metal unit celebrates its formation with Frontschwein, its 13th record. The band returns to the theme of war on this record as each track details the tragedy and triumph of ...

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CD Review: ‘From the Very Depths’ by Venom

January 11, 2015
by Jerel Johnson

Venom, the very word elicits respect, scorn and even laughter in the metal community. Venom is the band that helped kick start extreme metal in the early 80s. You can mock the band's image and musicianship all you want, but this is the group that coi ...

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