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Album Review: “Leave The Light Behind” by Bloodletter

Chicago thrashers Bloodletter issue a potent dose of gothic thrash on its fourth effort, Leave The Light Behind. The album title and cover have a black metal aesthetic, but Light…

Jerel Johnson July 5, 2025

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Album Review: “Blackened Heartbeat” by Secret Sphere

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…

Jerel Johnson November 7, 2023

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“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…

Jerel Johnson January 24, 2017

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CD Review: ‘Just Crazy Enough’ by SHEL

I feel as though I’ve lost something… No, not lost, but forgotten something. Something that was so present in my life once upon a time, but now has been buried…

Barry Adkins April 30, 2016

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CD Review: ‘Winter Thrice’ by Borknagar

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…

Jerel Johnson December 12, 2015