Album Review: “Heathen Cross” by Cloven Hoof
Cloven Hoof began its career during the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. The band did not enjoy the success of its contemporaries in Motorhead, Iron Maiden or Judas Priest. However, founding bassist Lee Payne has soldiered on, waving the metal banner ...
Album Review: “Unholy Deification” by Incantation
Incantation have reached a couple milestones in these past few years. First, celebrating over thirty years as a band. The next is the release of Unholy Deification, the group's twelfth album. Incantation get straight to business on “Offerings” with it ...
Album Review: Atrocity-Okkult III
German death metal group Atrocity complete its trilogy with Okkult III. Okkult treads the line between commercial accessibility and uncompromising brutality on this record. Songs will shift from grooving riffs reminiscent of Machine Head and Slipknot ...
CD Review: “Slaves Of The Shadow Realm” by Legion Of The Damned
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 Africa ...