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 Sli ...
Album Review: “Trapped In Chaos” by Dust Bolt
Dust Bolt expands its horizons on the band's fourth album, Trapped In Chaos. There is greater depth to the songs, while the band retains its signature thrash sound. Album opener “The Fourth” transitions between aggressive, blistering drums spliced w ...
CD Review: “The Sacrament Of Sin” by Powerwolf
German gothic power metal quintet Powerwolf offers its seventh release titled The Sacrament Of Sin. The album is a dark, yet accessible as it blends gothic, power metal and symphonic metal to strong effect. Album opener “Fire & Forgive” is a gall ...
CD Review: “Ascension Gate” by Dawn of Disease
German death metal quintet Dawn of Disease unleash its fourth album Ascension Gate only a year after its predecessor, Worship The Grave. Ascension is an amalgam of melodicism, brutal blast beats and melancholic doom riffs. The Swedish metal influence ...