Album Review: “Hail To The King” by Voodoo Circle
German hard rock quartet Voodoo Circle push the grandiosity on Hail To The King. This 67 minute long release hearkens to the 70s and 80s with a fusion of metal and arena rock. The opening riff of “Lay Down Your Lovin” is a primer of the nostalgia that ...
Album review Enforced-A Leap Into The Dark
Enforced fill in the gap with A Leap Into The Dark, a six track EP that serves to tide fans still suffering whiplash from the band's 2023 sophomore release, War Remains. The Virginia quintet get to business on opening salvo, “Betting On The End.” The ...
Album Review: “Forever We Burn” by High Parasite
Paradise Lost and My Dying Bride unite on High Parasite's debut album, Forever We Burn. My Dying Bride vocalist Aaron Stainthorpe fronts the quintet along with bassist Tombs who provides backing vocals. Forever melds metal, goth and dark synth-pop, cr ...
Powerful “Ashes of Leviathan” Tour Makes Red Rocks Shake
Randy Blythe - Lamb of God Ashes of Leviathan Tour ft. Lamb of God + Mastodon w/ Kerry King & Malevolence Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO - 08/29/2023 It seems anniversary tours are the "in" thing right now. In fact, anniversar ...
Album Review: “The Judas Paradox” by God Dethroned
Dutch extreme metal outfit God Dethroned return with its twelfth album, aptly titled The Judas Paradox. The album's lyrical themes are a continuation of the band's 2020 release, Illuminati. Paradox touches on the occult, Satanism and religious conspir ...
Album Review: “Kingdom Torn Asunder” by Ironflame
Ohio's Ironflame have come to conquer once again with its fifth record, Kingdom Torn Asunder. The band roars from the outset with “Blood and Honor” with its bellicose double bass drums and swarming guitar riffs. Guitarists Quinn Lukas and Jesse Scott ...
Album Review: “Dzikkuh” by Arka’n Asrafokor
Togo quintet Arka'n Asrafokor unleash its unique brand of metal on its sophomore release, Dzikkuh. This record is a blend of complex, tribal drumbeats, crushing riffs and infectious choruses. “The Truth” opens with this manic African percussion inters ...
Album Review: “Banished By Sin” By Deicide
Deicide finally did it. The diabolical death metal outfit has released its thirteenth effort, Banished By Sin. Six years have passed since the band released Overtures of Blasphemy and the band has a new guitarist in Taylor Nordberg. However, the gap a ...
Album Review: “Myths of Fate” by Leaves’ Eyes
Myths of Fate is the ninth album by German symphonic metal quintet Leaves' Eyes. There is a fair degree of musical diversity on this album: we hear Nordic folk, death metal, tribal drums, and symphonic samples that make for an interesting listen witho ...
Album Review: “Asylum” by Atrophy
Arizona thrash metal quintet Atrophy unleash some metal madness with its first record in 34 years, Asylum. Vocalist Brian Zimmerman is the sole original member and he has brought on four younger guys that breathe new life in to the band. The band gets ...