CD Review: ‘Akroasis’ by Obscura
Obscura's fourth record, Akroasis, is a metal mindtrip. The long awaited follow up to the critically acclaimed Omnivium, is a progressive musical journey of death metal, jazz and classical. The seven minute long “Sermon of the Seven Suns” is a metallic ro ...
CD Review: ‘Buried in Violence’ by Product of Hate
Product of Hate bring the brutal groove on its debut album Buried in Violence. The band's mix of death metal, thrash and hardcore will surely draw unfair comparisons to Lamb of God. However, the Wisconsin quintet has a sound completely distinct from its V ...
CD Review: ‘An Outsider’ by Rhine
Six months ago I was elated with the discovery of Rhine’s debut album, Duality, which enthralled me more than any other progressive death metal release had done in years. I even had the honor of speaking with founder and frontman, Gabriel Tachell, diggi ...
Black Dahlia Murder slays Atlanta’s Masquerade Dec. 11
The Black Dahlia Murder are on tour supporting their new album Abysmal, and played a well-attended show at the Masquerade on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015. The crowd got more intense as a full night of down-tuned riffs, blistering vocals and double bass blast bea ...
CD Review: ‘Shadow Realms’ by Firespawn
There is nothing like a Swedish death metal supergroup to shake things up. Firespawn is comprised of vocalist L.G. Petrov (Entombed A.D.), guitarist Victor Brandt (Entombed A.D.), bassist Alex Impaler (Necrophobic), guitarist Fredrik Folkare (Unleashed, N ...
Interview: A Sound Of Thunder
The first time I encountered A Sound Of Thunder, it was live at the Empire NoVA in Springfield, Va. My thoughts at that time were ones of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Black Sabbath, all rolled into one band! I quickly bought up their music and have b ...
CD Review: ‘Out Of Respect For The Dead’ By Grave
Swedish death metal band Grave return from the dead with its 11th record. Out Of Respect For The Dead is pure Stockholm death metal, complete with gory lyrics, buzzsaw guitars and manic drumming. The opener “Mass Grave Mass” is a brutal headbanger that do ...
CD Review: ‘I Worship Chaos’ by Children of Bodom
Children of Bodom are a four-piece for the first time in its 20-plus year career. Roope Latvala left the band this past May before the recording of I Worship Chaos. Well, the absence of a second guitarist has not hindered the band's aggression. “I Hurt” k ...
CD Review: ‘The Book of Souls’ by Iron Maiden
It’s been five years since Iron Maiden blessed us with The Final Frontier, so the anticipation for their newest masterpiece The Book of Souls had been building up to a fever pitch with no less than Lady Gaga tweeting that she was up at 5 a.m. to purchase ...
CD Review: ‘Suicide Society’ by Annihilator
Annihilator founder and guitarist Jeff Waters has made it to album no. 15 with Suicide Society. Not only is this the band's 15th release, it is also to first album since 1997 where Waters handles lead vocals. This is not a plus or a negative, as Annihilat ...