Album review: “Icons of Ruin” by Graceless
Dutch death metal newcomers, Graceless, hearken to the old school on its fourth outing, Icons of Ruin. The band does not replicate the music of bands lie Morbid Angel, Pestilence or Dismember to name a few. Rather, Icons is fairly straightforward, but ...
Album review: “The Time Has Come” by Bark
Belgian quintet Bark figured now is the time to release its fifth album, The Time Has Come. Jokes aside, Time features a dozen songs of death n' roll with a pinch of hardcore and thrash. Death n' roll is hard to pull off, as it is not merely watered d ...
Album Review: “Never Known Peace” by Doomsday
Oakland thrash/crossover quintet Doomsday unleash wrath on its debut effort, Never Known Peace. Doomsday get straight to business on “Death Is Here," with its ferocious D-beat and rapid triple riffing. Guitarists Ryan Calaveras and Robert DeLorenzi th ...
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 ...
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 Gates Beyond Mortality” by Eternal Evil
The Swedish metal band Eternal Evil conjure the spirit of Old School Metal on its sophomore effort, The Gates Beyond Mortality. The haunting opening chords of “Depths of a New Eternity” set a dark tone, but offer merely a glimpse of the impending meta ...
Album review: “The Way of All Flesh is Decay” by End Reign
Baltimore, MD quintet End Reign serve a batch blackened crossover on its debut, The Way of All Flesh is Decay. “Desolate Fog” opens with a haunting spoken word and eerie guitars before speeding to a punkish tempo. Vocalist Mike Score's tortured, shrie ...
Album review: “Killing Innocence” by Graveworm
Italian dark metal outfit Graveworm have returned from its eight year slumber with the release of Killing Innocence, out June 2nd, 2023. “Escorting The Soul” opens the record with sorrowful piano and strings creating a haunting atmosphere, before indus ...
Album Review: “Death Becomes My Voice” by Ringworm
Ringworm's eighth release, Death Becomes My Voice, continues the band's vicious hardcore metal assault over the past three decades. The title track is a pugnacious combination of hardcore drumming and thrashing guitar riffs that grip your jugular for five ...
CD Review: “Electric Messiah” by High On Fire
High On Fire pay tribute to the legendary Lemmy Kilmister with its aptly titled eighth record, Electric Messiah. The trio's blend of Motorhead, Black Sabbath and Slayer is in full throttle throughout the record. “Spewn from the Earth” is a straight trashe ...