German melodic rockers Cryptex after five years returned with their new album “Once Upon a Time”. They decided not to reinvent the wheel, but preferred...
With the passing of time some initially heavy bands make their sound softer. Frequently such experiments end unsuccessfully, while there are some surprisingly good exceptions....
Sinister carry on their illustrious career with their fourteenth release, Deformation of the Holy Realm. A disappointing paint by numbers death metal album, it leaves...
Crafting an incredibly varied sound, In the Company of Serpents delivers a mind expanding musical experience. Taking influence from life and the cosmos equally, Lux...
Los Angeles Grindcore maniacs BruceXCampbell return with a specially released version of last year’s long awaited and years in the making South To No Life...
Brazil’s Hellgarden come roaring to life with their incredibly entertaining debut, Making Noise, Living Fast. Putting together an album of hard rocking metal tunes that...
Molasses slow sludge and classical psychedelia come together to form a dense metallic sound that Eremit call Desert of Ghouls. A hypnotic swirl of brutally...
Bay Area Thrash torch bearers, Abhorrent, return with their third full length, their first release of new material in nine years. Without a spec of...
I have to admit that I was not a big fan of Axel Rudi Pell’s (ARP) last album “Knights Call” (2018) and therefore a little...
There are lots of European bands, which play traditionally American music. But there are also some opposite examples: American bands that play quite European Metal....
After the yawn-inducing year of 2019, I was looking towards 2020 to deliver more quality albums than its vapid predecessor. Not only has 2020 delivered...
Telemark is the first of two EP’s to be released this year by the incomparable Ihsahn, this opening offering featuring three of his own compositions...
Now that the world seems to be ending, let’s have some nice apocalyptic thrash metal. This album seems to be all about disaster and apocalyptic...
I have always appreciated a band who refuses to be pigeonholed and is willing to push the envelope when developing their own sound. Norway’s Kvelertak,...
I need to give this review a bit of a preface. Warbringer has never really been a thrash act that I jumped at. I’ve always...
Heavy biker Rock’-n’-Roll with some Blues, Southern and Dark Country isn’t solely American music for a long time, just like bikers themselves. Lots of famous...
Quite possibly the second best Anthrax album ever While it’s certainly obvious that Belladonna is not a direct continuation of Anthrax, this record is probably...
With a harsh blend of Black Metal and Doom twisting itself together into the form of a demonic hell cry, Swiss duo ASHTAR look to...
People have always considered reunions and comebacks more favorably than long-term farewell tours (is it right, Scorpions?). And it’s not only about that the first...
Athens stoner kings, Acid Mammoth, sow the seeds of their delectable brand of doom with Under Acid Hoof. A quality romp through tripped out atmospheres...