I’m willing to bet most people have never heard of Artas; I know I hadn’t before receiving this album to review. And I know a lot of metal bands. So I must say I was...
Read MoreIn late 2007, with four albums already under their belt, Decapitated’s career suddenly came into question after a tour bus accident which took the life of drummer Witold "Vitek" Kie?tyka...
Read MoreEpic. That is the word that first springs to mind during the first track from “A Rose for the Apocalypse” the latest from Draconian. Vast, sprawling textures…Epic.
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but to me Cerebral Bore sound like a bunch of pissed off Scots. What’s that you say…they are a bunch of pissed off Scotts? Well there you go.
Read MoreIn my last review I talked about Ghost and how they do an awesome job channeling the early Mercyful fate sound. I have to admit that it was all part of my evil master plan to...
Read MoreThere are a lot of new bands forming these days that are forsaking the current trends in metal and creating music that sounds like it could have been released in the 80s.
Read MoreOnce upon a time, in the far away land of England (far away for me anyway) there lived a band. This band’s name was Black Sabbath. And one day Black Sabbath invented heavy metal.
Read MoreI wouldn’t normally buy a live album, let alone review one. The be-all, end-all of live albums for me is Iron Maiden’s “Live After Death”. It just doesn’t get better than that in my opinion...
Read MoreWhat do you get when Paradise Lost mates with Katatonia? Today the answer to that question is Scar of the Sun. The surprises just keep rolling in this past week...
Read MoreI gave this a listen based on the interesting name (yes, I was one of those people who used to buy albums in the store by picking the coolest looking cover).
Read MoreI’m pretty excited by Revoker’s debut album “Revenge for the Ruthless”. How often do you hear a debut album that sounds this damn good? Personally, I cannot think of many.
Read MoreThe title “Ballads ‘n’ Bullets” immediately brings to mind some kind of cheesy hair metal compilation album that advertises on late night television.
Read MoreI have to admit that I did not hold much hope that a band called Desert was going to be any good. I’d never heard of them before and with such a bland and non-metal name...
Read MoreSome things never change. An example would be the inability of Jaxx Nightclub in Springfield, Virginia to open their doors on time. Or even remotely on time.
Read MoreSo I've just slipped on the headphones and hit play on the new In Flames album while firing up Microsoft Word. What can I expect from this latest release "Sounds of a Playground Fading"?
Read MoreI remember the first time I heard Anvil on the Metal Shop radio show back in the 80s, I believe it was after "Pound for Pound" was released. I was still young enough to be...
Read MoreAs I mentioned in my post earlier today, i've been waiting months in high anticipation of Amon Amarth's new album "Surtur Rising". I got my hands on a promo copy a few weeks ago and...
Read MoreI was impressed with Havok's last album "Burn" but now their latest "Time Is Up" just blows me away. This is some old-school inspired thrash that doesn't sound like...
Read MoreI’ve been a fan of Sweden’s Count Raven for a number of years, but until “Mammon’s War” I was never hardcore about them. I liked their older material, but...
Read MoreIn the early 1980s there was a sound that for the most part passed on once the Big Four introduced thrash and speed metal. This isn’t to say no one played that way anymore...
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