Much to my most unholy delight, Behemoth has this week graced us with their tenth and latest album, “The Satanist.” Sure, the release of a new Behemoth album is reason enough...
Read MoreWell, hello there! Long time, no see! I know; I have been neglecting my writing duties here for the last six months or so. Last year was a tough year. Trying to write regular reviews...
Read MoreKröwnn is an Italian doom metal band and “Hyborean Age” appears to be their first demo/album. When I think of Italian metal, mostly I think of power metal and symphonic metal because there is a lot of great music in those styles coming out of the country.
Read MoreChthonic is a Taiwanese black metal band with Eastern folk influences and “Bú-Tik” is their seventh album. Back in 2011 I reviewed Chthonic’s last album, “Takasago Army” and thought that was brilliant, so it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise...
Read MoreSound the horns and grab your steel! The mighty Amon Amarth have been sighted on the horizon; they come bearing their ninth album, “Deceiver of the Gods.”Man, have I got a lot to say about this album. First and most obvious – A NEW AMON AMARTH ALBUM!
Read MoreAlexi and the lads, aka Children of Bodom, have returned with their eighth and latest album, “Halo of Blood.” I’ve been a fan of Children of Bodom since the band’s first album was released in 1997, but I have to admit...
Read MoreHappy New Black Sabbath Day! The day we thought would never come has finally arrived: the release of a new Black Sabbath album featuring Ozzy Osbourne on vocals. Granted, only three of the four original...
Read MoreMy first review of 2013 was of Tengger Cavalry’s “Sunesu Cavalry.” I loved what I heard, and so I was very excited to recently receive the promo for their latest material. Tennger Cavalry is a Chinese folk/black metal band...
Read MoreA Sound of Thunder is a metal band from Northern Virgnia (NoVa!) and “Time’s Arrow” is their third album. Last year I came across A Sound of Thunder when they released their second album, “Out of the Darkness.” I was blown away by the vocal power...
Read MoreSatan is a UK metal band from the NWOBHM era and “Life Sentence” is their third overall album and their first since 1987. With a name like Satan, these guys were bound to catch my attention as a young kid in the 80s. I remember seeing "Court in the Act"...
Read MoreAtrocity is a…well, they were…yeah, but then they became…only now they are…well, let’s just say nailing down a particular style for Atrocity is like hitting a moving target.
Read MoreCathedral, the legendary UK doom metal band, has returned with their tenth and final album, “The Last Spire.”I covered Cathedral not too long ago in a 365 Days of Metal video when I talked about their 1995 third album, “The Carnival Bizarre.”
Read MoreFinnish folk metal band Finntroll have returned with sixth album, “Blodsvept.” Back in the day I never listened to much Finntroll because they didn’t sing in English. I can enjoy albums that are not in English...
Read MoreChosen is an Irish melodic death metal band and “Resolution” is their full-length debut. The band also has a number of well-received EPs dating back to 2005. Well this was certainly a nice surprise.
Read MoreIn 2011 Anthrax released “Worship Music” which heralded the return of singer Joey Belladonna after a 20 year absence. I only ever really liked the Belladonna years, so that was great news for this metal fan.
Read MoreLowbau is a band from Vienna, Austria and "A Darker Shade of Blues" is their debut full-length album. They describe the music on the album by referring to the album title. What exactly does that mean?
Read MoreProgressive Norwegian black metal band Vreid has just released their sixth album, “Welcome Farewell.” I have been waiting for this album for months and now that I finally have my copy I am well pleased.
Read MoreBlack Crucifixion is a Finnish black metal band and “Coronation of King Darkness” is their third album. I hadn’t heard of these guys before receiving the promo from Spinefarm Records, but the album art intrigued me...
Read MoreGormathon is a Swedish melodic death metal band and “Lens of the Guardian” is their 2010 debut album. I am also including the single “Land of the Lost” and the three-song EP “Celestial Warrior”, both of which were released in 2012.
Read MoreMage is a Stoner/Doom metal band from the UK and “Black Sands” is their first album. Lately I have been cruising Bandcamp for interesting new releases from bands that I haven’t heard before. There is a nice mix of...
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