Category: Album Reviews
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of November 18, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from Dark Sarah, Devilment, Disturbed, Freedom Call, Furia, Lamb Of God, Phil Campbell and the …
Gravehill/Mordbrand – Skullbearer/In Nighted Waters Review
Skullbearer/In Nighted Waters is a nine-song split LP released on vinyl from Doomentia Records featuring Gravehill and Mordbrand. Both bands …
Ravencult – Force Of Profanation Review
Greece’s Ravencult are one of black metal’s most underrated bands. Their second album, 2011’s Morbid Blood, made my top ten …
Quicksand Dream – Beheading Tyrants Review
Quicksand Dream’s Beheading Tyrants is an album 16 years in the making. That’s right, sixteen years. No extra number placed …
Trees Of Eternity – Hour Of The Nightingale Review
A strong pedigree and a compelling backstory made Trees of Eternity’s debut album an easy one to choose for review …
Ruinous – Graves Of Ceaseless Death Review
Disma, Incantation, Funebrarum: all bands that had at least one member of Ruinous in their ranks at some point or …
KEN Mode – Nerve Review
Canada’s critically acclaimed noise metal act KEN Mode are issuing an EP Nerve to tide fans over until the release of …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of November 11, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from Arkona, Downfall Of Gaia, Enslaved, Graham Bonnet Band, Old Chapel, Setentia and Sirenia. The …
In Flames – Battles Review
There are certain bands that have mutated their style so radically over the years that the fan base has been …
Vader – The Empire Review
Poland’s death metal war machine Vader return with The Empire, the twelfth full-length studio album from this pioneering death metal …
Pretty Maids – Kingmaker Review
Starting their career back at the beginning of the 1980s, Pretty Maids have consistently released quality albums throughout the years. …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of November 4, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from Arkona, Civil War, Dark Tranquillity, Glenn Hughes, Junior Bruce, Upon A Burning Body and …
HammerFall – Built To Last Review
Power metal vets HammerFall have been pummeling us with their, um, hammers since the turn of the century. Built to …
Crowbar – The Serpent Only Lies Review
Crowbar’s heavy sludge from the Big Easy is iconic; existing for nearly 25 years and not changing the music too …
Ulcerate – Shrines Of Paralysis Review
Throughout the years, Auckland, New Zealand’s technical death metal trio Ulcerate have created an epic and savage music imagery. Since …
Krypts – Remnants Of Expansion Review
There’s death/doom and then there’s Finnish death/doom. Something in the air or in the water supply has to be a …
Anaal Nathrakh – The Whole Of The Law Review
The U.K. duo Anaal Nathrakh largely sit alone at the intersection of three seemingly unrelated subgenres. Blackened industrial grindcore is an …
Testament – Brotherhood Of The Snake Review
Continuing on the tremendous success that the first wave of thrash achieved, Testament were a crucial piece of the thrash …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of October 28, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from Dehumanized, Dope, Fair Warning, Helmet, Memphis May Fire, Scorpions and Serpentine Dominion. The ratings …
Dirkschneider – Live: Back To The Roots Review
Everyone knows and loves Udo Dirkschneider. As the founding member of Teutonic legends Accept, Dirkschneider’s inimitable gargling yowl was at …
The Progress Report: October 2016
Welcome to October’s Progress Report, a monthly column dedicated to all forms of progressive rock. Each month we will highlight …
Brutal Bits & Pieces: October 2016
Welcome to the second installment of Brutal Bits & Pieces, a monthly miniseries culled directly from the extreme metal underground. …
Amaranthe – Maximalism Review
Sweden’s Amaranthe formed in 2009 with their debut self titled release seeing the light of day in 2011. Their latest, …