Category: Album Reviews
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, …
Obituary – Ten Thousand Ways To Die Review
Florida’s death metal kings Obituary return with a fix up album of sorts in Ten Thousand Ways To Die. Consisting …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of October 21, 2016
This week’s new reviews include releases from 40 Watt Sun, Auroch, An Autumn For Crippled Children, Destrage, Icethurs, Kix and …
Khemmis – Hunted Review
Denver’s Khemmis gained immediate attention from doom fans around the world with the release of their impressive 2015 debut, Absolution. …
Wovenwar – Honor Is Dead Review
I’m not a big metalcore guy. The mosh pit frightens me. Wovenwar aren’t really metalcore, but they do have deep …
Black Table – Obelisk Review
Black Table’s apocalyptic Obelisk starts at the bottom of a deep cavern and never rises from it. It tries to …
Venom Prison – Animus Review
The caustic attitude of Venom Prison’s Animus is its guiding light, violent tendencies and condemnation of humanity given through an …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of October 14, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from The Dillinger Escape Plan, Eden’s Curse, Hardline, Meshuggah, Red Fang, Seeker, Theatres Des Vampires …
Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell – Keep It Greasy Review
Hard rocking filth mongers Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell return for album number three with Keep It Greasy. It’s another whiskey drenched …
Wormrot – Voices Review
Singapore’s grindcore maelstrom Wormrot return with Voices, the trio’s first full-length album since 2011’s Dirge. They did release a 5 …