Category: Album Reviews
Russian Circles – Guidance Review
It’s hard to believe instrumental post-metal flag bearers Russian Circles have been putting out great records for more than twelve …
Blues Pills – Lady In Gold Review
Transcontinental band Blues Pills have only been around for five years, but these youngsters sound as seasoned and mature as …
Vukari – Divination Review
Michigan’s Eihwaz Recordings (a sub-label of the more well known Bindrune Recordings) is steadily building an international roster of dynamically interesting …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of August 5, 2016
This week’s reviews include releases from The Company Corvette, Despite, Necromancing The Stone, Svlfvr, Tarja and Zodiac. The ratings are …
Mos Generator – Abyssinia Review
Port Orchard, Washington trio Mos Generator are known for hard-touring ways, and frontman/recording guru Tony Reed is widely respected for his …
Dio – A Decade Of Dio: 1983-1993 Review
Ronnie James Dio is a true metal icon. His voice was one of a kind and larger than life. His …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of July 29, 2016
This week’s album reviews include releases from 3 Pill Morning, Carnal Tomb, The Foreshadowing, Old Graves, Pantopticon and Ringworm. The …
Ghoul – Dungeon Bastards Review
Creepsylvania’s (well, Oakland) Ghoul are probably the most fun band in metal. Starting with an appreciation for crossover thrash metal with tongues …
Revocation – Great Is Our Sin Review
Boston’s Revocation have always been greatly admired for their technically proficient musicianship. Band founder and guitarist extraordinaire David Davidson is a …
Valient Thorr – Old Salt Review
The planet Venus is not well known for its heavy metal exports, but Valient Thorr have been trying to change that …
Witherscape – The Northern Sanctuary Review
Dan Swanö, one of the most renowned men in metal, has returned. His Witherscape project, in which he is partnered …
Chad’s Heavy Music Reviews: Week of July 22, 2016
Every week I write several brief reviews of the latest heavy music albums. This week’s reviews include releases from Aeges, …
Hammers Of Misfortune – Dead Revolution Review
Critical darlings Hammers of Misfortune bring us Dead Revolution, the long-awaited follow-up to 2011’s 17th Street, an album that topped …
Psalm Zero – Stranger To Violence Review
One of the oddest releases to cross my headphones this year has to be Stranger To Violence, Psalm Zero’s sophomore …
Wolverine – Machina Viva Review
Progressively morphing their sound, Sweden’s Wolverine are ever growing and transitioning. Their 2011 release Communication Lost found the band making …
Blood Red Throne – Union Of Flesh and Machine Review
Norway’s Blood Red Throne have been plagued by lineup changes over the last few years, and the quality of their …
Pain Of Salvation – Remedy Lane Re:visited Review
Sweden’s Pain of Salvation have been releasing solid but overlooked progressive metal albums for nearly twenty years now. 2002’s Remedy …
Rage – The Devil Strikes Again Review
Once again hitting the reset button, Peavey Wagner has decided to give his longtime speed metal outfit Rage a makeover. …
Paradox – Pangea Review
With the explosion of thrash metal in the early 80s that saw Kreator, Sodom and Destruction launch into metal legends, …
Fates Warning – Theories Of Flight Review
A mere three years after their last album, American prog metal stalwarts Fates Warning are back with Theories of Flight, …
Dust Bolt – Mass Confusion Review
The odd, comical hand-drawn cover art might throw fans off (including this reviewer), but Dust Bolt’s latest offering, Mass Confusion, …
Inter Arma – Paradise Gallows Review
“Progressive” and “sludge” are not words that you usually hear together, but Richmond, Virginia’s Inter Arma have almost singlehandedly joined …
Doro – Strong And Proud: 30 Years Of Rock And Metal DVD Review
Doro Pesch is hard rock and metal royalty. The German singer has been rocking since the early ‘80s, first with …