Third album from the French quartet is one of those rock records that at the same time feel like raw garage rock records, but just as much as well-produced records with a very professional approach. […]
One glance at third album from the Norwegian band and first thing that comes to mind is Baroness meets Tool. But the artwork was not created by John Baizley (but rather Robert Høyem) and the […]
Two years ago to the very day, I was reviewing Longs Distance Calling’s self-titled album and remember being impressed by the songs which despite their complexity, possessed a flow, which comes across as simple, because […]
It has already been over two years since the release of Bad Religion’s previous album, The Dissent Of Man, which saw the band taking bit of an experimental approach that we also know form their […]
Fifth studio album from Polish prog rock export number one, comes some three years after their pervious release, which might have been a solid record, but it never reached the creative height of its two […]
When the first single “Stone Letter” off the Tomahawk’s first album in six years came out last year it was indication of the bands return to their roots. The band took a major detour with […]
Over a decade into their career, back in 2009, Shakra released an album that was a perfect example of what power metal can be, when done right. Even though the experimenting was minimal, everything just […]
With their previous album Diamond Eyes Californian band has created a collection of songs that can proudly stand next to their most significant works Around The Fur and White Pony. The album also (re)introduced the […]
After three albums the time has come for Stone Sour to try and elevate their career to a higher level and perhaps try to free themselves from “Slipknot-side project” label. So what did the band […]
Previous few albums saw the British legends taking some different approaches, which is something the band has mastered over the years, making their music interesting without ever even slightly compromising the core and very roots […]
Therapy? has never been one of those bands who are afraid to leave their comfort zone and even through commercial and creative highs and lows has band never set the autopilot of the commercially safe […]
Here they go again, those country-soaked-rock dudes from Texas. My first encounter with the band was couple of years ago when their sophomore release Rollin’ came out. I was fairly skeptic about that album, solely […]
Long gone are the times when Testament used to release albums less than once a year apart. It has been more than four years since the release of band’s previous album The Formation of Damnation […]
There has been a big buzz for a while now about this first solo release from Alter Bridge / Creed guitarist Mark Tremonti. One of the reasons is that many were excited about the fact […]
The Georgia band debuted with Red Album in 2007 and quickly raised eyebrows in the underground circles as well as harvested praise from the critics. With Blue Record from 2009 they took the underground attention […]
Eleven years ago five Finnish musicians banded together to form a band, one hell-bent upon joining the already rising Second Wave Black Metal scene. They did so the following year by releasing their first EP, […]
Of course, it’s a marketing move, when you hype your new album as “Our ‘Black Album’”, but there is so much nonsense in such a statement even before actually hearing the album. Nevertheless, Disturbed chose […]
Tales of Hate, Lust And Chaos is the new album of Peruvian (!) death ‘n’ roll project called Fervent Hate. Tales of Hate, Lust And Chaos consists of 10 very strong tracks that show the […]
Helsótt, despite the very Old Norse word (meaning ‘fatal illness’ in case any of you out there either are a fan of viking history or collect random trivia) is in actuality an American quintet, founded […]
Satanath is quite a peculiar band, to say the least. First of all, both the name of the one-man band (Satanath) as well as the name of every single one of the twenty tracks present […]
Riven is a Belgian-based one-man band known for two other projects: Namely Svarthart (a Doom/Death Metal mix) and Verderf (Death Metal). Riven, his by default solo project, explores a darker, more powerfully down-trodden path than […]
With their previous album, the 2014 opus The Satanist, Behemoth have not only created the highlight of their career, but at the same time showed the strength of broadening the horizons of the genre, whilst […]
It often feels like power metal genre is the genre that has evolved least since its heyday in the 80’s. Sure, the likes of Ghost are taking the music and the whole concept in distinctive […]
Forgive me for generalizing and being somewhat blunt when describing this upcoming Split Album – It is not because it is a particularly bad album, nor by any means generic – In fact, I quite […]
Wrathrone is a death metal band swarming from the gutters of Laitila, Finland. They’ve been around for 10 years now, and this year they strike hard with their sophomore album fittingly entitled Reflections Of Torment. […]