Twilight of the Gods – Fire On The Mountain – Review November 11, 2013 Twilight of the Gods decided to take their combined influences of classic metal from the ’80s and do their own thing.
Fates Warning – Darkness In A Different Light – Review November 7, 2013 Fates Warning has undergone numerous lineup changes since its inception 30 years ago. Thankfully, the band is ageing gracefully.
Tyr – Valkyrja – Review November 6, 2013 The Faroese folk metallers in Tyr deliver some badass music to back up the badass cover art of their latest, Valkyrja.
Gwar – Battle Maximus – Review November 5, 2013 “Madness at the Core of Time” is a cut above their standard thrash-fodder, featuring an impassioned delivery from Oderus Urungus.
Armed For Apocalypse – The Road Will End – Review November 4, 2013 Circle pits and hair whips, declaring: “All we want to do is rock.” Chunky, meat-and-potatoes modern metal.
Ayreon – The Theory of Everything – Review October 29, 2013 Their Wiki describes them as “rock opera, prog metal, prog rock, space rock, symphonic metal, folk metal, and power metal.” Is that all?
Satyricon – Review October 18, 2013 Satyricon’s 2013 self-titled record is another strange chapter in their modern discography.
Windhand – Soma – Review October 15, 2013 Catchy fuzz in the vein of Black Sabbath and Electric Wizard. “Orchard” is a fantastic, lurching buzz bomb from their second album, Soma.
Pixies – EP-1 – Review October 11, 2013 It’s a tough thing for a band that hasn’t put out new material in more than 20 years (aside from two singles) to come back like gangbusters.
Carcass – Surgical Steel – Review October 4, 2013 Absolutely ferocious comeback album from the pioneers of melodic death metal. “Thrasher’s Abattoir” finds Carcass picking up right where they left off.