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.

Watain – The Wild Hunt – Review

September 20, 2013

Sweden’s black metal hellions Watain have been on a fearsome tear. The Wild Hunt finds them expanding their ambition with ballads and other left turns.

Monster Magnet – Last Patrol – Review

September 18, 2013

Even if their new stuff isn’t as world-beatingly awesome as that of their glory days, it’s guaranteed to be way more badass than most new rock ‘n’ roll.

Maps – Vicissitude – Review

September 17, 2013

Chilly electro indie rock that you quickly warm up to, in the vein of Junior Boys or Supersystem. Maps is one dude – James Chapman from Northampton, England.

No Age – An Object – Review

September 6, 2013

“An Impression” has a dreamy, hypnotic quality to it, and that’s before the old-school psychedelic sounds creep in towards the end.

Turisas – Turisas2013 – Review

September 6, 2013

Their faces smeared with their trademark red and black face paint, the Finnish folk metal warriors of Turisas ride into battle again.

Devildriver – Winter Kills – Review

September 5, 2013

Devildriver’s best, 2007’s The Last Kind Words, wasn’t that different from great Devildriver records before and after it, but it trimmed all the fat.

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