Christian Mistress drummed up a lot of buzz with the Agony & Opium EP, and their debut full-length delivers on all of that promise with confidence and ease.
Electronic-obsessed darkness from unknowns to overrated divas, both male and female, but more females cuz Underworld stars the flawless Kate Beckinsale.
UK metal veterans Orange Goblin come out of the gate swinging on their first album in five years. “Red Tide Rising” punches with some hefty old-school force.
“Trip The Darkness” is streamlined and effective: even if modern-day Lacuna Coil is miles away from the more thoughtful, expansive sounds of Unleashed Memories.
Mr. Gnome make art, with dense layers of sonic mayhem that’s as difficult to classify as anything you’ll likely hear. But that’s what makes them special.
Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx has exorcised a lot of his demons and he’s now in a good place. Unfortunately, people in good places tend to make weak, pussy-ass art.
Among its members are veterans of the scene: Gregor Mackintosh of Paradise Lost, Hamish Glencross of My Dying Bride, Andrian Erlandsson of At The Gates.