Fates Warning – Firefly – Music Stream November 7, 2013 Fates Warning has undergone numerous lineup changes since its inception 30 years ago. Thankfully, the band is ageing gracefully.
Tyr – Blood of Heroes – Music Stream 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 – Madness at the Core of Time – Music Stream 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 Starting Line Is A Trip Wire – Music Stream 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 – Music Stream 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?
Turisas – For Your Own Good – Music Stream 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 – The Appetite – Music Stream 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.
Watain – The Child Must Die – Music Stream August 27, 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.
James LaBrie – Back on the Ground – Music Stream August 23, 2013 Prog metal superstar vocalist James LaBrie – who’s going on 22+ years with Dream Theater – is back with his third solo album, Impermanent Resonance.
Revocation – The Hive – Music Stream August 20, 2013 Unlike most “tech metal” bands, Boston’s Revocation actually have some great hooks and songs that stick with you.