Atrocity – Contaminated Review
Originally written by David Ochoa. Metal has become a busy, busy market, and no doubt the recently reunited Atrocity are aware of that fact as we consider Contaminated, an eighteen minute taster EP of ten reworked grindin’ death …
Ensiferum – Victory Songs Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. 2006 was a pretty dry year for mail clad, folk, pagan metal, yet already in 2007 we have albums from the genre’s mainstays: Moonsorrow, Finntroll and Ensiferum, with Turisas on slate for a 2007 album also. …
Walpurgisnacht – Die Derwaert Gaen En Keeren Niet Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I gotta tell you, I may not be a black metal expert or aficionado, but I can tell you one thing: This is how I like my black metal. Review: Grim, …
Sevendust – Alpha Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Of all the bands who were birthed in the early/mid- 90’s and enjoy a comfortable level of mainstream success, for some reason Sevendust has been spared much of the unmitigated …
Alabama Thunderpussy – Open Fire Review
originally written by Jim Brandon Even though I find southern-tinged metal and hard rock to be only marginally appealing for being a niche style, most of it drives me up the wall. All that thump-n’-twang …
Edenbridge – The Grand Design Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. Taking a complex but ultimately positive lyrical approach to life’s Grand Design, Austria’s uber-symphonic power metal foursome Edenbridge adhere to a strict concept throughout but the music itself serves as the album’s greatest …
Dark Tranquillity – Fiction Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon Young upstarts: look out, for the elder statesmen of melodic death metal have returned with yet another fine album. When a band has been making music for over 15 years, …
Rwake – Voices of Omens Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance After I had written Rwake off two years ago for putting out one of the greatest underground metal albums of all time and having it virtually ignored, this dogged group of …