Album Reviews
Dive deep into the world of heavy metal and hard rock with our in-depth album reviews. Whether you’re a lifelong fan or a newcomer, we cover the latest releases from iconic legends to rising stars. Expect honest, detailed critiques that explore everything from raw musicality and technical prowess to lyrical depth and production quality. Our reviews capture the power, energy, and emotion that make metal and rock genres stand out, offering insights into both classic albums and fresh, boundary-pushing sounds. Stay updated with the best in heavy music, and discover your next favorite album!
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Album Review: SKOGEN – Skuggorna Kallar
Skogen (in English: Forest) is a Swedish Black Metal band that has recently released their fifth full-length entitled Skuggorna Kallar…
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Album Review: WITCH CASKET – Hatred Index
While one certainly cannot complain about the popularity and sheer enormity of the Metal scene these days compared to the…
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Album Review: AMORPHIS – Queen of Time
In 1994, I was a sophomore in high school with two years’ experience as a bass player and practically a…
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Album Review: BAD WOLVES – Disobey
LA-based metal band BAD WOLVES are ballers. Metal ballers that is. The five-piece exploded onto the rock scene with their…
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Album Review: DIMMU BORGIR – Eonian
One of the most anticipated releases this season for many Metal fans is the new album, Eonian, by Dimmu Borgir,…
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Album Review: IHSAHN – Ámr
The mid-1990s were an important time for me personally, musically, and also for the Metal community in general. I was…
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Album Review: YASHIRA – Shrine
Listening to this, the first full-length by Yashira from Jacksonville, FL, I feel as if transported back to 2002. While…
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Album Review: ABOVE AURORA – Path to Ruin
In Extreme Metal, despite being the forefront of creativity perhaps in any genre of music, things can often become too…
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Album Review: FOLLOW THE CIPHER – Follow The Cipher
Every once in a blue moon a band will change the entire atmosphere of the music scene. Whether it is…
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Album Review: FROM ASHES TO NEW – The Future
THE FUTURE is NOW!! Or so it would seem coming from the Pennsylvania band, FROM ASHES TO NEW as they…
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Album Review: VARMIA – W Ciele Nie
This year seems quite different from last year. In 2017, the scene became so populated with new albums that for…
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Album Review: GRIFT – Vilsna Andars Boning
Fans of Sweden’s Atmospheric Black Metal band, Grift, should be accustomed to Erik Gärdefors’s habit of releasing EPs. Vilsna Andars…
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Album Review: BEHEMOTH – Messe Noire: Live Satanist
As the intro, full of screams and grating metal, plays over the PA, the crowd begins to scream in anticipation…
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Album Review: WINTERFYLLETH – The Hallowing of Heirdom
Formed in 2007, Winterfylleth are now on their sixth full-length release, The Hallowing of Heirdom. When translated from Old English,…
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Album Review: OCTOPUS – Supernatural Alliance
When did Rock ‘N Roll die? Was it when Jim Morrison expired in a Paris bathtub or when Bon Scott…
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Album Review: MESSA – Feast for Water
Messa’s new album Feast for Water begins much like it looks. Taking the cover imagery as a starting point —…
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Album Review: AUGURY – Illusive Golden Age
It’s been nine years since the last release from Canadian progressive/technical death masters Augury. Fortunately, this dormancy has been but…
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Album Review: PRIMORDIAL – Exile Amongst the Ruins
For those unfamiliar with Primordial, their roots go back to 1987 when their current guitarist, Ciarán MacUilliam, and bassist, Pól…
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Album Review: THE CROWN – Cobra Speed Venom
While some bands come and go with the trends, others, often seemingly disparate, maintain a dialogue started long before their…
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Album Review: MEMORIAM – The Silent Vigil
While the Heavy Metal world, let alone Death Metal world, is ridiculously populated with bands ranging in talent and originality,…
