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: SPITE – Nothing Is Beautiful
Showcasing an outright refusal to play by the rules, SPITE are making a name as one of the premier Powerviolence…
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Album Review: HUMAN AFTER ALL – Don’t Worry, It Only Gets Worse
Identity Crisis, The Illusion of Safety and The Artist in the Ambulance. Suicide Notes and Butterfly Kisses and The Curse.…
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Album Review: WINTERSUN – The Forest Seasons
Wintersun‘s atmospheric sound continues with the crowdfunded album The Forest Seasons, inspired by Antonio Vivaldi’s violin concerto, “The Four Seasons.”…
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Album Review: OLD MAN WIZARD – Innocent Hands
California prog rockers Old Man Wizard are no strangers to eclecticism in their music. On their debut record Unfavorable, they…
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Album Review: DED – Mis-An-thrope
For Arizona-based heavy metal act, Ded, it seemed like something was missing from the music genre they loved. Ded was…
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Album Review: DECAPITATED – Anticult
Decapitated first started out as… well, as a band that sounded exactly like you’d expect a band named Decapitated to…
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Album Review: VOID RITUAL – Heretical Wisdom
Imagine a desolate, barren plain. Flakes of ash float down in lazy spirals from a uniformly grey sky, lit faintly…
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Album Review: BILL + PHIL – Songs of Darkness and Despair
Early 2017 brought an indelible collaboration comprising two distinct mediums: horror and heavy metal. The first is represented by acclaimed…
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Album Review: VIA – After You Drown
Minneapolis-born rockers, VIA, are dropping their second album on July 7th. After You Drown introduces you to a much more…
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Album Review: WORHOL – The Awakening
When it comes to Symphonic Rock, let’s face it, there really isn’t any American bands in the fight. In a…
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Album Review: ORIGIN – Unparalleled Universe
Hailing from the unlikely locale of Topeka, KS, Origin have been near the top of the death metal scene since…
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Album Review: BLIND GUARDIAN – Live Beyond the Spheres
For 30 years Blind Guardian have galloped their way into the world of power metal. The latest album is a…
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Album Review: NEKROKRAFT – Will o’ Wisp
Death-inspired name with cvlty spelling? Check. Grainy black-and-white promo photo in the woods? Got it covered. Satanic/occult lyrical themes? You’ll…
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Album Review: INSATIA – Phoenix Aflame
Insatia delivers a majestic follow-up featuring Western power metal at its finest Review by Cheyenne Noelle Hailing from Canada and…
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Album Review: STONE SOUR – Hydrograd
Let’s face it, Corey Taylor might have the biggest mouth in all of music; the man has an opinion on…
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Album Review: THE ACACIA STRAIN – Gravebloom
The Acacia Strain have been grinding their way up through the metal scene for a long time now. Over the…
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Album Review: CELLAR DARLING – This Is The Sound
Let’s face it, we’ve all been involved in long-term relationships, be it friendships or romantic involvements. Everything is perfect until…
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Album Review: MUNICIPAL WASTE – Slime and Punishment
It’s been five long years since we’ve heard from Virginia-based thrashers, Municipal Waste, having released their fifth studio album, The…
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Album Review: JIBE – Epic Tales Of Human Nature
The early to mid-90s spawned some of the greatest musicians of our generation, giving us artists like Chris Cornell, Kurt…
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Album Review: CKY – The Phoenix
I’ll be honest: I never really got into CKY. At the time their popularity peaked, they were far too weird…