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: IGORRR – Savage Sinusoid
Since 2003, Gautier Serre has crafted an experimental music identity comprising myriad nuanced influences. His primary project is Igorrr, which…
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Album Review: THE CONTORTIONIST – Clairvoyant
Indianapolis’s The Contortionist is one of the most lauded and adored bands of today’s experimental metal underground, with a very…
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Album Review: ARCH ENEMY – Will To Power
In 2014, Swedish melodic death metal darlings Arch Enemy hit new commercial and critical heights with War Eternal. The quintet’s…
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Album Review: OCCASVS – Nocturnal Majestic Mysteria
You will be surprised by Occasvs. From the album’s opening notes through its winding, relentless journey, you will be surprised…
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Album Review: THY ART IS MURDER – Dear Desolation
Australia’s Thy Art Is Murder are not the sort of band that pull punches. Their unflinching adherence to doing things…
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Album Review: VENOM INC. – Avé
When two-thirds of the original Venom line-up decided to forge on as Venom Inc., the fan based easily embraced the…
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Album Review: MARINA CITY – Terminal
Chicago’s best kept musical secret is getting ready to unleash their next musical masterpiece on August 11th. The EP, Terminal…
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Album Review: EPICA – The Solace System
From the time you view the intricate and artistic cover of this EP, you know you are in for a…
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Album Review: PARADISE LOST – Medusa
Normally, it is customary to begin metal reviews with a quick summary of the history of the band in question,…
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Album Review: CORRODED – Defcon Zero
Reviews might seem easy; just put the music on and write what you hear. But it is so much harder…
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Album Review: PRONG – Zero Days
Keeping the momentum going, Prong is doing just that with the follow up of X (No Absolutes), which was released…
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Album Review: REX BROWN – Smoke On This
When I volunteered to review SMOKE ON THIS by REX BROWN, I had no idea what was in store for…
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Album Review: AWAKE AT LAST – Life, Death, Rebirth
Picture yourself in a place that is stuck in limbo between light and dark, that grey area in which the…
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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…
