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: PARADISE LOST – Obsidian
What can be said about Paradise Lost that has not been said already? Beginning in 1988 (!), the band pioneered…
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Album Review: JIM DAVIES – Headwars
Jim Davies is best known for being the former studio and live guitarist for Prodigy, a former member of Pitchshifter,…
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Album Review: NIGHTWISH – Human. :II: Nature.
Nightwish are best known as one of the giants of the symphonic metal world. Incorporating traditional instruments, orchestral elements, and…
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Album Review: TESTAMENT – Titans of Creation
In this day and age, the lineup for the “Big Four” of thrash has been seemingly carved into stone by…
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Album Review: ME AND THAT MAN – New Man, New Songs, Same Shit, Vol.1
Two decades ago, I would not have been able to contemplate how huge Behemoth has become nor do I imagine…
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Album Review: CANDLEMASS – The Pendulum (EP)
Now that Sabbath have abdicated the throne, Candlemass have duly ascended to new heights sitting atop the proverbial holy mountain…
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Album Review: IN THIS MOMENT – Mother
In This Moment have undergone a number of incarnations since the release of the debut record Beautiful Tragedy in 2007.…
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Album Review: CASKETS OPEN – Concrete Realms of Pain
There is so much music out there that there comes a point where one takes a step back to reassess…
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Album Review: MY DYING BRIDE – The Ghost of Orion
The early ‘90s were a revolutionary time for Metal. Though perhaps commercially less viable, the wheat was thoroughly separated from…
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Album Review: INTRONAUT – Fluid Existential Inversions
Sure, Intronaut play what could be called Prog Metal with a bit of Post Metal thrown in, but that is…
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Album Review: OBSIDIAN TONGUE – Volume III
After listening to Volume III, the latest release from Obsidian Tongue about a dozen or so times, it wasn’t until…
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Album Review: KIRK WINDSTEIN – Dream in Motion
I’ve always been a fan of certain scenes in Metal. From New York Death Metal to Norwegian Black Metal, it…
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Album Review: MIDNIGHT – Rebirth by Blasphemy
Heavy Metal is the soundtrack for those of us whose lives may seem anachronistic to the current cyberpunk digital world…
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Top Metal Albums of 2019
Sanhedrin – The Poisoner While there are countless bands out there who seek by divination to discover the sacred flame…
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Album Review: ALTER BRIDGE – Walk the Sky
It’s been three years since the last Alter Bridge album, The Last Hero, and the need and anticipation for another…
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Album Review: GATECREEPER – Deserted
Gatecreeper is a force to be reckoned with. After releasing the oppressively heavy debut, Sonoran Depravation in 2016 and endless…
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Album Review: TOXIC HOLOCAUST – Primal Future: 2019
Joel Grind is a Metal lifer if there ever was one. With a rebellious innately predatory sense for expression through…
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Album Review: WEDNESDAY 13 – Necrophaze
In the current world of music, it has become almost impossible for artists to maintain their unique musical identity when…
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Album Review: COLD – The Things We Can’t Stop
Greek Philosopher Heraclitus once said, “Nothing is permanent, but change.” The world is constantly in a state of transformation and…
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Album Review: YEAR OF THE GOAT – Novis Orbis Terrarum Ordinis
Heavy music has been a mainstay in culture for some five decades now. Though popularity has fluctuated with inherent ups…
