Reviews
Welcome to Antihero Magazine, your ultimate hub for everything Heavy Metal and Hard Rock! Here, we deliver passionate, in-depth reviews of the latest and greatest albums, electrifying live shows, and iconic DVDs and films that define the spirit of rock and metal. From thunderous new releases to legendary classics, we analyze every riff, lyric, and performance with the energy and dedication that true fans deserve. Whether you’re looking for your next headbanging anthem, a live show worth catching, or a film that captures the raw essence of metal, we’ve got you covered. Let’s turn up the volume and dive in!
Album Review: SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic
August 27, 2015
Album Review: SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic
SOILWORK – The Ride Majestic The Ride Majestic is a complex album with plenty of dynamic and well-written tracks that…
Album Review: AUDIOTOPSY – Natural Causes
August 22, 2015
Album Review: AUDIOTOPSY – Natural Causes
AUDIOTOPSY – Natural Causes Audiotopsy earns an immediate point for cleverness in naming their debut album Natural Causes. To an…
Album Review: WOLFHEART – Shadow World
August 22, 2015
Album Review: WOLFHEART – Shadow World
WOLFHEART – Shadow World “With Shadow World, Tuomas Saukkonen has raised the bar and given us a worthy successor to…
Album Review: RIVERS OF NIHIL – Monarchy
August 16, 2015
Album Review: RIVERS OF NIHIL – Monarchy
RIVERS OF NIHIL – Monarchy In 2013, Rivers of Nihil released their stunning full-length debut album, The Conscious Seed of…
Album Review: FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster
August 9, 2015
Album Review: FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster
FAILURE – The Heart Is A Monster Nearly 20 years since the release of Fantastic Planet, Failure’s newest album, The…
Album Review: CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction
August 9, 2015
Album Review: CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction
CATTLE DECAPITATION – The Anthropocene Extinction “The end result is undoubtedly Cattle Decapitation’s strongest effort to date – a visceral…
Album Review: FEAR FACTORY – Genexus
August 7, 2015
Album Review: FEAR FACTORY – Genexus
FEAR FACTORY – Genexus I love listening to music. When I hear a band I love, I want to tell…
Album Review: ORCHID – Sign of the Witch
August 1, 2015
Album Review: ORCHID – Sign of the Witch
As the demand for bare-bones, straightforward hard rock reaches fever pitch, it’s only fair that fans get a taste of…
Album Review: GHOST – Meliora
July 25, 2015
Album Review: GHOST – Meliora
GHOST – Meliora Ghost come out on top offering a compelling addition to the overarching message of self-determined freedom with…
Album Review: BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Coma Ecliptic
July 10, 2015
Album Review: BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Coma Ecliptic
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – Coma Ecliptic In the realm of technical/progressive music 2015 is turning out to be…
Album Review: FIN’AMOR – Forbidding Mourning
July 3, 2015
Album Review: FIN’AMOR – Forbidding Mourning
First spin of Fin’amor’s self-released debut album, Forbidding Mourning, would lead you to believe that this group hails from somewhere…
Album Review: AUTHOR & PUNISHER – Melk En Honing
June 29, 2015
Album Review: AUTHOR & PUNISHER – Melk En Honing
AUTHOR & PUNISHER SET TO RELEASE SINISTER NEW INSTALLMENT, MELK EN HONING “Author & Punisher stamps a sinister brand of…
Album Review: LUCIFER – Lucifer I
June 14, 2015
Album Review: LUCIFER – Lucifer I
LUCIFER Brings Light to the Darkness with Debut Album – Lucifer I Lucifer – a shining light in the doom…
Concert Review: Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators – New York
May 11, 2015
Concert Review: Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators – New York
Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Terminal 5 – New York City – May 07, 2015 Words and Photos…
Concert Review: Mastodon / Clutch / Big Business – San Francisco
May 2, 2015
Concert Review: Mastodon / Clutch / Big Business – San Francisco
Mastodon / Clutch / Big Business Fox Theater – Oakland, California – April 28, 2015 Words and photos by Todd…
Album Review: SYLOSIS – Dormant Heart
April 30, 2015
Album Review: SYLOSIS – Dormant Heart
Sylosis channel their rage to awaken the Dormant Heart 2015 is proving to be an interesting year for heavy music…
Album Review: KAMELOT – Haven
April 26, 2015
Album Review: KAMELOT – Haven
Kamelot – Haven takes the band’s signature symphonic metal to the next level Haven is an epic journey across a…
Album Review: MELECHESH – Enki
April 12, 2015
Album Review: MELECHESH – Enki
Melechesh return with a vengeance with Enki, their sixth full-length studio album Melechesh return with a vengeance with Enki, their…
Album Review: PERIPHERY – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega
March 28, 2015
Album Review: PERIPHERY – Juggernaut: Alpha – Juggernaut: Omega
Periphery conjure up a dark vision and set the bar high with their magnum opus – Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut:…
Concert Review: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY at the Midland Theater in Kansas City
January 27, 2015
Concert Review: BLACK LABEL SOCIETY at the Midland Theater in Kansas City
Black Label Society – Hatebreed – Butcher Babies [columns] [column size=”2/3″] It’s a Wednesday night and there’s a triple-threat in…