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Album Review: BLACK CROWN INITIATE – Selves We Cannot Forgive
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July 23, 2016
Album Review: BLACK CROWN INITIATE – Selves We Cannot Forgive
Black Crown Initiate‘s newest offering, Selves We Cannot Forgive, is a challenging record. Much like fellow tech-death heavyweights Fallujah, they…
Album Review: MAVERICK – Big Red
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July 11, 2016
Album Review: MAVERICK – Big Red
Written by Garreth Franklin I’ve seen Maverick live twice, so I’m immediately going to start this review with a recommendation…
Album Review: HEART – Beautiful Broken
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July 11, 2016
Album Review: HEART – Beautiful Broken
Written by Garreth Franklin If, like me, your knowledge of Heart is limited to “Alone” and “Barracuda,” then prepare to…
Album Review: WHITECHAPEL – Mark of the Blade
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June 21, 2016
Album Review: WHITECHAPEL – Mark of the Blade
Not only do Whitechapel commit even more heavily to more traditional metal, they do so with an ear for more…
Album Review: COMBICHRIST – This Is Where Death Begins
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June 15, 2016
Album Review: COMBICHRIST – This Is Where Death Begins
Combichrist may not have been around for as long as most of their industrial peers, having only formed a short…
Album Review: VOLBEAT – Seal the Deal and Let’s Boogie
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June 8, 2016
Album Review: VOLBEAT – Seal the Deal and Let’s Boogie
Written by Gareth Franklin I’ll start this review with a confession – one that I’ll whisper. I’ve never heard of…
Album Review: VO’DEVIL STOKES – Black Snake
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May 19, 2016
Album Review: VO’DEVIL STOKES – Black Snake
Russian band Vo'Devil Stokes debut album, Black Snake, is a daring first album from a group looking to hit big…
Album Review: KVELERTAK – Nattesferd
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May 12, 2016
Album Review: KVELERTAK – Nattesferd
Norwegian sextet Kvelertak are certainly a band with a vision of who they are. They ignore the tradition of recording…
Album Review: RICHARDS/CRANE – Richards/Crane
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May 7, 2016
Album Review: RICHARDS/CRANE – Richards/Crane
Review by Gareth Franklin I’m not quite sure what I was expecting to hear when I fired on this CD.…
Album Review: FALLUJAH – Dreamless
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April 24, 2016
Album Review: FALLUJAH – Dreamless
Dreamless is not an easy album to listen to. In fact, the more casual the listening experience, the less this…
Album Review: MASSIVE WAGONS – Welcome to the World
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April 22, 2016
Album Review: MASSIVE WAGONS – Welcome to the World
Massive Wagons deliver hard-rocking new full-length with "Welcome to the World."
Album Review: SURGICAL METH MACHINE – Surgical Meth Machine
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April 11, 2016
Album Review: SURGICAL METH MACHINE – Surgical Meth Machine
Al Jourgensen of Ministry has never been one to shy away from controversy. That is very apparent with his new…
Album Review: FILTER – Crazy Eyes
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March 24, 2016
Album Review: FILTER – Crazy Eyes
Bands have a shelf-life. Most bands peak on their first or second album, maybe put out 3-4 more with slowly…
Album Review: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – Incarnate
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March 11, 2016
Album Review: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE – Incarnate
When you think of the bands that helped propel modern metalcore in the spotlight, one of the first bands to…
Album Review: BORKNAGAR – Winter Thrice
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March 7, 2016
Album Review: BORKNAGAR – Winter Thrice
Winter Thrice deserves its own footnote in the evolution of black metal. Considering Borknagar’s legacy, it is a milestone to…
Album Review: SABATON – Heroes On Tour
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March 4, 2016
Album Review: SABATON – Heroes On Tour
Swedish power metal quintet, Sabaton, have been very prolific over the last decade - despite some recent roster changes, replacing…
Album Review: AWAKEN THE SHADOW – Life Beyond The Curse
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March 4, 2016
Album Review: AWAKEN THE SHADOW – Life Beyond The Curse
On Life Beyond The Curse, new act Awaken The Shadow carve out a spot for themselves in the hard rock…
Album Review: OCEANS OF SLUMBER – Winter
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March 3, 2016
Album Review: OCEANS OF SLUMBER – Winter
With ever more bands hitting the scene, it's becoming increasingly difficult to stand out as unique. While some people use…
Album Review: FACE TO FACE – Protection
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February 22, 2016
Album Review: FACE TO FACE – Protection
Face to Face have been hammering out punk albums for 25 years now. Most bands struggle to put out 3-4…
Album Review: AFTER THE BURIAL – Dig Deep
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February 18, 2016
Album Review: AFTER THE BURIAL – Dig Deep
Overall, this is After The Burial's best album yet. Even during the more genre-standard moments, they do their craft extremely…