by Derric Miller Staff Writer The sophomore release from Sweden’s Ereb Altor, called The End, blends the moribund embrace of Bathory’s Viking Metal with the operatic doom of Candlemass to create a storytelling sonic abyss based in part on Ragnarok. With seven songs yet nearly 50 minutes in [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer It’s too bad every band isn’t afforded the luxury of writing and recording records they want to do, without much concern over commercial success and album sales. So many records are fueled by the [understandable] need for an income, and thus it seems musical [...]
by John Kindred Staff Writer Studio album No. 10 for Gamma Ray lends very little originality when comes to its title, To The Metal. Although, being the band’s 10th studio album in 21 years, does say something about the band’s longevity and fan base. Band founder, Kai Hansen, continues to write, [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer And We All Turn To Dust is the latest from Tragik, a trio fronted multi-talented musician and songwriter Phil Vincent. Based in Rhode Island, Tragik puts out melodic driving rock clearly influenced by some of the greatest metal acts of all time. Tragik’s latest release is [...]
by Deb Rao Staff Writer New project Charred Walls Of The Damned features such heavy metal super weights as Tim “Ripper” Owens, drummer Richard Christy, bassist Steve DiGiorgio, and guitarist Jason Suecof. Their self-titled debut album on Metal Blade Records is pure balls to the walls [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer Pagan metal really seems to be the en vogue style of the day. Hordes of bands are donning their ren-fair garb, overfilling their drinking horns, and stringing up their lutes to celebrate the plague-filled days of yore, albeit with a modern metal twist. With so many [...]
by Deb Rao Staff Writer Every once in a while it is so inspiring to come across a hidden gem waiting to be discovered by the masses. IONIA is a five-piece band that hails from the New York City area and gearing up for release of their full length 9-track CD, entitled Moral Hazard. Singer Blaise [...]
by Trevor Portz Staff Writer “Melodic Death Metal” is a strange description that seems to get slapped on a lot of bands (whether by the band itself or by outsiders). Traditionally associated with groups like Carcass and Amorphis, it seems to have grown to encompass pretty much every [...]
by Jorden Rex Staff Writer Satyricon has never been the fastest, most aggressive Black Metal band around. They have shown that they are capable of it with their cover of Sarcofago’s “INRI” on their 1999 EP Intermezzo II and much of the Rebel Extravaganza album (also from 1999), among others. [...]
by Joe Mis Staff Writer From the birthplace of melodic death metal, Gothenburg’s own Nostradameus has recently released their latest power metal CD entitled Illusion’s Parade. This is the band’s sixth studio release, and they come across as true veterans of the melodic metal genre with music [...]
