Candlelight Records

Discharge | War Is Hell/Disensitise

by Trevor Portz Staff Writer The name Discharge may not be as familiar to as many metalheads as, say, the Misfits or the Damned, but one spin of either the War Is Hell compilation of [newly recorded] old material, or newer album Disensitise, will immediately illustrate the major influence these [...]

The Meads of Asphodel : The Murder of Jesus the Jew

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer What…the hell…is this? OK, The Murder of Jesus the Jew is the fourth full-length release from UK-based experimental black metal act The Meads of Asphodel, but seriously, what the hell is this thing? An album as…unexpected as The Murder of Jesus the Jew is not an [...]

Havok Time Is Up

by Trevor Portz Staff Writer After a rather lengthy stay in the “styles of old” category, thrash metal has been making a major reappearance in the last couple of years. Perhaps the gathering of the Big 4 for a handful of shows has released some sort of mosh energy that has helped resurrect the [...]

The Breathing Process Odyssey: (Un)DEAD

by Jorden Rex Staff Writer This is an odd album. At first blush it feels very much like a Death Metal album, but quickly morphs into something tinged with a Cradle of Filth-esque feel, and then back to straight Death Metal. But then you notice that the keyboards are still playing, so it’s not [...]