WAR OF AGES: Alpha
WAR OF AGESAlpha
FACEDOWN
8/10
METALCORE: The metalcore genre is arguably one of the more maligned in all of the metal spectrum. Copycatted and rehashed to...
UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATS: Volume 1
UNCLE ACID & THE DEADBEATSVolume 1
RISE ABOVE
8/10
ACID ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats came up through the underground slowly, but over...
AUTOPSY: Puncturing the Grotesque
AUTOPSYPuncturing the Grotesque
PEACEVILLE
9/10
DEATH METAL LEGEND: Autopsy is nothing if not consistent. After all, with a title like Puncturing the Grotesque, it’s clear right from...
TRIBULATION: Down Below
TRIBULATIONDown Below
CENTURY MEDIA
8/10
EVIL METAL: It’s surprising that rising Swedish stars Tribulation would choose to do a concept album about Australia after three horror themed...
ASKING ALEXANDRIA
ASKING ALEXANDRIA
SUMERIAN
9/10
ALT-ROCK METAL: Just after Asking Alexandria released The Black with a new frontman and sustained desires, the short lived fantasy shattered when the...
THE ADICTS: And It Was So!
THE ADICTSAnd It Was So!
NUCLEAR BLAST
8/10
BRITISH PUNK: American punks got to hear UK band The Adicts pretty early on, as they had formed in...
LEAVES’ EYES
Norwegian/German folk metal band Leaves’ Eyes has overcome several obstacles in the past year and a half. From the divorce of husband/wife bandmates Liv Kristine and Alex Krull (keyboards) to new powerhouse singer Elina Siirala and the band’s latest release, Sign of the Dragonhead, Leaves’ Eyes has been rejuvenated.
ANTI-FLAG: American Fall
ANTI-FLAGAmerican Fall
SPINEFARM
9/10
TIMELESS INFLUENTIAL PUNK: Over 20 years into its career, Anti-Flag has returned as strong as ever with the band’s 10th outing, American Fall,...
CONVERGE: The Dusk in Us
CONVERGEThe Dusk in Us
DEATHWISH / EPITAPH
10/10
METALCORE: As unbelievable as it may be, Converge somehow gets better with each successive album. It’s especially impressive how...
HOODED MENACE: Ossuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed
HOODED MENACEOssuarium Silhouettes Unhallowed
SEASON OF MIST
10/10
PURE DEATH DOOM BLISS: Finland’s Hooded Menace has always threatened its audience with something of a masterpiece, but this...