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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...

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 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 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...

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-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,...

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 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...

HARM’S WAYPosthuman METAL BLADE 9/10 METALLIC HARDCORE: The power of Harm’s Way has grown with each successive release, and they maintain this trend with Posthuman, which ups...

GOOD TIGERWe Will All Be Gone METAL BLADE 9/10 TOP-NOTCH TECH METAL: Good Tiger is a difficult band to place. A cool cocktail of tech metal, prog,...