NIGHTFALL: At Night We Prey
NIGHTFALL At Night We Prey
SEASON OF MIST
7/10
MELODIC BLACKENED DOOM DEATH: Pardon the self-absorbed twaddle sullying this first paragraph or so, but...
EINHERJER: North Star
EINHERJER North Star
NAPALM
8/10
BLOOD, SWEAT, AND HEATHENS: Full disclosure: I’m long since removed from paying attention to Einherjer albums, the last one...
ARCHITECTS: For Those That Wish To Exist
ARCHITECTS For Those That Wish To Exist
EPITAPH
9/10
MAINSTREAM METALCORE: On For Those That Wish To Exist, UK metalcore veterans Architects shift course,...
MOONSPELL: Hermitage
MOONSPELL Hermitage
NAPALM
9 /10
TENURED GOTHIC METAL: With 13 studio albums and nearly three decades of destruction now under their belts, goth metal pioneers...
EVERGREY: Escape of the Phoenix
EVERGREY Escape of the Phoenix
AFM
8/10
RESURRECTION: The title of Evergrey’s 12th full-length is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as Escape of the...
LAKE OF TEARS: Ominous
LAKE OF TEARS Ominous
AFM
6/10
A MIXED BAG: The story of heavy metal has been full of bands whose careers progressed to places...
PAN/SCAN: Kosmonauter
PAN/SCAN Kosmonauter
CINEPLOIT
9/10
REMIX AND REWIND: The term “pan and scan” means different things to different people. For some, it’s a somewhat nostalgic...
CRYSTAL VIPER: The Cult
CRYSTAL VIPER The Cult
LISTENABLE
8/10
CLASSIC HEAVY METAL: Polish heavy/power metal band Crystal Viper has released its eighth full-length album, The Cult. Formed...
DIO: Evil or Divine: Live in New York / Holy Diver: Live
DIO Evil or Divine: Live in New York
BMG
8/10
DIO Holy Diver: Live
BMG
7/10
FLASHING HORNS FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE: It stands to reason that...
SEA SLEEPER: Nostophobia
SEA SLEEPER Nostophobia
METAL ASSAULT
6/10
CLOGGED SINK METAL: Sea Sleeper is an odd beast. They might best be described as post-prog-groove-death metal, and...