DESTRUCTION: Born to Perish
DESTRUCTION Born to Perish
NUCLEAR BLAST
8/10
THRASH:
Imagine you pretty
did much the same thing day after day, year after year, for thirty-seven years.
Hell, most of us...
WARDRUNA: Kvitravn
WARDRUNA Kvitravn
BY NORSE MUSIC
8/10
NORDIC FOLK: Long gone are the days of metal’s elitist exclusivity, where guitars and drums reigned king and all else...
POSEHN: Grandpa Metal
POSEHN Grandpa Metal
MEGAFORCE
10/10
COMEDY METAL: Comedian Brian Posehn and his famous friends are here to rip metal a new pie hole. Grandpa Metal is...
LIK: Misanthropic Breed
LIK Misanthropic Breed
METAL BLADE
9/10
SWEDISH DEATH METAL: Stockholm’s Lik goes out of their way to prove they’re from Stockholm. The title of their...
DREAM THEATER: Distance Over Time
DREAM THEATERDistance Over Time
INSIDE OUT
7/10
PROG METAL: There’s nobody better at being Dream Theater than Dream Theater. From the punny titles to the dazzling musicianship to...
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...
CIRITH UNGOL: I’m Alive
CIRITH UNGOL I’m Alive
METAL
BLADE
8/10
MUTANT METAL: “I’m Alive” is not only the name of one of Cirith Ungol’s best songs, but also a triumphant statement...
WEREWOLVES: What a Time to Be Alive
WEREWOLVES What a Time to Be Alive
PROSTHETIC
7/10
WARP SPEED BLACK/DEATH METAL: We’d be remiss if it wasn’t pointed out that the tagline “warp...
ERRA
ERRA
UNFD
10/10
AMERICAN PROGRESSIVE METALCORE: ERRA is back with a self-titled fifth album and UNFD label debut that sees frontman JT Cavey and his cohorts really...
ACT OF DEFIANCE: Old Scars, New Wounds
ACT OF DEFIANCEOld Scars, New Wounds
METAL BLADE
8/10
METAL METAL: The second salvo from Act of Defiance—featuring ex-Megadeth guitarist Chris Broderick and drummer Shawn Drover, Shadows...