AVATAR: Avatar Country
AVATAR
AVATAR COUNTRY
(EONE)
8/10
EPIC METAL: Having initially established themselves as a melodic death metal band before evolving into a more nu metal affair, Avatar continues to...
THY ANTICHRIST: Wrath of the Beast
THY ANTICHRIST
Wrath of the Beast
NAPALM
8/10
BLACK METAL: The Thy Antichrist story is an interesting one. Originally formed as El Anticristo in late 90s Medellin, Columbia,...
BAD WOLVES: N.A.T.I.O.N.
BAD WOLVES N.A.T.I.O.N.
ELEVEN SEVEN
9/10
A NATION REBORN: Despite the fact that Los Angeles supergroup Bad Wolves has only been
around for a few...
THE EMBER, THE ASH: Fixation
THE EMBER, THE ASH Fixation
PROSTHETIC
8/10
BLACKENED METAL: If there ever were an intersection between black metal and old school metalcore, then The...
SEVEN SPIRES: Emerald Seas
SEVEN SPIRES Emerald Seas
FRONTIERS
9/10
SYMPHONIC/BLACK/POWER METAL:
Seven Spires—led by frontwoman Adrienne Cowan—formed the band while attending
the well revered Berklee College of Music in...
VARIALS: Scars for You to Remember
VARIALSScars for You to Remember
FEARLESS
8/10
ATMOSPHERIC HARDCORE: Amid extremes, balance emerges. Since their debut album Pain Again in 2017, hardcore quintet Varials has worked tirelessly...
NORTHLANE: Obsidian
NORTHLANE Obsidian
BELIEVE
8/10
PROGRESSIVE METALCORE: Northlane is back with its first full-length in more than two years and first independent release, Obsidian. Riding a wave of...
SWINGIN’ UTTERS: Drowning in the Sea, Rising with the Sun
SWINGIN’ UTTERS
Drowning in the Sea, Rising with the Sun
FAT WRECK CHORDS
8/10
PUNK ANTHOLOGY: This 33 song look back at California punkers Swingin’ Utters’ history is...
HOT WATER MUSIC: Light It Up
HOT WATER MUSICLight It Up
RISE
10/10
HONEST ROCK ‘N’ ROLL: Florida’s Hot Water Music doesn’t need to release an album of new material every year to...
OCEANS OF SLUMBER
OCEANS OF SLUMBER
CENTURY MEDIA
8/10
QUALITY SYMPHONIC DOOM METAL: After hearing the operatic metal tones of Oceans of Slumber, it may be hard to believe that...