SVALBARD: The Weight of the Mask
SVALBARDThe Weight of the Mask
NUCLEAR BLAST
7/10
BLACKENED POST-HARDCORE: Someone once described Bristol’s Svalbard as “Envy with more English and less whispering.” Said description filled the...
BEARTOOTH: The Surface
BEARTOOTH The Surface
REDBULL
9/10
ANTHEM ROCK: Caleb Shomo is one of the most brilliant minds in metalcore. An artist who knows how to blend dark and aggressive...
DEATH DEALER UNION: Initiation
DEATH DEALER UNIONInitiation
NAPALM
8/10
MODERN POWER METAL: Death Dealer Union, led by enigmatic Infected Rain frontwoman Lena Scissorhands, presents a modern take on power metal, combining...
OF MICE & MEN: Tether
OF MICE & MEN Tether
SHARPTONE
9/10
ATMOSPHERIC METALCORE: Of all the metalcore bands that rose to prominence in the early 2000s, few have achieved the acclaim or...
LIONS AT THE GATE: The Excuses We Cannot Make
LIONS AT THE GATEThe Excuses We Cannot Make
9/10
ALT-METAL WITH A FAMILIAR VOICE: While three former members of Ill Niño (guitarists Diego Verduzco and Ahrue Luster,...
CINNAMON BABE: Fatherless
CINNAMON BABEFatherless
6/10
NÜ METAL: Before the internet gets itself in a tizzy, let’s get beyond the fact that any accusation thrown at this review for...
POLARIS: Fatalism
POLARIS Fatalism
SHARPTONE
9/10
METALCORE: Within the metal scene, the power of Australia’s talent has shown in particular with the talented band Polaris. Rising to international success, Polaris...
TAKING BACK SUNDAY: 152
TAKING BACK SUNDAY 152
FANTASY
9/10
ALTERNATIVE ROCK: For two decades, Taking Back Sunday has been a leading force in the emo landscape. When their debut album, Tell...
EXMORTUS: Necrophony
EXMORTUSNecrophony
NUCLEAR BLAST
7/10
THRASH(ING) CLASSIC(AL): From the off, way back in 2002, Los Angeles’ Exmortus has never been shy about introducing neoclassical additions to its thrash...
RINGWORM: Seeing Through Fire
RINGWORMSeeing Through Fire
NUCLEAR BLAST
9/10
OVERPOWER, OVERCOME: Here’s a question: when was the last time anyone referred to Cleveland sons Ringworm as a “crossover” band? The term...