LIMBS: Sleep
LIMBSSleep
EQUAL VISION
10/10
RESTORATION HEAVY: In the vein of early Underoath, LIMBS may be the defibrillator that brings the spark back to post-hardcore. Sleep is a...
WOLFHEART: Wolves of Karelia
WOLFHEART Wolves of Karelia
NAPALM
9/10
MELODIC DEATH METAL: It wasn’t until their third album—2017’s Tyhjyys—that Wolfheart claimed their spot among the vanguards of the...
THE ACCUSED A.D.: The Ghoul in the Mirror
THE ACCUSED A.D. The Ghoul in the Mirror
BLACKHOUSE
6/10
THE PAST AND THE PRESENT: We don’t know the backstory behind why the world now has The...
METAL CHURCH: From the Vault
METAL CHURCH From the Vault
RAT PAK
8/10
MELODIC THRASH METAL: From the Vault (released April 10, 2020 via Rat Pak Records) is Seattle...
MIKE LEPOND’S SILENT ASSASSINS: Pawn and Prophecy
MIKE LEPOND’S SILENT ASSASSINS
Pawn and Prophecy
FRONTIERS
9/10
POWER METAL: Mike LePond, the powerhouse bassist of seminal progressive power metal band Symphony X, loves to step outside...
NAGLFAR: Cerecloth
NAGLFAR Cerecloth
CENTURY MEDIA
8/10
SWEDISH BLACK METAL: After eight years of silence, Swedish black metal veterans Naglfar have once again emerged from the darkness on...
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY: Remixed
THEATRE OF TRAGEDY Remixed
AFM
5/10
MINUS THE METAL: Theatre of Tragedy split up in 2010, but as far back as 2000’s Musique, the Norwegians had already...
INCITE: Built to Destroy
INCITE Built to Destroy
MINUS HEAD
7/10
MODERN EXTREME METAL: Phoenix based Incite—led by frontman Richie Cavalera—have been proving themselves for 15 years now. Despite his...
WITCHSKULL: A Driftwood Cross
WITCHSKULL A Driftwood Cross
RISE ABOVE
7/10
HEAVY STONER METAL: My fellow Canadians, no doubt most of you have heard of our home nation’s...
ANDREW W.K.: God Is Partying
ANDREW W.K. God Is Partying
NAPALM
7/10
GRAND SOIREE ROCK: Some of the more crushing defeats of the ageing process have to do with...