STRUNG OUT: Black Out the Sky
STRUNG OUT
Black Out the Sky
FAT WRECK CHORDS
8/10
PUNKS GO ACOUSTIC: Interesting idea here, California punk vets Strung Out deciding to write an acoustic EP that is...
VOJD: The Outer Ocean
VOJD
The Outer Ocean
HIGH ROLLER
7/10
CLASSIC ROCK: Swedish rockers VOJD are essentially a reformed Black Trip with a new drummer. Similar in sound to a certain...
WRONG: Feel Great
WRONG
Feel Great
RELAPSE
9/10
HARDCORE: Whether by coincidence or design, Wrong’s sound closely emulates that of Helmet’s early 90s output with some of Unsane’s caustic edges thrown...
SHINING X: Varg Utan Flock
SHINING
X - Varg Utan Flock
SEASON OF MIST
8/10
SUICIDAL BLACK METAL:Shining, led by maniacal frontman Niklas Kvarforth, has carried forth its brand of black metal...
SEPTIC TANK: Rotting Civilisation
SEPTIC TANK
Rotting Civilisation
RISE ABOVE
4/10
CRUST: Originally shat into existence in 1994, Septic Tank’s ranks were filled by Cathedral’s Lee Dorian and Gaz Jennings plus Repulsion’s...
SAULT: Seeds of Power
SAULT
Seeds of Power
INDEPENDENT
8/10
HEAVY ROCK: Sault’s dependable, rhythm driven, heavy rock draws influence from 90s alt-grunge rock from bands, such as Tool, Sevendust, and Soundgarden. Sault...
ORPHANED LAND: Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs
ORPHANED LAND
Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs
CENTURY MEDIA
8/10
ARABICMETAL:The most famous Israeli metal band returns with its sixth studio album, Unsung Prophets & Dead Messiahs. Orphaned...
NEKROGOBLIKON: Welcome to Bonkers
NEKROGOBLIKON
Welcome to Bonkers
MUSIC BOX
5/10
GOBLIN METAL: One of the reasons Dethklok works as well as it does is that Brendan Smalls fully understands that if...
MONOTHEIST: Scourge
MONOTHEIST
Scourge
PROSTHETIC
7/10
PROGRESSIVE DEATH: Proving that the Floridian death metal scene is still churning out new talent, Monotheist strides into view with a pummeling debut that...
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...