VISIGOTH: Conqueror’s Oath
VISIGOTHConqueror’s Oath
METAL BLADE
9/10
EPIC METAL: One wouldn’t necessarily expect Salt Lake City to be the source of one of the finest purveyors of traditional heavy...
LEAVES’ EYES: Sign of the Dragonhead
LEAVES’ EYESSign of the Dragonhead
AFM
8/10
SYMPHONIC METAL: Sign of the Dragonhead is the seventh album from symphonic metallers Leaves’ Eyes and the first with Elina...
W.A.S.P.: Re-Idolized (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol)
W.A.S.P.Re-Idolized (The Soundtrack to The Crimson Idol)
NAPALM
10/10
EPIC CONCEPT, EXCELLENT EXECUTION: Blackie Lawless and W.A.S.P. are undeniable pioneers when it comes to the...
SAINT VITUS
SAINT VITUS
SEASON OF MIST
8/10
HEAVY MOODY DOOM: There always seems to be something symbolic or special behind a band intentionally self-titling an album so...
L.A. GUNS: Renegades
L.A. GUNS Renegades
GOLDEN ROBOT
6/10
SUNSET STRIP HARD ROCK: Whatever opinion you hold about bands contentiously splintering into two versions, at the very least...
MOVEMENTS: Feel Something
MOVEMENTSFeel Something
FEARLESS
9/10
LOUD AND SAD: Feel Something, the follow-up to Movements’ emotive debut EP Outgrown Things, serves up a similar taste of euphonic verses, cool...
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...
ETHER COVEN: Everything Is Temporary Except Suffering
ETHER COVEN Everything Is Temporary Except Suffering
CENTURY MEDIA
10/10
DYNAMIC SLUDGE: As the old saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first...
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...
ELM STREET: The Great Tribulation
ELM STREETThe Great Tribulation
MASSACRE
9/10
OLD SCHOOL HEAVY METAL: The old saying goes, “good things come to those who wait,” an adage that perfectly describes The...