LAKE OF TEARS: Ominous
LAKE OF TEARS Ominous
AFM
6/10
A MIXED BAG: The story of heavy metal has been full of bands whose careers progressed to places...
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER: Verminous
THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER Verminous
METAL BLADE
8/10
MODERN DEATH METAL: The Black Dahlia Murder’s newest album is Verminous, and ever since their first...
MUSHROOMHEAD: A Wonderful Life
MUSHROOMHEAD A Wonderful Life
NAPALM
8/10
INDUSTRIAL ALT-METAL: An unofficial feud between Des Moines’ Slipknot and Cleveland’s Mushroomhead has existed for years. Although there...
SEVENDUST: Blood & Stone
SEVENDUST Blood & Stone
RISE
8/10
ALT-METAL/HARD ROCK: Carving out a distinctive and long-lasting career in the music business these days is almost impossible....
PAN/SCAN: Kosmonauter
PAN/SCAN Kosmonauter
CINEPLOIT
9/10
REMIX AND REWIND: The term “pan and scan” means different things to different people. For some, it’s a somewhat nostalgic...
SETH: La Morsure Du Christ
SETH La Morsure Du Christ
SEASON OF MIST
9/10
EXTREME BLACK METAL: While Seth may be the most unassuming name for an extreme metal band...
COMEBACK KID: Heavy Steps
COMEBACK KID Heavy Steps
NUCLEAR BLAST
8/10
FEEL-GOOD HARDCORE: Comeback Kid returns to its roots on the band’s seventh full-length Heavy Steps, once again...
STORY OF THE YEAR: Tear Me to Pieces
STORY OF THE YEARTear Me to Pieces
SHARPTONE
10/10
POST-HARDCORE: Story of the Year is one of those consistently solid bands that doesn’t get enough credit as...
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...
MAMMOTH GRINDER: Cosmic Crypt
MAMMOTH GRINDERCosmic Crypt
RELAPSE
9/10
FILTHY DEATH METAL: It’s a pretty good bet that any band called Mammoth Grinder ain’t playing pop punk. Considering that its roster...