BLACK MOTH: Anatomical Venus
BLACK MOTH
Anatomical Venus
CANDLELIGHT / SPINEFARM
9/10
DESERT FLASHBACK: Black Moth excels in a crowded legion of Kyuss-laced Black Sabbath worshipers because the band reveres its forbearers’...
CHRIS BAY: Chasing the Sun
CHRIS BAY
Chasing the Sun
STEAMHAMMER / SPV
7/10
HARD AOR: Chris Bay is best known as the mastermind behind melodic metal heroes, Freedom Call. Despite 20 years...
ASENBLUT: Legenden
ASENBLUT
Legenden
AFM
7/10
VIKING MELODEATH 2.0: Two years after their third—so what if we sound like a lightly blackened Amon Amarth turned up to 11?—album, Berserker, Germany’s...
ARMORED DAWN: Barbarians in Black
ARMORED DAWN
Barbarians in Black
AFM
8/10
POWER METAL: In spite of all the hype AFM has generated in order to sell records, recoup advance money, and ultimately...
ANVIL: Pounding the Pavement
ANVIL
Pounding the Pavement
STEAMHAMMER / SPV
8/10
METAL ON METAL: Canada’s legendary Anvil has made a career out of mixing old school speed metal with a healthy...
MORBID ANGEL: Kingdoms Disdained
MORBID ANGELKingdoms Disdained
SILVER LINING
7/10
DEATH METAL: It’s a widely accepted fact that Morbid Angel’s Illud Divinum Insanus (2011) was lousy, and that’s probably one of...
MOONSPELL: 1755
MOONSPELL1755
NAPALM
10/10
GOTH METAL MASTERPIECE: Music can, at times, transcend language and culture. You don’t need to speak Portuguese to realize Moonspell has crafted its signature...
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...
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...
WILL HAVEN: Muerte
WILL HAVENMuerte
MINUS HEAD
8/10
SLUDGY NOISE: Way back in the 90s, when Will Haven first fought its way out of Sacramento’s metal scene, they were a...