FOUR YEAR STRONG: Brain Pain
FOUR YEAR STRONG Brain Pain
PURE NOISE
9/10
COMEBACK OF THE YEAR: With five years gone by since we last heard from the band,...
ALESTORM: Curse of the Crystal Coconut
ALESTORM Curse of the Crystal Coconut
NAPALM
8/10
PIRATE METAL: Despite what anyone, from casual observers all the way on down to the true metal brigade, may...
ELLEFSON: No Cover
ELLEFSON No Cover
COMBAT
8/10
METALIZED COVER TUNES: Cover albums from well known metal/rock artists reimagining older rock songs have become quite popular in...
WARDRUNA: Kvitravn
WARDRUNA Kvitravn
BY NORSE MUSIC
8/10
NORDIC FOLK: Long gone are the days of metal’s elitist exclusivity, where guitars and drums reigned king and all else...
BOSS KELOID: Family the Smiling Thrush
BOSS KELOID Family the Smiling Thrush
RIPPLE
8/10
PROG DOOM SLUDGE: Boss Keloid’s name has been kicking around for years—and by default, their name has...
MINISTRY: Moral Hygiene
MINISTRY Moral Hygiene
NUCLEAR BLAST
8/10
INDUSTRIAL METAL: Timelessness in songs and song lyrics is much more difficult to achieve that it appears. Think of all...
VARIALS: Scars for You to Remember
VARIALSScars for You to Remember
FEARLESS
8/10
ATMOSPHERIC HARDCORE: Amid extremes, balance emerges. Since their debut album Pain Again in 2017, hardcore quintet Varials has worked tirelessly...
IRON SAVIOR: Firestar
IRON SAVIORFirestar
AFM
8/10
TOP-NOTCH POWER METAL: Spending three decades at the top of your craft is something to be commended. And 28 years in, Germany’s Iron...