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...
DEMON HUNTER: Peace
DEMON HUNTERPeace
SOLID STATE
8/10
MELODIC ATMOSPHERIC METAL: Just two years after the band’s eighth studio album, Outlive, Demon Hunter has returned with its next two releases...
JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES: Invasion
JOHN 5 AND THE CREATURES Invasion
10/10
GROUNDBREAKING GUITAR INSTRUMENTALS: Nine records in and the most prolific guitarist of the past few decades just...
CANNABIS CORPSE: Nug So Vile
CANNABIS CORPSE Nug So Vile
SEASON OF MIST
8/10
SERIOUSLY FUN DEATH METAL: The interesting thing about Richmond, Virginia death metal stoners Cannabis Corpse is that they...
CODE ORANGE: Underneath
CODE ORANGE Underneath
ROADRUNNER
9/10
METAL HARDCORE AND MORE: For over a decade, Code Orange has
redefined the genres of hardcore and metal, pushing themselves and their
contemporaries...
SINISTER: Deformation of the Holy Realm
SINISTER Deformation of the Holy Realm
MASSACRE
6/10
DEATH METAL: In the interest of full disclosure, here’s a story for you. Near 20 years...
ANAAL NATHRAKH: Endarkenment
ANAAL NATHRAKH Endarkenment
METAL BLADE
8/10
BLACKENED INDUSTRIALIZED GRIND: When you’ve built a career on crushing land speed records with drill press drum machines propelling...
SOEN: Imperial
SOEN Imperial
SILVER LINING
9/10
MODERN PROG ROCK: Swedish prog metal purveyors, Soen, have been carving out a unique niche within the metal subgenre since...
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM: Blood in the Water
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM Blood in the Water
AFM
8/10
SPEED/THRASH METAL: Legendary Phoenix thrashers Flotsam and Jetsam have aged rather well. Riding out the...
CRAZY LIXX: Street Lethal
CRAZY LIXX Street Lethal
FRONTIERS
9/10
ACTION PACKED, CINEMATIC HARD ROCK: Crazy Lixx has never been out to reinvent the wheel, but the band...