Second full-lengths are excellent opportunities for just about any band or artist on the planet simply because it shows us that they can very well do so much more than just throw down something that’s halfway decent in any scenario. … Continue reading Acid Mammoth – Under Acid Hoof
It was sometime in April when I went to my very first live show in Philadelphia with the main purpose to see my favorite band that is Inter Arma. I was immensely excited to see them and knew I’d have … Continue reading Cloak – The Burning Dawn
Forty years is a time that many bands can only ever dream of attaining and it’s only the worthiest of them all that are able to continue on after such a stretch of time. Angel Witch is a name that … Continue reading Angel Witch – Angel of Light
There aren’t many other bands whose careers are as fabled as that of Cirith Ungol, and it’s not hard to see why if you’ve been into metal for even a year much less several. When I first entered the world … Continue reading Cirith Ungol – I’m Alive
It’s often for me to consider the future of heavy metal as a style whenever I come across a new band that does nothing but justice for the style when it comes to their quality and performance. Bands like Visigoth … Continue reading Sacrilege – The Court of the Insane
It’s been a real movement for us to understand who will come to carry the torch of heavy metal in the future. Not so much the entirety of metal but rather the style of heavy metal itself where we’re seeing … Continue reading Ram – The Throne Within
If you know anything of me, you know that there was an absolute shit ton of new material that I was looking forward to this year from bands that I’ve come to love since I started doing these reviews, and … Continue reading Howling Giant – The Space Between Worlds
It’s usually when I go into a debut album from any given band that I assume it’s a young band with young musicians who are taking their first steps into the music world with their first honest piece of music … Continue reading Hippie Death Cult – 111
Every single person who has ever listened to music has a select few bands from whom they want more material. Be it a single band or a long list of tens of acts, we all have a name that we … Continue reading Crypt Sermon – The Ruins of Fading Light
It’s been long contested for years both by me and throngs of other people as to who will carry on the flame of the original sound of heavy metal that’s been around for decades when the legendary bands finally call … Continue reading Vulture – Ghastly Waves & Battered Graves
