Album Reviews

AHAB: Live Prey

Few bands can claim the creation of a sub-genre that is band specific. Germany’s AHAB is one of those bands. The band’s creation is known as Nautic Funeral Doom. The band pulls their musical and […]

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Beyond the Black: “Hørizøns”

Beyond the Black, the symphonic metal band from Mannheim Germany is releasing their fourth full-length album, “Hørizøns” on June 19th.  “Hørizøns” is the band’s second album to be released through Napalm Records and is a […]

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Smackbound:20/20

It could be time to declare 2020 as a total disaster.  Life is changing, unfolding in ways we never would have expected.  That being said there are some bright spots in 2020 and one of […]

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CURRENTS: The Way it Ends

BY: Stephanie Stevens The line between brutally aggressive and melodically emotional is what makes Connecticut based CURRENTS standout. The band’s second full-length release The Way it Ends hits streets on June 5, 2020. They have grown in […]

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Witchcraft: Black Metal

When we conjure up ideas of what metal should look and sound like in our minds, we usually envision the leather and screaming guitars, imagery that has classically been associated with metal.  Doom metal has […]

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Trapt: Shadow Work

The California rock band, Trapt has been a band for over two decades, has released over 20 singles, and had their debut album go platinum. Hankering to release another successful album, they are now releasing […]

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Havok: “V”

Back in the 1980s, bands like Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer seemed to dominate the metal scene.  Thrash metal defined heavy music until grunge and alternative started gaining popularity a decade later.  Now, it’s hard to […]