Album Reviews
Within the Ruins – Black Heart [REVIEW]
*2020 Metal Album of the Year Contender* There’s a lot of metal that comes out every year that’s good, that’s solid. A lot of textbook metal that comes out that is just great, by the […]
Reviews
Album Reviews
Eleine: Dancing in Hell
It was in 2018, while I was covering the Sabaton Open Air in Falun, Sweden, that I heard Eleine for the first time. I was instantly drawn to the striking vocals of Madeleine “Eleine” Liljestam and the heavy symphonic […]
Album Reviews
Killer Be Killed – Reluctant Hero [REVIEW]
I listened to this record several times before I sat down to write this review and one thought stayed at the top of my mind: Killer Be Killed is a supergroup. Reluctant Hero is the […]
Album Reviews
Pyramaze-Epitaph
Power metal giants Pyramaze are set to release their sixth album and the third album featuring the current line-up called Epitaph. In 2017, I was assigned Pyramane’s last album, Contingent, and it was my introduction […]
Concert Reviews
Mr. Bungle – The Night They Came Home – Livestream [REVIEW]
“See kids, this shit ain’t easy.” declares Mike Patton as he’s having his hair braided by a nice young hairstylist. This sarcastic statement and subtle jab at celebrity stardom set the overall tone for Mr. […]
Album Reviews
Carcass – Despicable EP [REVIEW]
Carcass is arguably the greatest melodic death metal band of all time. By “melodic” I also don’t mean vocally… their guitar work is melodic and almost symphonic in nature. Heartwork is easily one of my […]
Album Reviews
Puscifer – Existential Reckoning [REVIEW]
It’s undeniable that the big draw to a band like Puscifer is the lead vocalist Maynard James Keenan – who is already well known from other projects that include Tool and A Perfect Circle. Don’t […]
Album Reviews
Alter Bridge: “Walk The Sky 2.0”
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been extremely difficult for everyone- especially for touring bands. If there is a silver lining on the dark cloud of 2020 it is the fact that many musicians […]
Album Reviews
Mr. Bungle – The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny – [REVIEW]
Let’s start at the beginning for the uninitiated. Mr. Bungle is Faith No More frontman Mike Patton‘s first band. They signed to Warner Bros. in 1990 but many believe it is unlikely a band of […]
Album Reviews
Sevendust: Blood & Stone
There are a few bands that I have consistently listened to for over two decades. However, there is one band that has yet to have failed to put out an album that turned me off […]