Speed Theory – Blood Money
They may not break any boundaries, but “Blood Money” is definately a decent listen if you're into modern metal, even if it's a little on the short side. I can really see Speed Theory becoming a popular band over the next couple of years... [Read]
Edguy – Tinnitus Sanctus
An extremely enjoyable album full of powerful vocal melodies and interesting guitar progressions. Edguy have dropped the Symphonic act almost entirely but the compounding fusion between hard rock and power metal remains and this album is without a doubt in contention for best album of the year... [Read]
Cathedral - The Carnival Bizarre
It has been over thirteen years since Cathedral released The Carnival Bizarre, so many of their fans may have lost, broken or wore out their original copies. Today’s metal youth who enjoy groups such as High on Fire and The Sword may discover this vintage stoner/doom for the first time... [Read]
Fatality - Metal As Hell
The individual talent of the musicians just adds to the excellence of the music and if I don’t hear these guys playing in arenas before some of the pieces of crap which have got a head start into the industry I’ll eat my review! Mark my words, this wont be the last you hear of Fatality... [Read]
S.N.O - Constants In An Ever Changing Universe
Of the 12 tracks however, there are unfortunately a few fillers that don’t sit as well when you compare them to the very Kyuss sounding “Skyscraper Movement”, the cool as hell “Hollow Parade” and the thunderous “Clone Baby”... [Read]
Overloaded - Regeneration
Overall this is an intelligent, super charged, dangerously high-voltage hard rock/metal album; and I know from the press pack that genre-boxing them is a bone of contention! I can only wait with baited breath for them to hit European territory with rockin' vengeance... [Read]
Hate Gallery - Compassion Fatigue
There’s some pretty meaty riffs, but the majority of the album is very samey, and without any real distinction between the songs, they tend to just blur together.... [Read]
As Light Dies - A Step Through the Reflection
Everything about this album is superb, except the production. While the production may not be terrible in the sense of a necro black metal album, the music overpowers the vocals. If As Light Dies shows improvement, both musically and production wise, their next album will be a true masterpiece.... [Read]
Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
Amon Amarth has this fantastic quality of making you want to clench your fist in triumph with their epic sing-along chorus’s, huge melodies and catchy hooks, put simply, they are a band that everyone must hear. ... [Read]
Falconer - Amongst Beggars and Theives
Listening to Falconer is definitely an acquired taste, be it whether you love their folk inspired power metal or feel that vocalist Mathias Blad would be more suited to fronting the latest Broadway musical in the theatre, one thing for certain is that they aren’t going to be to everyone’s liking.... [Read]
Eden's Curse - The Second Coming
OK, so maybe I was a little harsh when I reviewed their debut last year, but at the end of that review, I did say that I wasn't going to write them off just yet and that they would return with one hell of an album. Well that time is now; "The Second Coming" is indeed, one hell of an album... [Read]
Hollenthon - Opus Magnum
I've always been one for something a little out of the ordinary. I'm the kind of person that says, 'hey, surprise me!' and I dare say that is exactly the kind of call that Austrian extreme metal band Hollenthon have strived to answer... [Read]
Regurgitator - Love and Paranoia
If ever a name were so deceiving, these Aussies would be right up there. If you chose to read this one expecting some kind of Grind or Death Metal album, you're sadly mistaken... [Read]
Driver - Sons of Thunder
With a line-up that boasts highly regarded vocalist Rob Rock and guitarist/producer extraordinaire Roy Z, Driver finally gets the chance to release their debut album that contains several new tracks along with a re-recording of their widely circulated five-song cassette demo... [Read]
Sonic Syndicate - Love and Other Disasters
From my admittedly limited experience, extreme crossbreed bands hardly ever work. I mean, it's fine when we're dealing with two comparatively similar styles of music like thrash and death metal, but when we stretch beyond such boundaries... [Read]
Ice Ages - Buried In Silence
There are not many men who can claim not only to be the inventor of a genre, but to be the sole contributor and pioneer as well... [Read]
Thy Final Pain - Epitaph
It seems to me that a new sub-genre of death metal has recently rampaged onto the scene. Yes, the age of rhythmic death metal is upon us and, with is syncopated drum and guitar grooves dictating the increased headbangability which it boasts over other types of the genre... [Read]
Destinity - The Inside
In a genre pirated by the American metal and hardcore scenes, Destinity's "The Inside" proves that Gothenburg-styled metal is still at its best when done in the traditional way... [Read]
Gorgoroth - True Norwegian Black Metal
The infamous declaration of undoubtedly one of the most well-respected and musically endowed black metal bands in history brought many a tear to the eye of the metal world in October of last year. Gorgoroths separation left many fans surprised and unsatisfied, but what was to come made the whole situation worse... [Read]
Fireland - Fireland
Surely a band that managed to get a position on a Dragonforce tour before even releasing their first album must be good right? Well I don't know who added them to the bill but they weren’t from this planet that's for sure... [Read]
Dismember - Dismember
For any band to survive 20 years is an extremely notable achievement indeed, but for a death metal band to survive 20 years is simply amazing. It is easy to forget that throughout the 80's, a time many associate with the true birth of metal, the genre of death metal developed...peaked...and thrived... [Read]
Waylander - Honour Amongst Chaos
For a long time now Waylander have been one of, if not the, leading bands in the ever increasing surge of folk metal. There is no denying that they are a band who have had their fair share of problems; internal dispute has led to line-up changes aplenty and therefore a lack of any new material for many years... [Read]


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