Lonesome_Blue – The Three in One (Kiwi Records)
The Three in One is the first release from Lonesome_Blue since their 2022 full length, Second to None. Not only does the EP maintain their 'counting' releases (their debut being titled First Utterance), but...
Warfield – With the Old Breed (Napalm Records)
Early in 2012 German brothers Johannes (bass/vocals) and Matthias Celmens (guitar) started Warfield with drummer Dominik Marx to push out a primal Teutonic thrash style that’s familiar to most on a new generation. Issuing...
As The World Dies – Consumed For Destiny
Different factions of death metal penetrate the landscape these days. Some artists going in more progressive or technical directions – others just submerging themselves into the old school style that put this genre on...
Delain – March 23, 2025 – Gramercy Theater, New York, NY
It had been six years since last seeing Delain live, 8 years for Xandria, and never having witnessed Edge of Paradise, last year's announcement that the three Napalm Records groups would be on tour...
Vigilhunter – Vigilhunter (High Roller Records)
Capturing a specific style or period in metal can be a timeless proposition – as is the case here in Italian band Vigilhunter with their self-titled debut album. Some of the material in fact...
Wythersake – At War With Their Divinity (Scarlet Records)
This one was/is cool. Wythersake are back with new album At War With Their Divinity, four years after their debut record Antiquity. Ya know how you can just tell a record's gonna be good...
Luna Kills – Deathmatch (Sharptone Records)
Relative newcomers (forming in 2019), Luna Kills has a sound that's anything but ordinary. Sitting somewhere in the modern metal tagline, the band seeks to incorporate a wide array of influences, from both within...
Another Harajuku Weekend! Two More Nights with HANABIE. (March 15 and 16, 2025 – Toad’s Place – New Haven, CT and The Paramount –...
Making another pretty quick return after their fall 2024 support tour for Jinjer, HANABIE. made their way back to North America for a co-headlining run with Australian act Kim Dracula, with support from fellow...
As The World Dies – Nebula (Reaper Entertainment)
So here comes As The World Dies with their brand new record Nebula, signing on as a part of the Reaper Entertainment roster. This is album #2 for the group. Unfortunately I wasn't able...
Allegaeon – The Ossuary Lens (Metal Blade)
It's been three years since Allegaeon released their sixth album, Damnum, which saw the band take some big steps away from some of their foundations (heavy science lyrics, diving further into some proggy waters)...