Laceration – Go For the Throat
Photo: Bill Batchalor
Extreme metal has been on an upswing in underground respect over the past few years – especially coming out of the pandemic. Bay Area act Laceration have been an active participant in...
Death Racer – From Gravel to Grave (Dying Victims Productions)
Inspired by a Razor song for their moniker, Austria’s Death Racer live for a sound that is speedy, raw, and as primal as it can get. Releasing their debut demo Qualifying in 2020, the...
Metal Church – The Final Sermon (Reaper Entertainment)
Sadly we lost the great Mike Howe on July 26, 2021, a tremendous talent as lead vocalist for Metal Church during two eras of the group from 1988-1995 and 2015 to 2021, a part...
Category 7 – Deliver the Knock Out Punch
Photo: Rob Shotwell
When it comes to excitement, there’s nothing more surprising than a set of established musicians getting together to issue a strong debut album worthy of praise across all metal platforms quite like...
Shun – Dismantle (Small Stone Recordings)
So I decided to check out this here band Shun and their new album Dismantle, their second full-length for Small Stone Recordings. You can expect a potent power trio who embrace elements of psychedelic,...
Then Comes the Night – Start the Change (Metalapolis Records)
This record Start the Change from German melodic metal band Then Comes the Night originally came out in the fall of 2023 independently. Singer/ songwriter Selin Schönbeck is familiar to the Metalapolis roster through...
Dream Evil – Metal Gods (Century Media)
Certain musicians ooze the right attitude in a specific style upon the first note played. Such is the case for Swedish band Dream Evil – as Metal Gods continues their crusade to keep the...
Sable Hills – A Musical Odyssey
Japanese metalcore act Sable Hills formed back in 2015, but the musical bond between brothers Rict and Takuya Mishima started much sooner than that. Both had been in a band together that they started...
Summoning the Lich – Under the Reviled Throne (Prosthetic)
With 2021's United in Chaos, Summoning the Lich began with some very grand ambitions. Taking a more fantasy-driven approach to their frantic death metal laced with plenty of melodies, one of their strongest elements...
I, Cursed – Death Holograms (Inverse Records/ Meara Music)
A two-piece outfit with experience across other Finnish acts like Oceanwake, Atlases, and Verso, what we have here in I, Cursed is a definite diversion from the previous units. Choosing to combine the deadly...